Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus
Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) has substantial negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Although considerable advances have been made in understanding the pathogenesis and its treatment, there is still limited transfer of this knowledge into daily management. Aiming to identify unmet needs...
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author | Annalisa Patrizi Antonio Costanzo Cataldo Patruno Valentina Maria Busà Andrea Chiricozzi Giampiero Girolomoni |
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description | Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) has substantial negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Although considerable advances have been made in understanding the pathogenesis and its treatment, there is still limited transfer of this knowledge into daily management. Aiming to identify unmet needs in clinical management of patients with AD, we used a Delphi consensus process.Methods A set of statements regarding diagnosis, management, prognosis, and treatment was identified by five experts (Steering Committee). Then, the Steering Committee and a second group of four clinicians were involved in a Delphi process. Lastly, agreement was assessed in a larger panel of Italian clinicians.Results Overall, 37 clinicians participated to the process. 17 statements reached strong agreement and 2 reached weak agreement.Conclusions In general, the statements reflected the need for accurate and effective diagnostic criteria to support clinical experience, especially in the atypical forms of AD. Moreover, prognostic criteria are needed to predict the duration of adult-onset AD. The identification of biomarkers was considered to be useful for clinical management of AD at all stages of disease. Lastly, greater emphasis should be placed on patient education and development of effective tools that can aid informing patients about their disease and its treatment. |
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spelling | doaj-art-432d686b2c0d469bb743c04ebe3ee0c82025-02-05T19:02:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Dermatological Treatment0954-66341471-17532022-07-013352459246510.1080/09546634.2021.1967267Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensusAnnalisa Patrizi0Antonio Costanzo1Cataldo Patruno2Valentina Maria Busà3Andrea Chiricozzi4Giampiero Girolomoni5Dermatology, IRCCS S. Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Bologna, ItalyDermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, ItalyDermatology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, ItalyMedical Department, Inflammation and Immunology, Pfizer, ItalyDermatology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyIntroduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) has substantial negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Although considerable advances have been made in understanding the pathogenesis and its treatment, there is still limited transfer of this knowledge into daily management. Aiming to identify unmet needs in clinical management of patients with AD, we used a Delphi consensus process.Methods A set of statements regarding diagnosis, management, prognosis, and treatment was identified by five experts (Steering Committee). Then, the Steering Committee and a second group of four clinicians were involved in a Delphi process. Lastly, agreement was assessed in a larger panel of Italian clinicians.Results Overall, 37 clinicians participated to the process. 17 statements reached strong agreement and 2 reached weak agreement.Conclusions In general, the statements reflected the need for accurate and effective diagnostic criteria to support clinical experience, especially in the atypical forms of AD. Moreover, prognostic criteria are needed to predict the duration of adult-onset AD. The identification of biomarkers was considered to be useful for clinical management of AD at all stages of disease. Lastly, greater emphasis should be placed on patient education and development of effective tools that can aid informing patients about their disease and its treatment.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09546634.2021.1967267Atopic dermatitismanagementconsensusDelphi method |
spellingShingle | Annalisa Patrizi Antonio Costanzo Cataldo Patruno Valentina Maria Busà Andrea Chiricozzi Giampiero Girolomoni Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus Journal of Dermatological Treatment Atopic dermatitis management consensus Delphi method |
title | Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus |
title_full | Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus |
title_fullStr | Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus |
title_full_unstemmed | Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus |
title_short | Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus |
title_sort | unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management an expert consensus |
topic | Atopic dermatitis management consensus Delphi method |
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