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CORRELATION BETWEEN THE INFANTS' DERMATITIS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX (IDQOL) FOR CHILDREN AGED 0-4 YEARS AND THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO THE SCORING ATOPIC DERMATITIS SCALE (SCORAD) IN CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS
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Objectives: Determine the correlation between the Infants' Dermatitis Quality of Life Index (IDQOL) for children aged 0-4 years and the severity of the disease assessed according to the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis scale (SCORAD) in children with atopic dermatitis. Methods: Cross-sectional study on 284 children aged 0-4 years with atopic dermatitis at Children's Hospital 1, Children's Hospital 2 and City Children's Hospital. Results: Median IDQOL score was 7 (interquartile range 5-9), 59,9% of children aged 0-4 years old had their quality of life affected, of which 10.9% of children had their quality of life seriously affected. Median SCORAD score was 35 (interquartile range 27.5-42). SCORAD score was in posive correlation (r=0,6033), moderate level and statistically significant (p<0,001) with the IDQOL score. Conclusion: There is a correlation between the severity of the disease and the quality of life of children with atopic dermatitis aged 0-4 years. IDQOL index and severity classification according to SCORAD are useful tools to contribute a comprehensive assessment of children aged 0-4 years with atopic dermatitis.
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IDQOL, SCORAD, atopic dermatitis
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