Health-related Quality of Life and Mental Health of Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
- Authors
- Kwak, Yeunhee; Kim, Yoonjung
- Issue Date
- Oct-2017
- Publisher
- W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
- Keywords
- Adult; Atopic dermatitis; Mental health; Nursing; Quality of life
- Citation
- ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, v.31, no.5, pp 516 - 521
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
- Volume
- 31
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 516
- End Page
- 521
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/3825
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.06.001
- ISSN
- 0883-9417
1532-8228
- Abstract
- Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Korean adults and their health-related quality of life and mental health. Methods: Data from a nationally representative sample of 11,913 adults who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010 2012) were analyzed by using SAS version 9.3. Results: The adults with atopic dermatitis had significantly lower quality of life and higher stress than did those without it. Moreover, the health-related quality of life of the adults with atopic dermatitis was significantly lower than those without the disease, after adjusting for all covariates. The adjusted odds ratios of the adults with atopic dermatitis were 1.74 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-2.65) for stress, 1.69 (95% CI: 1.00-2.84) for depression, and 1.66 (95% CI: 1.02-2.69) for suicidal ideation. Conclusion: Improving our understanding of atopic dermatitis should help nurses and patients manage the stress, depression, suicidal ideation, and reduced quality of life associated with this chronic disease. There is a need to develop and conduct intervention of programs for improving mental health as well as clinical aspects of adult atopic dermatitis. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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