Psychosocial factors and adherence to treatment advice in childhood atopic dermatitis.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2001)
Abstract
Poor adherence to maintenance treatment for atopic dermatitis and anxiety about using topical steroids are common features seen among children with atopic dermatitis and their mothers. No systematic study exploring factors associated with adherence to treatment advice on atopic dermatitis has been carried out to date. This study seeks to generate hypotheses regarding the relationship between a range of psychosocial factors and adherence to treatment advice on atopic dermatitis. An anonymous self-completed questionnaire containing adherence items, psychosocial items, some demographic items, and attitudes to steroid use was given to 258 mothers of atopic dermatitis follow-up patients who attended the National Children's Hospital, Tokyo. Responses from 205 families (80%) with complete data were then analyzed to explore the correlation between each factor and to build a structure equation model. The strongest predictor of adherence to skin-care treatment was a good doctor-patient (mother) relationship, followed by the severity of the disease as perceived by the mother. Surprisingly, the mother's anxiety about using topical steroids had no significant influence on reported use of topical steroids nor on adherence to skin-care treatment. This may have been overcome by the well-established doctor-patient (mother) relationship. Maternal personality, husband's cooperation, and social support were indirectly correlated with adherence via the doctor-patient relationship. Maternal self-efficacy of treatment was strengthened by good doctor-patient (mother) relationship.
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Key words
compliance,doctor-patient relations,factor analysis,phobia,steroid
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