Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Zoetis, 10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ, 07054, USA.
Vet Dermatol. 2021 Apr;32(2):192-e50. doi: 10.1111/vde.12938. Epub 2021 Feb 7.
Skin disease severity and treatment plan complexity are both related to owner experience of caregiver burden; however, to date they have not been examined simultaneously in owners of dogs with atopic or other chronic allergic dermatitis.
HYPOTHESES/OBJECTIVES: We expected to replicate and extend previous work by showing that caregiver burden is linked to treatment complexity and disease severity in this population. Moreover, we hypothesized that a relationship between burden and treatment complexity would be present in both subjective (owner report of experience) and objective (number of weekly treatments) measures, and that these relationships would exist independent of skin disease severity.
Eighty-six owners of dogs with atopic or other chronic allergic dermatitis recruited through social media dog allergy groups.
Cross-sectional online assessments were completed for caregiver burden, treatment plan complexity and skin disease severity.
Caregiver burden was correlated with skin disease severity (r = 0.40) and both subjective (r = 0.37) and objective (r =0.30) measures of treatment complexity (P < 0.01 for all). Relationships between caregiver burden and treatment complexity remained significant after accounting for skin disease severity.
Greater treatment plan complexity is associated with higher caregiver burden in owners of dogs with atopic or other chronic allergic dermatitis. The independence of this relationship highlights the importance of simplicity in effective treatment planning.
皮肤疾病的严重程度和治疗方案的复杂性都与主人对护理负担的体验有关；然而，迄今为止，尚未在患有特应性皮炎或其他慢性过敏性皮炎的犬主人中同时对这些因素进行检查。
假设/目的：我们希望通过显示在该人群中，护理负担与治疗复杂性和疾病严重程度相关，从而复制和扩展以前的工作。此外，我们假设负担与治疗复杂性之间的关系将存在于主观（主人对体验的报告）和客观（每周治疗次数）措施中，并且这些关系独立于皮肤疾病严重程度存在。
通过社交媒体狗过敏小组招募的 86 名患有特应性皮炎或其他慢性过敏性皮炎犬的主人。
对护理负担、治疗计划复杂性和皮肤疾病严重程度进行了横断面在线评估。
护理负担与皮肤疾病严重程度相关（r=0.40），并且与主观（r=0.37）和客观（r=0.30）治疗复杂性测量值相关（所有 P<0.01）。在考虑皮肤疾病严重程度后，护理负担与治疗复杂性之间的关系仍然显著。
在患有特应性皮炎或其他慢性过敏性皮炎的犬主人中，治疗计划的复杂性越大，护理负担越大。这种关系的独立性突出了有效治疗计划中简单性的重要性。
