Care pathways in atopic dermatitis: a retrospective population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a complex disease with variations in severity and healthcare utilization. Examining patient pathways through analyses of longitudinal patient data provides an opportunity to describe real-world clinical patient care and evaluate healthcare access and treatment.

Objective

To describe longitudinal care pathways including health care management, treatment patterns and disease progression (by proxy measures) in patients with AD.

Materials and methods

This was a longitudinal observational study, which used linked data from national and regional healthcare registers in Sweden. Patients with AD were identified through diagnosis in primary or secondary care or by dispensed medications. Descriptive statistics for number of healthcare visits

SUBMITTER: von Kobyletzki L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542393 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature