Durgu, NOzan, EGencoglan, G2025-04-102025-04-101527-7941http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/34974OBJECTIVE:To provide a deeper assessment of the lived experience of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent abscess, sinuses, and scars.METHODSThis study used a phenomenologic approach. Researchers recruited 10 participants via purposive sampling. Data were collected via semistructured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews, and interpretative phenomenologic analysis was performed.RESULTSData analysis uncovered two primary themes among participants' interview responses: unending symptoms and life becoming hard.CONCLUSIONSThe symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa negatively affect individuals' family, professional, and daily lives, and patients may benefit from psychiatric intervention.EnglishArticle1538-8654