Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis
Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory skin disease experienced mostly in childhood. Chronicity of the disease, relapses, constant need of regular skin care causes seeking for alternative treatments. Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the complementary an...
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| author | Ayşe Akbaş Zeynep Şengül Emeksiz Ahu Yorulmaz Yıldız Hayran Fadime Kılınç Halil Ibrahim Yakut Müge Toyran Kezban İpek Demir |
| author_facet | Ayşe Akbaş Zeynep Şengül Emeksiz Ahu Yorulmaz Yıldız Hayran Fadime Kılınç Halil Ibrahim Yakut Müge Toyran Kezban İpek Demir |
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| description | Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory skin disease experienced mostly in childhood. Chronicity of the disease, relapses, constant need of regular skin care causes seeking for alternative treatments. Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the complementary and alternative treatments (CAT) used by parents’ caregivers in pediatric patients diagnosed with AD, and the association between CAT use and patient characteristics. Materials and methods A questionnaire questioning the sociocultural and demographic characteristics of the family, the clinical findings of the patients, their treatments and CAT applications was recorded. Results Eighty-three patients were included in the study. 68.7% of the patients used at least one type of CAT. Vitamins and oils were the most commonly used CAT (48.8% and 47%, respectively) and 73.3% of the patients using CAT continued normal AD treatment while using CAT. The biggest factor affecting CAT choice was the advice of the immediate circle (75%), and 40.6% of the patients stated that they benefited from the complementary therapy. Conclusions CAT are widely used in AD. Physicians should know the socio-cultural structure of the region they are in, the CAT used and their side effects, and inform the families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dae06c54fd24478489126ebba75f84152023-09-15T14:28:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Dermatological Treatment0954-66341471-17532022-10-013373014302110.1080/09546634.2022.20971592097159Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitisAyşe Akbaş0Zeynep Şengül Emeksiz1Ahu Yorulmaz2Yıldız Hayran3Fadime Kılınç4Halil Ibrahim Yakut5Müge Toyran6Kezban İpek Demir7Dermatology, Ankara City HospitalPediatric Allergy and Immunology Clinic, Ankara City HospitalDermatology, Ankara City HospitalDermatology, Ankara City HospitalDermatology, Ankara City HospitalPediatric Clinic, Ankara City HospitalPediatric Allergy and Immunology Clinic, Ankara City HospitalPediatric Allergy and Immunology Clinic, Ankara City HospitalIntroduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory skin disease experienced mostly in childhood. Chronicity of the disease, relapses, constant need of regular skin care causes seeking for alternative treatments. Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the complementary and alternative treatments (CAT) used by parents’ caregivers in pediatric patients diagnosed with AD, and the association between CAT use and patient characteristics. Materials and methods A questionnaire questioning the sociocultural and demographic characteristics of the family, the clinical findings of the patients, their treatments and CAT applications was recorded. Results Eighty-three patients were included in the study. 68.7% of the patients used at least one type of CAT. Vitamins and oils were the most commonly used CAT (48.8% and 47%, respectively) and 73.3% of the patients using CAT continued normal AD treatment while using CAT. The biggest factor affecting CAT choice was the advice of the immediate circle (75%), and 40.6% of the patients stated that they benefited from the complementary therapy. Conclusions CAT are widely used in AD. Physicians should know the socio-cultural structure of the region they are in, the CAT used and their side effects, and inform the families.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2022.2097159alternative therapyatopic dermatitiscomplementaryherbal therapy moisturizersprobioticsscoradvitamins |
| spellingShingle | Ayşe Akbaş Zeynep Şengül Emeksiz Ahu Yorulmaz Yıldız Hayran Fadime Kılınç Halil Ibrahim Yakut Müge Toyran Kezban İpek Demir Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis Journal of Dermatological Treatment alternative therapy atopic dermatitis complementary herbal therapy moisturizers probiotics scorad vitamins |
| title | Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| title_full | Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| title_fullStr | Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| title_short | Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| title_sort | complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis |
| topic | alternative therapy atopic dermatitis complementary herbal therapy moisturizers probiotics scorad vitamins |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2022.2097159 |
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