The burden of atopic dermatitis: impact on the patient, family, and society.
Pediatr Dermatol
; 22(3): 192-9, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-15916563
ABSTRACT
Atopic dermatitis is a common disease of increasing prevalence. Affected individuals must cope with a significant psychosocial burden, in addition to dealing with the medical aspects of the disease. Furthermore, because this is primarily a disease of childhood, family members, especially parents, are also affected by the condition. Individuals and family members are burdened with time-consuming treatment regimens for the disease, as well as dietary and household changes. The financial impact of atopic dermatitis on families can also be great. Moreover, the cost to society is significant, with estimates ranging from less than 100 dollars to more than 2000 dollars per patient per year. It is estimated that the direct cost of atopic dermatitis in the United States alone is almost 1 billion dollars per year. Reducing the onus of this disease must take into account the full breadth of its burden. Targeting parents and caregivers with education and psychosocial support can decrease family and personal burden, which in turn may decrease the cost of treating the condition because of better medical, psychosocial, and family outcomes.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde da Família
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Dermatite Atópica
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos