General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France

It is important to understand patients’ and dermatologists’ perceptions of various aspects of atopic dermatitis, but there is a lack of studies on quality of life and stakeholder viewpoints in this therapy area. The aim of this study was to compare patients’ and dermatologists’ viewpoints regarding...

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Autores principales: Angèle Soria, Claire Thénié, Christina Bienenfeld, Delphine Staumont-Sallé
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:685b20eeaf5b40a59d0aab98e6c18fe22021-11-10T12:26:24ZGeneral Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France10.2340/00015555-39130001-55551651-2057https://doaj.org/article/685b20eeaf5b40a59d0aab98e6c18fe22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/456https://doaj.org/toc/0001-5555https://doaj.org/toc/1651-2057It is important to understand patients’ and dermatologists’ perceptions of various aspects of atopic dermatitis, but there is a lack of studies on quality of life and stakeholder viewpoints in this therapy area. The aim of this study was to compare patients’ and dermatologists’ viewpoints regarding the impact of atopic dermatitis that is uncontrolled by topical corticosteroids. Data were collected from 348 adult patients who responded to self-administered questionnaires, and 150 telephone interviews with the dermatologists who selected them. Patients and dermatologists reported both convergent and divergent assessments of the impact of atopic dermatitis and its treatment. Notable areas of agreement were regarding the safety of emollients, the time required and difficulty of applying topical corticosteroids, especially to certain parts of the body. Divergent views involved the perceived efficacy of available treatments and the impact of atopic dermatitis on professional life. A greater understanding of these differences would help dermatologists to optimize patient care. Angèle SoriaClaire ThéniéChristina BienenfeldDelphine Staumont-SalléSociety for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologicaarticleatopic dermatitistopical corticosteroidsdermatologistpatient assessmentdisease impactDermatologyRL1-803ENActa Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 101, Iss 11 (2021)
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topic atopic dermatitis
topical corticosteroids
dermatologist
patient assessment
disease impact
Dermatology
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spellingShingle atopic dermatitis
topical corticosteroids
dermatologist
patient assessment
disease impact
Dermatology
RL1-803
Angèle Soria
Claire Thénié
Christina Bienenfeld
Delphine Staumont-Sallé
General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
description It is important to understand patients’ and dermatologists’ perceptions of various aspects of atopic dermatitis, but there is a lack of studies on quality of life and stakeholder viewpoints in this therapy area. The aim of this study was to compare patients’ and dermatologists’ viewpoints regarding the impact of atopic dermatitis that is uncontrolled by topical corticosteroids. Data were collected from 348 adult patients who responded to self-administered questionnaires, and 150 telephone interviews with the dermatologists who selected them. Patients and dermatologists reported both convergent and divergent assessments of the impact of atopic dermatitis and its treatment. Notable areas of agreement were regarding the safety of emollients, the time required and difficulty of applying topical corticosteroids, especially to certain parts of the body. Divergent views involved the perceived efficacy of available treatments and the impact of atopic dermatitis on professional life. A greater understanding of these differences would help dermatologists to optimize patient care.
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author Angèle Soria
Claire Thénié
Christina Bienenfeld
Delphine Staumont-Sallé
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Claire Thénié
Christina Bienenfeld
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title General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
title_short General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
title_full General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
title_fullStr General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
title_full_unstemmed General Burden of Adult Atopic Dermatitis: An Observational Study of Disease Perceptions among Patients and Dermatologists in France
title_sort general burden of adult atopic dermatitis: an observational study of disease perceptions among patients and dermatologists in france
publisher Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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