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Quality of life of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis and their caregivers

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To compare the quality of life (QoL) of children with and without atopic dermatitis (AD) and that of their caregivers and to assess their QoL according to different degrees of AD. This is a cross-sectional, case–control study conducted with patients aged between 4 and 12 years with and without AD and their caregivers. Patients were treated at the Pediatric Dermatology Outpatient Center and the Childcare Center of the Joana de Gusmão Children’s Hospital, respectively, from June 2021 to March 2022. The QoL Assessment Scale Autoquestionnaire Qualité de Vie Infant Imagé (AUQEI) was applied to children and adolescents with AD and the control group while the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument was administered to their caregivers. Fifty cases and fifty controls were included in this study. When assessing the QoL of the case and control groups, statistically significant differences were found in the domains of the AUQUEI instrument. Regarding QoL and AD severity, a statistically significant difference was seen (p = 0.027) when comparing moderate and severe SCORAD scores. When comparing the QoL of children with and without AD, a difference was seen between the two groups. The QoL of AD patients was worse and related to the severity of the disease. A better QoL was found among the caregivers in the control group. In the case group, the higher the SCORAD score, the worse the QoL. No relationship was found between AD severity and the QoL of the caregivers in the case group.

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Abbreviations

QoL:

Quality of life

AD:

Atopic dermatitis

AUQEI:

Quality of life evaluation scale

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  1. Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Alves de Brito, 492/302, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, CEP 88015-440, Brazil

    Marice E. El Achkar Mello

  2. Pediatric Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Andrea Gisele Simoni

  3. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Maria Luiza Rupp

  4. Postgraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Universidade Federal Do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil

    Priscyla Waleska Targino de Azevedo Simões

  5. Pediatrics Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Maria Marlene de Souza Pires

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MEEAM designed the study, collect data, carried out the analyses, drafted the initial manuscript, write and revised the manuscript. AGS coordinated and supervised data collection, revised the manuscript. Rupp literature review, collect data. AGS help to designed the study, revised the manuscript. MMSP conceptualized and designed the study, and critical reviewed and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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El Achkar Mello, M.E., Simoni, A.G., Rupp, M.L. et al. Quality of life of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis and their caregivers. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 1571–1576 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02544-2

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