Durgu N.Ozan E.Gencoglan G.2024-07-222024-07-22202315277941http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11674OBJECTIVE: 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. METHODS This 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. RESULTS Data analysis uncovered two primary themes among participants' interview responses: "unending symptoms"and "life becoming hard."CONCLUSIONS The symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa negatively affect individuals' family, professional, and daily lives, and patients may benefit from psychiatric intervention. © Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.EnglishAll Open Access; Bronze Open AccessChronic DiseaseCicatrixHidradenitis SuppurativaHumansQualitative Researchchronic diseasehumanqualitative researchscarsuppurative hidradenitisArticle10.1097/ASW.0000000000000067