title: Patient perspectives on triggers, adherence to medical recommendations, and disease control in atopic dermatitis: the DATOP study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the triggers of atopic dermatitis (AD), adherence to medical recommendations, disease control, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) from the patient's perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a multicenter, cross-sectional, epidemiological study with the participation of adults (age >16 years; n=125) and children (age, 2-15 years, n=116). Patients had a history of at least 12 months of moderate to severe AD with a moderate to severe flare (Investigator Global Assessment score>2) at the time of recruitment. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate relationships between disease severity, determined according to the Scoring in Atopic Dermatitis index, and triggers reported by patients, adherence to recommendations and pharmacological therapy, HRQOL, and patient-perceived control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common triggers were cosmetic products, clothing, mites, detergents/soaps, and changes in temperature. In 47.2% of adults and 39.7% of children, pharmacological therapy was not initiated at flare onset. Adherence was highest to pharmacological therapy, skin moisturizing, and medical care recommendations. Disease control was considered insufficient by 41.6% of adults and 27. 6% of pediatric patients and, in adults, this was associated with the severity of AD (P=.014).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic control of AD is susceptible to improvement, especially in adults. Although patients state that they follow medical recommendations, a significant percentage of patients do not apply recommended treatments correctly. Better education about the disease and its management would appear to be necessary to improve disease control and HRQOL.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Frutos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrelo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Lucas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alomar
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Carlos Haya, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Á
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.affiliation: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.affiliation: Departamento Médico de Astellas Pharma, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.affiliation: LA-SER Outcomes, Oviedo, España. Electronic address: javierortiz@aedv.es.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuervo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Atopic dermatitis; Calidad de vida; Control de la enfermedad; Cumplimiento del paciente; Dermatitis atópica; Desencadenante; Disease control; Patient adherence; Quality of life; Trigger