The effects of psychological intervention on atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Chida, Yoichi ^a,b   Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Hirakawa, Noriaki ^b   Sudo, Nobuyuki ^b   Kubo, Chiharu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain skin axis; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Complementary and alternative medicine; Mind body interaction; Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychosomatic medicine; Randomized controlled trial; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

AROMATHERAPY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34547753119     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101940     Document Type: Review

References (45)

1. Alexander F: Psychosomatic Medicine. New York, Norton, 1950.
2. Anderzén I, Arnetz BB, Soderstrom T, Soderman E: Stress and sensitization in children: a controlled prospective psychophysiological study of children exposed to international relocation. J Psychosom Res 1997;43:259-269.
3. Huovinen E, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M: Asthma in relation to personality traits, life satisfaction, and stress: a prospective study among 11,000 adults. Allergy 2001;56:971-977.
4. Kodama A, Horikawa T, Suzuki T, Ajiki W, Takashima T, Harada S, Ichihashi M: Effect of stress on atopic dermatitis: investigation in patients after the Great Hanshin Earthquake. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;104:173-176.
5. Lammintausta K, Kalimo K, Raitala R, Forsten Y: Prognosis of atopic dermatitis - a prospective study in early adulthood. Int J Dermatol 1991;30:563-568.
6. Mrazek DA, Klinnert M, Mrazek PJ, Brower A, McCormick D, Rubin B, Ikle D, Kastner W, Larsen G, Harbeck R, Jones J: Prediction of early-onset asthma in genetically at-risk children. Pediatr Pulmonol 1999;27:85-94.
7. Sandberg S, McCann DC, Ahola S, Oja H, Paton JY, McGuinness D: The role of acute and chronic stress in asthma attacks in children. Lancet 2000;356:982-987.
8. Sandberg S, McCann DC, Ahola S, Oja H, Paton JY, McGuinness D: Positive experiences and the relationship between stress and asthma in children. Acta Paediatr 2002;91:152-158.
9. Weil CM, Wade SL, Bauman LJ, Lynn H, Mitchell H, Lavigne J: The relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma. Pediatrics 1999;104:1274-1280.
10. Wright RJ, Cohen S, Carey V, Weiss SR, Gold DR: Parental stress as a predictor of wheezing in infancy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002;165:358-365.
11. Leung DYM, Bieber T: Atopic dermatitis. Lancet 2003;361:151-160.
12. Jadad AR, Moore RA, Carroll D, Jenkinson C, Reynolds D, Gavaghan DJ, McQuay HJ: Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary? Controlled Clin Trials 1996;17:1-12.
13. Astin JA, Beckner W, Soeken K, Hochberg MC, Berman B: psychological interventions for rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arthrit Rheum 2002;47:291-302.
14. Yorke J, Fleming SL, Shuldham CM: Psychological interventions for adults with asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;1:CD002982.
15. Rosenthal R: Meta-Analytic Procedure for Social Research, ed 2. Newbury Park, Sage, 1991.
16. equivalent: a simple effect size indicator. Psychol Methods 2003;8:492-496.
17. Clark-Carter D: Meta-analysis; in Clark-Carter D (ed): Doing Quantitative Psychological Research - From Design to Report. East Sussex, Psychological Press, 1997, pp 377-386.
18. Hedges LV, Olkin I: Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis. Boston, Academic Press, 1985.
19. Masui K: Meta-analysis software user's guide; in Masui K (ed): Kokokara Hajimeru Meta-Analysis. Tokyo, Shinko-Koueki Medical Press, 2003, pp 91-121
20. Anderson C, Lis-Balchin M, Kirk-Smith M: Evaluation of massage with essential oils on childhood atopic eczema. Phytother Res 2000;14:452-456.
21. Ehlers A, Stangier U, Gieler U: Treatment of atopic dermatitis: a comparison of psychological and dermatological approaches to relapse prevention. J Consult Clin Psychol 1995;63:624-635.
22. Habib S, Morrissey S: Stress management for atopic dermatitis. Behav Change 1999;16:226-236.
23. Linnet J, Jemec GBE: Anxiety level and severity of skin condition predicts outcome of psychotherapy in atopic dermatitis patients. Int J Dermatol 2001;40:632-636.
24. Melin L, Frederiksen T, Norén P, Swebilius BG: Behavioural treatment of scratching in patients with atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 1986;115:467-474.
25. Norén P, Melin L: The effect of combined topical steroids and habit-reversal treatment in patients with atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 1989;121:359-366.
26. Staab D, von Rueden U, Kehrt R, Erhart M, Wenninger K, Kamtsiuris P, Wahn U: Evaluation of a parental training program for the management of childhood atopic dermatitis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2002;13:84-90.
27. Staab D, Diepgen TL, Fartasch M, Kupfer J, Lob-Corzilius T, Ring J, Scheewe S, Scheidt R, Schmid-Ott G, Schnopp C, Szczepanski R, Werfel T, Wittenmeier M, Wahn U, Gieler U: Age related, structured educational programmes for the management of atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents: multicentre, randomized controlled trial. BMJ 2006;332:933-938.
28. Stangier U, Ehlers A, Gieler U: Predicting long-term outcome in group treatment of atopic dermatitis. Psychother Psychosom 2004;73:293-301.
29. Nasermoaddeli A, Kagamimori S: Balneotherapy in medicine: a review. Environ Health Prev Med 2005;10:171-178.
30. Lazaroff I, Shimshoni R: Effects of medical resonance therapy music on patients with psoriasis and neurodermatitis - a pilot study. Integr Physiol Behav Sci 2000;35:189-198.
31. Hindley GD: The comparative effects of relaxation techniques in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Dissert Abst Int 1997;57:7726.
32. Senser C, Habermuller M, Revenstorf D: Hypnotherapy in atopic dermatitis. Akt Dermatol 2004;30:103-108.
33. Azrin NH, Nunn RG: Habit-reversal: a method of eliminating nervous habits and tics. Behav Res Ther 1973;11:619-628.
34. European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis: Severity scoring of atopic dermatitis: the SCORAD index. Dermatology 1993;186:23-31.
35. Charman D: Patterns in atopic dermatitis: developing models to predict hospital utilization patterns in young children; unpublished doctorial dissertation. University of Melbourne, 1997.
36. Spielberger CD, Goursuch RL, Luchene RE: Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Palo Alto, Consulting Psychologists Press, 1970.
37. Radloff LS: The CES-D scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Measure 1977;1:385-401.
38. Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A: Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: the PANAS scales. J Pers Soc Psychol 1988;54:1063-1070.
39. Scheier M, Carver CS: The self-consciousness scale: a revised version for use with the general population. J Appl Soc Psychol 1985;15:687-699.
40. Klauer T, Filipp SH: Trier Scales for Measuring Coping with Disease. Handbook. Göttingen, Hogrefe, 1993.
41. Wright RJ. Stress and atopic disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005;116:1301-1306.
42. Chida Y, Sudo N, Sonoda J, Hiramoto T, Kubo C. Childhood psychological stress exacerbates adult mouse asthma by hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:316-322.
43. Luthe W, Schultz JH: Autogenic Therapy. New York, Grune & Stratton, 1969, vol 2: Medical Application.
44. Schnaubelt K: Advanced aromatherapy, the science of essential oil therapy. Rochester, Healing Arts Press, 1998.
45. Charman C, Chambers C, Williams H: Measuring atopic dermatitis severity in randomized controlled clinical trials: what exactly are we measuring? J Invest Dermatol 2003;120:932-941.