RESEARCH PAPER
Selected aspects of quality of life in atopic dermatitis
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Zakład Epidemiologii, Katedra Epidemiologii i Biostatystyki, Wydział Zdrowia Publicznego w Bytomiu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach Kierownik Zakładu: dr hab. n. med. J. Słowiński
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Poradnia Alergologiczna, Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Środowiskowego w Sosnowcu Dyrektor Instytutu: dr n. med. P.Z. Brewczyński
Med Srod. 2014;17(2):42-51
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic dermatological disease of multifactorial pathogenesis with persistent pruritus and extreme skin dryness including typical skin changes caused by many interactions between genetic and environmental factors. The study aims to evaluate the selected aspects of quality of life in AD.
Material and Methods:
To what extent does the disease affect the daily practice of the patient and their family, what are their expenditures in connection with the treatment, and also how they perceive them selves and emotional, sexual, social behavior. 71 adult subjects 48 (68%) women and 23 (32%) men were selected from the allergology clinics in the region of Silesia for this questionnaire based study.
Results:
Pruritus was felt by everyone, skin pain by 69%, and skin burning by 86%. The great majority of subjects had some constrains in doing housework due to skin complaints. The disease also affected professional work and school achievements. Almost everyone agreed that money spent on medication purchase and skin care agents impacted on financial resources. Atopic dermatitis affected 75% in social functioning, leisure time, sports practicing. The disease affected self-esteem level and confidence. Half of the examined subjects experienced bad feelings in contact with a partner, or felt stigmatized by negative reactions of the environment because of the skin appearance. Often atopic dermatitis caused problems with sound sleep (65%) various emotional disorders and also disorders in the sexual sphere (32%). Every fourth subject felt de-pressed and every seventh thought of suicide.
Conclusions:
Atopic dermatitis is a disease which adversely influences many aspects of life and undoubtedly impairs the quality of life in a serious and distressing way. Therefore its treatment should be supported by psychotherapy
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic dermatological disease of multifactorial pathogenesis with persistent pruritus and extreme skin dryness including typical skin changes caused by many interactions between genetic and environmental factors. The study aims to evaluate the selected aspects of quality of life in AD.
Material and Methods:
To what extent does the disease affect the daily practice of the patient and their family, what are their expenditures in connection with the treatment, and also how they perceive them selves and emotional, sexual, social behavior. 71 adult subjects 48 (68%) women and 23 (32%) men were selected from the allergology clinics in the region of Silesia for this questionnaire based study.
Results:
Pruritus was felt by everyone, skin pain by 69%, and skin burning by 86%. The great majority of subjects had some constrains in doing housework due to skin complaints. The disease also affected professional work and school achievements. Almost everyone agreed that money spent on medication purchase and skin care agents impacted on financial resources. Atopic dermatitis affected 75% in social functioning, leisure time, sports practicing. The disease affected self-esteem level and confidence. Half of the examined subjects experienced bad feelings in contact with a partner, or felt stigmatized by negative reactions of the environment because of the skin appearance. Often atopic dermatitis caused problems with sound sleep (65%) various emotional disorders and also disorders in the sexual sphere (32%). Every fourth subject felt de-pressed and every seventh thought of suicide.
Conclusions:
Atopic dermatitis is a disease which adversely influences many aspects of life and undoubtedly impairs the quality of life in a serious and distressing way. Therefore its treatment should be supported by psychotherapy
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