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Review
. 2020 Dec;312(10):685-695.
doi: 10.1007/s00403-020-02060-7. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Efficacy of health education on treatment of children with atopic dermatitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yunling Li  1 , Ting Han  2 , Wei Li  1 , Yin Li  1 , Xiaoxuan Guo  1 , Lei Zheng  3
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Efficacy of health education on treatment of children with atopic dermatitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yunling Li et al. Arch Dermatol Res. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) seriously affects the quality of life of children and their families. This meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively analyze health education on the treatment of children with AD and the quality of life of the patient's family. A comprehensive search of reference lists in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang, CNKI, and VIP databases from inception until April 2018 was performed. The weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated. A total of eight randomized controlled trials studies were included in the analysis. The heterogeneity among enrolled studies was statistically significant, and the random effects model was used. The meta-analysis showed that the health education group had significantly lower SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) (WMD = 7.57 [95% CI 2.77, 12.36], P = 0.002 at 3 months; WMD = 6.88 [95% CI 2.68, 11.08], P = 0.001 at 6 months; WMD = 8.67 [95% CI 3.67, 13.67], P = 0.0007 at 12 months), objective SCORAD (WMD = 7.60 [95% CI 1.37, 13.83], P = 0.02 at 6 months; WMD = 5.15 [95% CI 1.89, 8.41], P = 0.002 at 12 months), and Infants' Dermatology Quality of Life Index (WMD = 0.96 [95% CI 0.06, 1.86], P = 0.04 at 3 months, and WMD = 1.50 [95% CI 0.33, 2.67] at 6 months, P = 0.01) scores compared with the non-health education group. Health education could improve the treatment of children with AD and promote disease control.

Keywords: Children atopic dermatitis; Health education; Meta-analysis.

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