Psychological Interventions Are More Effective Than Educational Interventions at Improving Atopic Dermatitis Severity: A Systematic Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Dermatitis
Abstract
We determined which educational and/or psychological interventions were most effective in atopic dermatitis (AD). A systematic review of published studies evaluated the effectiveness of educational and/or psychological interventions in MEDLINE, Embase, SCOPUS, LILACS, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services, and CiNii. Two reviewers conducted title/abstract, full-text review, and data extraction. Twenty-four prospective studies were included, including 20 randomized controlled trials. Educational (4/7 studies) and combined educational and psychological (5/6 studies) interventions reduced AD severity; psychological (10/11 studies) interventions showed the greatest benefit. The most commonly studied psychological intervention was habit reversal training (8/11 studies), which was most frequently incorporated in studies that reduced AD severity (8/10 studies). The most commonly studied educational interventions were education on AD triggers (7/7 studies) and skin care (7/7 studies); they were incorporated in all studies that reduced AD severity. Different psychological and/or educational interventions successfully reduced AD severity, especially habit reversal training.
DOI
10.1097/DER.0000000000000868
Publication Date
4-28-2022
ISSN
2162-5220
Recommended Citation
Hua T, Kim LS, Yousaf M, Gwillim EC, Yew YW, Lee B, Hua K, Erickson T, Cheng B, Patel K, Silverberg JI. Psychological Interventions Are More Effective Than Educational Interventions at Improving Atopic Dermatitis Severity: A Systematic Review. Dermatitis. 2022; . doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000868.
