Is There an Additional Value of Inpatient Treatment for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis?

Is There an Additional Value of Inpatient Treatment for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis?
Acta Derm Venereol. 2016 Mar 17;
Authors: van der Schaft J, Keijzer WW, Sanders CJ, Groot AJ, van Os-Medendorp H, den Akker MM, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, de Bruin-Weller MS
Abstract
An inpatient treatment and education programme has been developed for patients with difficult to control atopic dermatitis (AD), with the aim of achieving adequate self-management and long-term disease control. This observational study included adult patients diagnosed with difficult to control AD, admitted for a structured inpatient treatment and education programme. The primary outcome was the Six Area, Six Sign Atopic Dermatitis (SASSAD) score. In total, 79 patients (mean ± SD age 38.8 ± 17.1 years) were included. The median duration of hospitalization was 11 days (interquartile range (IQR) 8-14). The mean percentage decrease in SASSAD score between admission and discharge was 60.7%, of which 64 (81.0%) patients achieved SASSAD50. The mean percentage decrease in SASSAD score was 69.0% during follow-up, of which 63 (79.7%) patients still had a SASSAD50. In the majority of these patients with difficult to control AD the admission resulted in sustained disease control. This could be achieved by optimization of treatment with topical corticosteroids.
PMID: 26983375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - March 17, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: van der Schaft J, Keijzer WW, Sanders CJ, Groot AJ, van Os-Medendorp H, den Akker MM, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, de Bruin-Weller MS Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research