ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2012
Experiences of carers managing childhood eczema and their views on its treatment: a qualitative study.
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- Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Comparison of lotions, creams, gels and ointments for the treatment of childhood eczema: the BEE RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Trial
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- Ethical challenges in biomarker research and precision medicine - a qualitative study in dermatology.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- When a child lives with atopic dermatitis: an integrative literature review on parental experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Roles of Parental Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Self-Efficacy in Affecting Mental Health and Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Eczema.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- General practitioners' explanation and advice on childhood eczema and factors influencing their treatment strategy: A qualitative study.Skin health and disease · 2022Article
- Emollient satisfaction questionnaire: validation study in children with eczema.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2022Article
- How parents and children evaluate emollients for childhood eczema: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022Article
- Perception and Experience of Biologic Therapy in Atopic Dermatitis: A Qualitative Focus Group Study of Physicians and Patients in Europe and Canada.Dermatology and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood eczema causes significant impact on quality of life for some families, yet non-concordance with treatment is common.
aimTo explore parents' and carers' views of childhood eczema and its treatment. DESIGN AND
settingQualitative interview study in primary care in the south of England.
methodCarers of children aged ≤5 years with a recorded diagnosis of eczema, who reported that eczema was still a problem, were invited to participate. Thirty-one parents were interviewed from 28 families.
resultsMany parents expressed frustration with both medical care and prescribed treatments. They felt their child's suffering was not 'taken seriously', and experienced messages about a 'trial and error' prescribing approach and assurance that their child would 'grow out of it' as a further 'fobbing off', or dismissal. Many carers were ambivalent about eczema treatments, mainly topical corticosteroids but also emollients. Dietary exclusions as a potential cure were of interest to most families, although they perceived healthcare professionals as uninterested in this. Families varied in the extent to which they felt able to manage eczema and the length of time taken to gain control. In some instances, this was linked to not understanding advice or receiving conflicting advice from different healthcare providers.
conclusionPoor concordance with treatments seems unsurprising in the presence of such dissonance between carers' and healthcare providers' agendas. Acknowledging the impact of the condition, greater attention to how key messages are delivered and addressing carers' treatment beliefs are likely to improve engagement with effective self-care.
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