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KMID : 0984920120140020080
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Journal of Skin Barrier Research
2012 Volume.14 No. 2 p.80 ~ p.87
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Improved Quality of Life through an Integrated Health Care Service for Children with Atopic Dermatitis
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Cho Mi-Rae
Kim Sun-Hang
Shim Jung-Hwa
Lee Soo-Hyoung
Kim Hyun-Jung
Ko Eun-Sil
Lee Hyun-Jung
Kim Chae-Bong
Kwon Ho-Jang
Yum Hye-Yung
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Abstract
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease characterized by dry skin with severe itching Children with AD and their caregivers report itching, scratching, associated sleep disruption, irritability, anxiety, behavior problems. Moreover, AD places a significant economic burden on the patient, family and society. So, an integrated health care service can be useful to comprehensively evaluate triggers and response to treatment, address confounding factors including psychological problems, and educate patients and family. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated health care service in children with AD according to quality of life and clinical symptoms scores. From July, 2011 to December, 2011 134 children were referred from local health care office to Seoul Medical Center for management of atopic dermatitis. The questionnaire developed by the ``Atopy Free Seoul`` research project in 2008 was used for quality of life (QOL) survey, and SCORing of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) was done at each visit. The study targets were 134 child patients with the average age of 6.11 years who suffer from atopic dermatitis and visit the hospital 2.01 times on average. It was found that the QOL scores of patients participated in our integrated health care service was reduced by 10.43 after treatment compared before intervention (p<0.0001). In 46 children among them, SCORAD also averagely decreased by 5.78 after treatment (p<0.0001). Moreover there is positive correlation between changes in scores of QOL and SCORAD of 46 patients (r=0.46, P<0.001). This results support the need for and feasibility of integrated care for children with AD and their families.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, integrated health care system, Atopic dermatitis
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