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Health literacy and topical corticosteroid adherence in parents of children with atopic dermatitis in France
B. Halioua, C. Taieb, C. Ribeyre, S. Merhand, AL Demessant-Flavigny, J. Seneschal
- 10min
- Oct. 2023
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INTRODUCTION
Therapeutic nonadherence is frequent amongst the parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) treated with topical corticosteroids (TCs).1 Therapeutic nonadherence is a multidimensional phenomenon involving the interaction of numerous factors, particularly health literacy (HL), that refers to the ability to access, understand, communicate, calculate and process specific information on medicinal products.2 It is known that low HL can be associated with therapeutic nonadherence in chronic conditions.3 A recent study showed that low HL is associated with a higher risk of steroid phobia.
However, the description of HL amongst parents of AD children remains limited. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with HL in the parents of AD children.