Trial reportBMJ open2016
Parents' and carers' views about emollients for childhood eczema: qualitative interview study.
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- Educational and psychological interventions for managing atopic dermatitis (eczema).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Emollients and moisturisers for eczema.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Comparison of lotions, creams, gels and ointments for the treatment of childhood eczema: the BEE RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Trial
- Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Article
- General practitioners' explanation and advice on childhood eczema and factors influencing their treatment strategy: A qualitative study.Skin health and disease · 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
- Assessing patients' characteristics and treatment patterns among children with atopic dermatitis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Observational
- Children's Views and Experiences of Treatment Adherence and Parent/Child Co-Management in Eczema: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The role of the nurse in the care and management of patients with atopic dermatitis.BMC nursing · 2020Article
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- The wounded self-lonely in a crowd: A qualitative study of the voices of children living with atopic dermatitis in Hong Kong.Health & social care in the community · 2020Article
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- Optimizing pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients with dermatitis: perspectives of parents and pharmacy staff.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2019Article
- Knowledge mobilisation: an ethnographic study of the influence of lay mindlines on eczema self-management in primary care in the UK.BMJ open · 2018Article
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- GP and parent dissonance about the assessment and treatment of childhood eczema in primary care: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveLeave-on emollients form the mainstay of eczema treatment, but adherence is poor. We aimed to explore parents'/carers' views on effectiveness and acceptability of leave-on emollients for childhood eczema through secondary analysis of data from 2 qualitative data sets.
settingStudy 1 recruited through mail-out from 6 general practices in southern England. Study 2 recruited from a feasibility trial of an intervention to support eczema self-care in 31 practices in the same area.
participantsStudy 1 included 28 interviews with carers of children aged ≤5 years with eczema. Study 2 included 26 interviews with carers of children aged ≤5 years with eczema.
methodsInterviews followed semistructured guides: study 1 explored carers' understandings around eczema treatments in order to develop a web-based self-care support intervention; study 2 explored carers' understandings of eczema and eczema treatments after using the intervention. Interviews were carried out face to face or by telephone, audio-recorded and transcribed. Secondary analysis of data from both studies focused on views and experiences of emollient use. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach facilitated by NVivo V.10 software.
resultsIn study 1, most participants felt emollients improved eczema but held mixed views about long-term use to prevent flare-ups. In study 2, where carers had used the web-based intervention, all participants held positive views about long-term emollient use. In both studies, participants expressed a range of preferences about emollient 'thickness'; some felt that 'thick' emollients (ointments) were most effective, while others found these difficult to use. Carers described a process of 'trial and error', trying emollients suggested by professionals, friends and family, or bought over-the-counter. Carers expressed a need for understanding differences between products and their effective use.
conclusionsProviding a rationale for long-term emollient use and choice of emollients could help improve adherence and help families gain more rapid control of eczema.
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