Rebecca Araujo

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A study of adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) found a relationship between disease severity and sleep quality and psychological distress. These findings were published in Postgraduate Medicine.
Fifty-seven patients with AD were matched according to age and sex with 57 controls without AD. Sleep quality, insomnia, depression, and anxiety were compared between groups. The mean age was 34.28 years in the AD group and 34.39 years in the control group. Both groups included 27 males.
Sleep quality was lower in patients with AD compared with those without (P=.002). AD was also associated with more severe insomnia (P=.006), depression (P=.013), and higher stress levels (P=.049). The authors noted a link between itch intensity and sleep disturbances and psychological symptoms.
AD severity was associated with worse sleep quality (P&lt;.001), as well as increased anxiety and self-perceived stress (P&lt;.05). Subjective AD severity, rated by patients, was more strongly associated with insomnia and depression than clinical-oriented AD severity.
In summary, the authors wrote, “The study demonstrated poor sleep quality and high levels of insomnia, depression, and stress in AD patients, with an aggravated psychological status for adults with more severe skin disease.” Based on these findings, they called for a multidisciplinary approach to managing and treating AD that considers the impact on psychological factors, as well both objective and subjective measures of disease severity.
Source: <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00325481.2024.2366162" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Postgraduate Medicine</a>

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