Burden of illness, medication adherence, and unmet medical needs in Japanese patients with atopic dermatitis: A retrospective analysis of a cross‐sectional questionnaire survey

Abstract

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Impact of Patient and Physician Disconnect on Satisfaction with Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis in Japan

“…There is evidence that patient–physician disconnect can affect patients’ willingness to engage with treatment, with Kamei et al. reporting that adherence to medication among patients with AD in Japan was positively correlated with their health literacy and satisfaction with communication with their physician [ 20 ]. These findings demonstrate the importance of assessing and quantifying the level of patient and physician disconnect with respect to treatment satisfaction.…”

General and Skin-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Moreover, the EQ-5D is the preferred method to obtain health utilities by pharmacoeconomic guidelines in approximately 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Hungary 34,35 . Although more evidence is available with the earlier version of the instrument (EQ-5D-3L), few AD studies reported utilities on the newer, 5-level version (EQ-5D-5L), with a limited number of them reporting on multiple measurement properties of the instrument 36–41 …”

“…34,35 Although more evidence is available with the earlier version of the instrument (EQ-5D-3L), few AD studies reported utilities on the newer, 5-level version (EQ-5D-5L), with a limited number of them reporting on multiple measurement properties of the instrument. [36][37][38][39][40][41] The objective of this study was, therefore, to test measurement properties of commonly used generic and skin-specific HRQoL measures (EQ-5D-5L, Skindex-16, DLQI, DLQI-R) in adult patients with AD using data from a cross-sectional survey carried out in Hungary between 2018 and 2021. Given the COVID-19 outbreak during our data collection period, we further aimed to compare HRQoL of AD patients before and since the start of the pandemic, after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.…”

Welcome to the Patient Page

“…Patient associations have taken an increasingly important part in the description of these phenomena. Social determinants such as health literacy and socioeconomic status of patients have been investigated to understand and improve regular follow‐up, visit management and better adherence to care plans 6–8 . A sincere partnership between doctors and patients is certainly a desirable goal.…”

“…Social determinants such as health literacy and socioeconomic status of patients have been investigated to understand and improve regular follow-up, visit management and better adherence to care plans. [6][7][8] A sincere partnership between doctors and patients is certainly a desirable goal. Communication between clinicians and patients and their families is a key factor for therapeutic success; however, training in communication skills is variably accomplished in different countries, universities and hospitals.…”