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Evaluating a School-Based Public Health Intervention for Self-Management in Children with Atopic Dermatitis: A
1Graduate School, Keimyung University, Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 1095, Republic of Korea.
Purpose:
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based experiential self-management program for children with atopic dermatitis (AD) based on Roy's adaptation theory.
Design And Methods:
Data were collected from June to August 2021, with 33 children in the experimental group and 32 in the control group. Participants were 10- to 11-year-old elementary school children who reported having AD symptoms within the past year and were able to complete self-report questionnaires. The program consisted of seven weekly school-based sessions that included disease education, symptom management techniques, skin care practices, nutritional guidance, and self-esteem enhancement activities. Outcomes, including AD severity, disease-related knowledge, adaptive behavior, self-esteem, and quality of life, were measured at baseline, post-intervention, and four weeks post-intervention using Generalized Estimating Equation analysis.
Results:
The experimental group showed significant improvements in AD severity (SCORAD: 22.80 ± 3.18 to 17.75 ± 2.24), disease-related knowledge (10.64 ± 2.00 to 13.64 ± 1.39), adaptive behavior (3.55 ± 1.70 to 10.58 ± 2.45), self-esteem (26.18 ± 4.76 to 31.55 ± 3.46), and quality of life (90.24 ± 11.07 to 100.27 ± 9.76), while the control group remained unchanged. Improvements were sustained four weeks post-intervention.
Conclusions:
This program effectively reduced AD severity and enhanced knowledge, adaptive behavior, self-esteem, and quality of life in children with AD.
Practice Implications:
School-based self-management programs effectively enhance disease knowledge, adaptive behaviors, and quality of life in children with AD.
