Multidisciplinary educational programme for caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis- in South East Norway - an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational programmes for caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are reported to reduce the severity of AD and improve quality of life (QOL). Oslo University Hospital (OUH) in Norway offers a multidisciplinary educational programme for caregivers of children with AD. We aimed to evaluate the AD educational programme by assessing QOL of the family, the severity of the disease and caregiver's fear of topical corticosteroid (TCS) before and after attending the programme.

Methods

This was a small observational prospective cohort study including 41 caregiver-child pairs. The children (mean age 3.4 years) had doctors' diagnosed AD with a difficult to treat eczema. The children's caregivers were referred from physicians to attend the AD educational programme

SUBMITTER: Lundborg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727126 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature