Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing and inflammatory skin disease. The impact of atopic dermatitis on the partners living with patients has been poorly investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of atopic dermatitis in the daily lives of adult patients and to assess t...
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| author | Laurent Misery Julien Seneschal Florence Corgibet Bruno Halioua Adrien Marquié Stéphanie Merhand Gaelle Le Fur Delphine Staumont -Salle Christina Bergqvist Charles Taieb Khaled Ezzedine Marie-Aleth Richard |
| author_facet | Laurent Misery Julien Seneschal Florence Corgibet Bruno Halioua Adrien Marquié Stéphanie Merhand Gaelle Le Fur Delphine Staumont -Salle Christina Bergqvist Charles Taieb Khaled Ezzedine Marie-Aleth Richard |
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| description | Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing and inflammatory skin disease. The impact of atopic dermatitis on the partners living with patients has been poorly investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of atopic dermatitis in the daily lives of adult patients and to assess the burden of the disease on their partners. A population-based study was conducted on a representative sample of the general population of French adults aged 18 years of age using stratified, proportional sampling with a replacement design. Data were collected on 1,266 atopic dermatitis patient-partner dyads (mean age of patients 41.6 years, 723 (57.1%) women). The mean age of partners was 41.8 years. Patient burden, measured by the Atopic Dermatitis Burden Scale for Adults (ABS-A) score, was closely related to the objective atopic dermatitis severity: the mean score in the mild group (29.5) was significantly lower than in the moderate (43.9) and severe groups (48.6) (p < 0.0001). Partner burden, measured by the EczemaPartner score, was highly related to atopic dermatitis severity (p < 0.0001). Daytime sleepiness, measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, showed a mean score of 9.24 in patients and 9.01 in their partners, indicating impaired sleep. Atopic dermatitis was found to decrease sexual desire in 39% and 26% of partners and patients respectively.
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| spelling | doaj.art-161b3bc5f461492f89f4727085cc319a2023-06-26T13:11:28ZengMedical Journals SwedenActa Dermato-Venereologica0001-55551651-20572023-06-0110310.2340/actadv.v103.5285Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their PartnersLaurent Misery0Julien Seneschal1Florence Corgibet2Bruno Halioua3Adrien Marquié4Stéphanie Merhand5Gaelle Le Fur6Delphine Staumont -Salle7Christina Bergqvist8Charles Taieb9Khaled Ezzedine10Marie-Aleth Richard11Department of Dermatology, Brest University Hospital, Brest, FranceDepartment of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Center for Rare Skin disorders, Hospital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France.Dermatologist, private practice, Dijon, FranceDermatologist, private practice, Paris, FranceData anlayst, Paris, FranceAssociation Francaise de l’EczemaSociologist, Paris, FranceDepartment of Dermatology, Lille University Hospital, Lille, FranceDepartment of dermatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, FrancePatient Priority Department, European Market Maintenance Assessment, FR-94120 Fontenay sous Bois, FranceEA 7379 EpidermE, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Créteil, FranceDepartment of dermatology, Aix-Marseille University, La Timone university hospital, Marseille, France, CEReSS-EA 3279, health services and quality of life research centre, Aix Marseille University, dermatology department, La Timone university hospital APHM, 13385, Marseille, France.Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing and inflammatory skin disease. The impact of atopic dermatitis on the partners living with patients has been poorly investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of atopic dermatitis in the daily lives of adult patients and to assess the burden of the disease on their partners. A population-based study was conducted on a representative sample of the general population of French adults aged 18 years of age using stratified, proportional sampling with a replacement design. Data were collected on 1,266 atopic dermatitis patient-partner dyads (mean age of patients 41.6 years, 723 (57.1%) women). The mean age of partners was 41.8 years. Patient burden, measured by the Atopic Dermatitis Burden Scale for Adults (ABS-A) score, was closely related to the objective atopic dermatitis severity: the mean score in the mild group (29.5) was significantly lower than in the moderate (43.9) and severe groups (48.6) (p < 0.0001). Partner burden, measured by the EczemaPartner score, was highly related to atopic dermatitis severity (p < 0.0001). Daytime sleepiness, measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, showed a mean score of 9.24 in patients and 9.01 in their partners, indicating impaired sleep. Atopic dermatitis was found to decrease sexual desire in 39% and 26% of partners and patients respectively. https://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/5285atopic dermatitispartnersburdenquality-of-lifesleep |
| spellingShingle | Laurent Misery Julien Seneschal Florence Corgibet Bruno Halioua Adrien Marquié Stéphanie Merhand Gaelle Le Fur Delphine Staumont -Salle Christina Bergqvist Charles Taieb Khaled Ezzedine Marie-Aleth Richard Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners Acta Dermato-Venereologica atopic dermatitis partners burden quality-of-life sleep |
| title | Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners |
| title_full | Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners |
| title_short | Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Patients and their Partners |
| title_sort | impact of atopic dermatitis on patients and their partners |
| topic | atopic dermatitis partners burden quality-of-life sleep |
| url | https://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/5285 |
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