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.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|February 23, 2018
PubMed

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.
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