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Journal of Clinical and

Basic Psychosomatics

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Assessment of life quality and influencing factors

in adults with atopic dermatitis in the Northeast
of China

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Huimin Wang , Yaping Tian *, Haiping Zhang *, Bocheng Li , and Ziyang Bu 3
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1 Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
2 Department of Dermatology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
3 School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) affects patients’ quality of life (QOL) as well as their physical
and mental health. Influencing factors of AD should be considered and minimized
to the controllable range. In addition, exploring the intervention of psychiatric
factors may provide new ideas for the treatment of AD. To investigate the QOL and
its influencing factors in adult patients with AD, the physical and mental health
of 133 AD patients in Changchun City, Jilin province, Northeast of China, was
investigated by conducting online questionnaires from August 2020 to April 2022.
The information about patients’ demographics, atopic comorbidities, and whether
*Corresponding authors: they were accompanied by anxiety and depression was collected. The Dermatology
Yaping Tian Life Quality Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to assess
(typ@jlu.edu.cn) their QOL, anxiety, depression, and psychological characteristics. Logistic regression
Haiping Zhang
(zhanghaiping@xwhosp.org) was used to analyze their influencing factors. A total of 106 patients with valid
response questionnaires were included. The survey results showed that the QOL was
Citation: Wang H, Tian Y, Zhang H, affected in 59.43% (63/106) of patients, while abnormal anxiety patients accounted
et al., 2023, Assessment of life
quality and influencing factors in for 8.49% (9/106) and abnormal depression patients accounted for 29.25% (31/106).
adults with atopic dermatitis in Logistic regression showed that the QOL and anxiety of AD patients were not related
the Northeast of China. Journal of to demographic characteristics such as age, sex, and atopic comorbidities. The
Clinical and Basic Psychosomatics,
1(1): 0956 risk factors of depression were middle school education or below (Wald = 4.679,
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcbp.0956 P = 0.031) and outdoor working environment (Wald = 4.583, P = 0.032). Spearman’s
Received: May 16, 2023 rank-order correlation analysis of QOL, anxiety, and depression levels in dermatology
showed two positive correlations (P < 0.01). AD affects patients’ QOL and has a serious
Accepted: June 21, 2023
negative psychological impact on patients. Dermatologists should be alert to mental
Published Online: July 5, 2023 symptoms when treating patients with AD.
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1. Introduction
Publisher’s Note: AccScience
Publishing remains neutral with Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease
regard to jurisdictional claims in [1]
published maps and institutional characterized by pruritus, skin pain, sleep disturbances, and multiple comorbidities .
affiliations. Based on annual self-reported prevalence estimates, AD affects up to 20% of children

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