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Parental Attitudes and Practices regarding Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-Sectional Study among a Thai Population.
- Source :
- Children; Jul2024, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p870, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder common in children. Successful pediatric AD therapy requires parental assistance. Thus, evaluating parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding childhood AD may lead to more educational recommendations to help children control AD in the future. This study examined parents' knowledge, attitudes, and conduct concerning AD in families with and without children with AD. Method: The Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, conducted a cross-sectional study from June to December 2023. Parents of children who visited the dermatology clinic with or without AD were asked to complete a Google form questionnaire. Results: A total of 372 parents answered a questionnaire about AD pathophysiology, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The participants were 293 (78.8%) female participants and 79 (21.2%) male participants. The average age was 29.79 (SD 4.91). Most parents (319, 85.8%) did not work in the medical field, and more than half (228 instances, 61.29%) had children diagnosed with AD. Conclusions: Parents of children with AD understood AD causes and triggers better than parents of children without AD. But, "exposure to furry toys" that may contain dust and allergies and "infection" that may cause AD flare-ups were the most common triggers, regardless of the group. Appropriate information should be supplied because both the parents of children with AD and those of children without AD reported immediate food avoidance without confirmatory testing, which might lead to malnutrition. Clinicians and families handling patients with AD require further education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EDUCATION of parents
ATOPIC dermatitis
CROSS-sectional method
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
HEALTH attitudes
RESEARCH funding
ACADEMIC medical centers
T-test (Statistics)
DUST
MALNUTRITION
MULTIPLE regression analysis
QUESTIONNAIRES
FISHER exact test
PARENT attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
ALLERGIES
PEDIATRICS
ODDS ratio
ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
FOOD habits
CONFIDENCE intervals
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178695154
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11070870