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a Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne,
Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia: Department of Dermatology, b Department of General
Paediatrics
Correspondence to: Dr Su.
Accepted 12 September 1996
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of childhood
atopic eczema on families and assess the personal financial cost of its management.
DESIGNCross sectional survey.
SETTINGPaediatric dermatology and paediatric
diabetology outpatient clinics.
PATIENTSParents of 48 randomly selected children
with atopic eczema and 46 with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURESThe impact on family score,
the reported cost of relevant medical treatments, medical
consultations, relevant hospitalisation, and income loss.
RESULTSFamilies of children with moderate or
severe atopic eczema had a significantly higher impact on family score
than families of diabetic children. A conservative estimate of the
annual personal financial cost of managing mild, moderate, and severe
eczema was Aus$330, 818, and 1255, respectively. The financial cost to
the community for the management of atopic eczema in the study groups was greater. The personal financial cost of managing eczema was greater
than for asthma.
CONCLUSIONChildhood atopic eczema has a profound
impact on the social, personal, emotional, and financial perspectives
of families.
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