Health Care Utilization in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Experiencing Topical Steroid Withdrawal: Observational Cross-Sectional Social Media Questionnaire Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is a controversial skin condition among health care providers due to a lack of evidence, but it has an impactful and growing presence on social media. There are few previous reports of health care utilization for symptoms attributed to TSW.

Objective

This study aims to investigate health care utilization and requests as well as information sources for TSW among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study used a questionnaire aimed at adults with AD, experiencing symptoms they attribute to TSW. The questionnaire was posted as a link, free to share with others, in a Swedish TSW-themed Facebook group and remained accessible for 4 weeks. Descriptive statistics and topical text analysis

SUBMITTER: Shayesteh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12755344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature