Burden of illness, medication adherence, and unmet medical needs in Japanese patients with atopic dermatitis: A retrospective analysis of a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT: Atopic dermatitis (AD) negatively affects patients' daily lives. Poor medication adherence is a major barrier to treatment success. However, factors causing patients' poor adherence are unclear. This study aimed to identify factors associated with improvement of medication adherence in Japanese patients with AD and to evaluate illness burden and unmet medical needs for AD. We retrospectively analyzed Web-based questionnaire surveys conducted in 2018 in patients with AD aged 15 years and above who had been in- or outpatients within the past year from the survey. Quality of life using the EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D), and work productivity and activity impairment using Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) were compared between patients and matched controls who had no

SUBMITTER: Kamei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature