Family principles of children rehabilitation with atopic dermatitis

Background. Аn estimation of a family method efficiency of children rehabilitation with atopic dermatitis. Materials and methods. There were 88 families under medical survey where children with atopic dermatitis lived. These families were divided into two groups: the first group (basic) - 68 children who passed rehabilitation according to a family principle at the consulting center of family rehabilitation; the second group (control group) - 20 children, who improved their health with a traditional method. Catamnesis data was used as the methods of rehabilitation control of efficiency with an estimation of frequency and recurrences severity of the basic disease of SCORAD index change, numbers of references to the doctor in occasion of concomitant diseases were used. Results. The positive effect in dermatitis treatment was achieved at 66 among 68 patients (97,1%). 2-3 fold decrease of frequency of the recurrences was observed at 56 children (82,4%), decrease in the defeated area - at 53 children (77,9%). The positive effect was observed in 6 out of 20 children (30%) (p<0,05) in control group. Conclusion. Given data allow to make a conclusion, that the family approach to children rehabilitation with atopic dermatitis is the most effective form of health improvement.

atopic dermatitis, risk factors, rehabilitation