SOVREMENNAYA PEDIATRIYA.2016.6(78):92-94; doi 10.15574/SP.2016.78.92 

The psychological status of children with atopic dermatitis

Shumna T. E., Mazur V. I., Klyacka L. I., Tarasevich Т. V., Sereda B. А., Pashchenko I. N.

Zaporizhzhia state medical university, Ukraine

Purpose of the study: assessment of psychological status of children with atopic dermatitis. Materials and methods. Conducted psychological examination of 77 children with atopic dermatitis and 56 healthy children. In the industrial city of Zaporizhia population of 40 patients and 29 healthy subjects. In ecologically clean regions of 37 children with atopic dermatitis and 27 healthy people. Psychological features of the person of children were evaluated using a questionnaire for these criteria: «The state of health», «Active» and «Mood».

Results. Revealed that 42.5% of children with atopic dermatitis from the city Zaporozhye pointed to decrease health. In 43.24% of patients with regions marked increase in health. Children with atopic dermatitis from the field, often there is a decrease, «Activity» (45.95%). Increased «Activity» was typical for inner-city children with atopic dermatitis (57.5%). Reducing the mood was recorded in 60% of urban and 18.92% of regional patients. Conclusions. The study results showed that to improve the quality of life of children with atopic dermatitis is necessary to carry out their social and psychological adaptation.

Key words: psychological status, self-concept, atopic dermatitis, children.

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