75196 Nearly Half of American Children with Atopic Dermatitis Experience Significant Quality of Life Impairment, Often Underestimated by Parents

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease in children, but its impact goes far beyond visible symptoms. To better understand this reality, a study was conducted among American families with children aged 6-12 years living with AD. The aim was to explore how disease severity, parental stress, comorbidities, and family context shape children’s daily lives, using the CDLQI as a reference tool. Two groups of children were assessed: ages 6–9 (n=285) and 10–12 (n=215). Researchers collected a wide range of data: the child ‘gender and responding parent, AD severity [POEM], family burden (ABS-F), parental stress levels (PSS), and most importantly, the children’s own perception of their condition through the CDLQI questionnaire.