Experiences of carersmanaging childhood eczema and their views on its treatment: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 597, 2012, Pages

  Santer, Miriam ^a   Burgess, Hana ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Ersser, Steven ^b   Lewis Jones, Sue ^c   Muller, Ingrid ^a   Hugh, Catherine ^a   Little, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Child; Eczema; Medication adherence; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD ECZEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ECZEMA; EMOLLIENTS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84859452615     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X636083     Document Type: Article

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