Durgu, NOzan, EGencoglan, G2024-07-182024-07-181527-79411538-8654http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/3195OBJECTIVE: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.EnglishOF-LIFEDEPRESSIONArticle