Utjecaj strukturirane edukacije na klinički tijek atopijskoga dermatitisa u dječjoj dobi [The impact of structured education on the clinical course of atopic dermatitis]
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common childhood disease of increasing
prevalence that not only changes the life of the affected children but also affects the social and
emotional functioning of their families.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of the structured
educational program for parents of AD children, aged 3 months to 7 years, according to AD
clinical course, family quality of life, anxiety and perceived stress of parents.
Methods: One hundred thirty four parents AD children attending the Outpatient Unit
of Pediatric dermatology in Children's Hospital Zagreb participated in the study; the
interventional group (structured educational program together with normal management
regiment); the control group (routine education, medical consultation and management). The
severity of AD was estimated using Scoring AD (SCORAD) index. Parents were asked to
complete the Croatian version of Family dermatology life quality index (FDLQI), Patient
oriented (PO) SCORAD, Percieved stress scale (PSS), State trait anxiety inventory (STAI)
and general questionnaire.
Results: Results of the study showed that the intervention group had a significant
improvement in the scoring AD (SCORAD, PO SCORAD), family quality of life, percieved
stress and anxiety when compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Our structured educational program had positive effect on AD severity,
family quality of life, parental stress and anxiety and have to be part of AD management
