Open AccessAtopic Dermatitis and Patient Perspectives: Insights of Bullying at School and Career Discrimination at Work
Author(s) -
Luca Stingeni,
Anna Belloni Fortina,
Ilaria Baiardini,
Katharina Hansel,
Devis Moretti,
Filippo Cipriani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s317009
Subject(s) - presenteeism , absenteeism , medicine , atopic dermatitis , feeling , sick leave , quality of life (healthcare) , burnout , disease , affect (linguistics) , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychology , nursing , social psychology , communication , dermatology , pathology
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent eczematous lesions and intense pruritus. AD patients are known to face a considerable disease burden, including physical and emotional limitations. There is still limited knowledge about daily implications in education and occupation. We describe disease social stigmatization by measuring bullying and self-isolation in students and professional discrimination in workers. Overall loss of productivity, either at school and at the workplace, was quantified as the sum of absenteeism (number of days AD sick leave) and presenteeism (number of days with decreased focus and functionality).