Exacerbating factors and disease burden in patients with atopic dermatitis

• Murota Hiroyuki

  Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

• Koike Yuta

  Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

• Morisaki Hitomi

  Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

• Matsumoto Mai

  Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

• Takenaka Motoi

  Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

抄録

The number of patients with atopic dermatitis is on the rise worldwide, and Japan is no exception. According to recent estimates of the percentage of patients with atopic dermatitis in Japan by age, the majority of patients are between 20 and 44 years old. Because the peak age of onset of atopic dermatitis is during infancy, many patients may experience prolonged symptoms from infancy to adulthood. A prolonged clinical course also increases the burden of atopic dermatitis on affected patients. Decreased productivity due to work disruptions, reduced daily activity, higher direct medical costs, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness due to sleep disturbances are typical burdens on patients with atopic dermatitis. In order to reduce these burdens, it is necessary to shorten its clinical course and achieve long-term control without relying on medications, possibly by using avoidance or coping measures of aggravating factors. Typical aggravating factors of atopic dermatitis include irritant dermatitis, food allergy in children, sweating, and psychological stress in adults. Food allergy places a heavy burden on the quality of life of affected patients and their families. The effectiveness of educational interventions for sweating and psychological stress is unclear. We must also evaluate the economic burden and cost-effectiveness of interventions on the patient as aggravating factors to be addressed.

収録刊行物

• Allergology International

  Allergology International 71 (1), 25-30, 2022

  一般社団法人日本アレルギー学会

キーワード

• Aggravating factors
• Atopic dermatitis
• Economic burden
• Psychological burden
• Work productivity

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390009393771510016
• NII論文ID: 130008145207
• DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.10.002
• ISSN: 14401592
• ISSN: 13238930
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