Adjustment to atopic dermatitis: A cross-sectional study investigating the role of maladaptive self-schemas in a community sample of people with atopic dermatitis.

• Tác giả: Elli Kalaki, Alexandra Mizara
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Clinical and experimental dermatology , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 169443

Tóm tắt

BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated variability in adjustment to atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated whether adjustment to AD is mediated by psychological (maladaptive schemas/personality) or condition-only factors (age at onset) in a community sample. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed with two groups: a) early onset of AD (n = 74) and b) late onset (n = 76). All groups completed the Young Schema Questionnaire (Short Form 3) and the Adjustment to Chronic Skin Disease Questionnaire. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in adjustment levels between the two groups. Both groups presented with poor adjustment levels specifically on the itch-scratch, helplessness and anxious-depressive mood factors. Poor adjustment levels were predicted by maladaptive schemas and not by age of onset of AD. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight and support that adjustment and coping with AD is strongly linked and predicted by core psychological factors such as maladaptive schemas. Understanding schema-level cognitions and offering interventions that can address them might prevent further life impairment and improve overall adjustment to AD.