The Economic and Psychosocial Comorbidity Burden Among Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Europe: Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Survey.
Giampiero GirolomoniThomas LugerAudrey NosbaumDavid GrubenWilliam RomeroLyndon John LlamadoMarco daCosta DiBonaventuraPublished in: Dermatology and therapy (2020)
A significant economic burden was observed for patients with moderate-to-severe AD. Sleep difficulties, depression, and anxiety were observed in more than half of moderate-to-severe AD patients and were significantly associated with decrements in HRQoL and with work-related impairment. Reducing the burden of these psychosocial comorbidities in AD could have significant benefit to patients and society.