Self-management Support for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT: Patients with a chronic skin disease, eg, atopic dermatitis, need self-management skills to increase their quality of life. We explored patients' needs for self-management support from healthcare professionals and how these needs can be met in a dermatology setting. Interpretive description methodology was chosen for iterative data collection and analysis of qualitative interviews with patients with atopic dermatitis. Two mutually dependent themes were found to be supportive of patients' self-management. Personal and disease-related recognition was fundamental to successful support. However, guidance for agenda-setting from healthcare professionals was also needed on the wide range of topics that could be covered in the consultation based on individual needs. Patients need se

SUBMITTER: Krontoft ASB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921857 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature