Impairment of Quality of Life and Mental Health Status in Adult-Onset Atopic Dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an impaired quality of life (QoL). To our knowledge, impairments in mental health status and health-related QoL (HRQoL) have not yet been evaluated in adult-onset and child-onset AD in a large-scale study.

Objective

This study compared the mental health status and HRQoL (using the EuroQoL [EQ] five-dimensional [5D] questionnaire) in child-onset AD and adult-onset AD to those in normal controls.

Methods

We used nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2008 to 2013. We performed multiple logistic regression analyses with adjustments for age, sex, body mass index, income, education level, drinking status, current smoking, regular

SUBMITTER: Yoo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9365647 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature