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KMID : 0363620170380020001
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2017 Volume.38 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.6
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Beneficial Effects of Natural Environment Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis
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Suk Seo-Kyoung
Son Chang-Gue
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Abstract
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Objectives: Natural environment therapy is considered as an option for atopic dermatitis. This study was aimed to examine the beneficial effects of natural environment therapy among patients with atopic dermatitis who have moved in an atopy-free village.
Methods: The questionnaire-based survey was conducted from parents of 20 children with atopic dermatitis (12 male and 8 female, median age 8 years, ranging from 6 to 13 years). The questionnaire consisted of 10 questions for the changes of two typical symptoms of pruritus and sleeping difficulty after moving into an atopy-free village.
Results: 75.0% and 88.9% of patients have a family history (at least one parent and one of siblings respectively) of allergic disorders. The median staying period of patients was 27.6 months (ranging from 2 to 55 months). The score indicating pruritus was significantly improved from 6.2±2.8 into 4.8 ± 1.8 (p<0.05), and sleeping difficulty was also improved from 5.7±2.9 into 4.3±2.1 (p<0.05) too.
Conclusions: This study suggests that the natural environmental therapies could be a choice for patients with atopic dermatitis, which should be studied further for their scientific evidence and mechanisms.
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KEYWORD
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Atopic dermatitis, Environmental therapy, Korean medicine
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