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The Environmental and Educational Management Effects of Atopic Dermatitis in a Seoul Elementary School / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease ; : 285-293, 2011.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-183447
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

This study was conducted to address a school-based program to properly manage atopic dermatitis in school children.

METHODS:

A modified Korean version of written questionnaires from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood was completed by the parents of 125 first-grade children. Skin prick tests (SPTs) for nine common inhalants and food allergens were performed. Air cleaners, HEPA vacuum cleaners, wet blackboards, and wet towels were used to clean the floor in the classroom. Students and their parents participated in school-based educational programs about atopic dermatitis. A follow-up questionnaire and SPTs were performed at 6 months after improving the classroom conditions. Indoor air quality was measured at the 3 months interval in July and September of the same year after the school-based program.

RESULTS:

The prevalence of "itchy eczema ever" and a "diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, within the last 12 months" was 26.4% and 12.0%, respectively. Eleven students (34.4%) showed positive results among 32 students who were examined with SPTs. All children who showed positive results were sensitized with house dust mites. After the environmental change, the prevalence of "itchy eczema within the last 6 months" and "diagnosis of atopic dermatitis within the last 6 months" was 14.7% and 7.8%, respectively. Skin reactivity assessed by mean wheal diameter decreased. Measured indoor air quality values improved in all classrooms by September.

CONCLUSION:

School-based environmental changes and educational programs including a partnership among home, school, society, and the public health care center could be applied to better manage atopic dermatitis in school children.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Pais / Asma / Pele / Vácuo / Alérgenos / Saúde Pública / Prevalência / Inquéritos e Questionários / Seguimentos / Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Criança / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Pais / Asma / Pele / Vácuo / Alérgenos / Saúde Pública / Prevalência / Inquéritos e Questionários / Seguimentos / Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Criança / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Artigo