Grossman Shoshana K, Schut Christina, Kupfer Jörg, Valdes-Rodriguez Rodrigo, Gieler Uwe, Yosipovitch Gil
Department of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Clin Dermatol. 2018 Sep-Oct;36(5):662-667. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
Patient education programs are beneficial in the treatment of chronic diseases. In Germany, France, and other countries worldwide, educating children, adolescents, and adults plus the parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) leads to better coping with the skin disease, as well as to a reduction in the severity of the skin symptoms and signs. The results in Europe led to the idea to also establish an eczema school in the United States. In the style of the German eczema school, an eczema school was founded in 2014 at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Since then, a team consisting of a dermatologist, psychologist, nutritionist, and nurse practitioner has offered an eczema school to interested patients with AD and their families three times a year. This patient education program consists of three weekly 2-hour sessions, which address proper skin care, the itch-scratch cycle, healthy nutrition, and the role of stress in AD. The current review summarizes the first experiences with the education program in the United States.
患者教育项目对慢性病治疗有益。在德国、法国以及全球其他国家，对患有特应性皮炎（AD）的儿童、青少年、成人及其父母进行教育，有助于更好地应对这种皮肤病，同时减轻皮肤症状和体征的严重程度。欧洲的这些成果促使人们萌生了在美国也建立一所湿疹学校的想法。仿照德国湿疹学校的模式，2014年在宾夕法尼亚州费城的天普大学成立了一所湿疹学校。从那时起，一个由皮肤科医生、心理学家、营养师和执业护士组成的团队每年为患有AD的感兴趣患者及其家人提供三次湿疹学校课程。这个患者教育项目包括每周一次、每次两小时的三次课程，内容涉及正确的皮肤护理、瘙痒 - 搔抓循环、健康营养以及压力在特应性皮炎中的作用。本综述总结了该教育项目在美国的初步经验。
