Psychological Health Status and Health-related Quality of Life in Adults with Atopic Dermatitis: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in South Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Sul Hee; Lee, Si Hyung; Lee, Sung Yul; Lee, Bora; Lee, Sang-Hoon; Park, Young Lip
- Issue Date
- Jan-2018
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Keywords
- atopic dermatitis; health-related quality of life; psychological health status
- Citation
- Acta Dermato-Venereologica, v.98, no.1, pp 89 - 97
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Volume
- 98
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 89
- End Page
- 97
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/6354
- DOI
- 10.2340/00015555-2797
- ISSN
- 0001-5555
1651-2057
- Abstract
- Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder. Patients with AD often experience psychological distress and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of several psychological health statuses and poor HRQoL in an adult population with AD in South Korea. A total of 37,578 adults who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationwide, population-based, crosssectional health survey between 2008 and 2013 were included. HRQoL was assessed by EuroQoL (EQ) 5-dimension questionnaire and EQ-visual analogue scale scores. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association of stress, sleep duration, depressive mood, depression, suicidal ideation, and HRQoL with AD relative to matched controls. After adjusting in patients with AD confounding factors, stress, depressive mood, depression, suicidal ideation and poor HRQoL were significantly associated with AD. Dermatologists should be concerned with improving HRQoL and managing the psychological health status of adult patients with AD.
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