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Published on: September 27, 2017
Family management of childhood atopic dermatitis
Hae Kyoung Son1, Dong Hee Kim1, Hyejung Lee2
1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
Insights
This study identified key factors influencing family management of childhood atopic dermatitis (AD). Parental self-efficacy, disease severity, and antecedents significantly impact how families manage AD.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Dermatology
- Health Psychology
- Family Health Management
Background:
- Childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing skin condition.
- Effective management requires consideration of parental factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify variables affecting family management of childhood atopic dermatitis.
- Develop a predictive model based on self-efficacy theory.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- 168 Korean mothers of children under 13 with AD participated.
- Data collected via questionnaires on severity, antecedents, effort, self-efficacy, and family management; analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Main Results:
- The proposed model demonstrated adequate fit with the data.
- Disease severity, antecedents, effort, and self-efficacy were significant predictors of family management.
Conclusions:
- Family management of childhood atopic dermatitis is influenced by severity, antecedents, effort, and self-efficacy.
- Intervention strategies should incorporate these variables to support affected families.
Aims:
To identify the variables that affect family management of childhood atopic dermatitis and establish a prediction model based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory.
Background:
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic recurrent skin disease and common health problem in childhood. It is necessary to use an approach that includes parental factors when considering the effective management of childhood atopic dermatitis.
Design:
A cross-sectional study design.
Methods:
A convenience sample, comprising 168 Korean mothers caring for a child with atopic dermatitis under the age of 13, was recruited from the paediatric outpatient departments of two general hospitals in Seoul, South Korea. Data were collected using structured self-reported questionnaires including severity, antecedents, effort, self-efficacy and family management of childhood atopic dermatitis from 1 November 2015-28 February 2016. Descriptive statistics about the participants and variables were examined and data were analysed using structural equation modelling.
Results:
The hypothetical model had an adequate fit to the data, indicating that severity, antecedents, effort and self-efficacy influenced family management of childhood atopic dermatitis.
Conclusion:
These results suggest that strategies to support children with atopic dermatitis and their family should consider the influence of such variables.
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