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IMPACT OF ECZEMA AND OTHER DERMATOSES ON MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH: THE ROLE OF STEROID TAPE IN ECZEMA MANAGEMENT.

Treatment of a range of inflammatory skin conditions, including eczema, usually requires the use of topical steroids. These conditions are challenging for healthcare professionals and their patients in terms of both their physical and emotional symptoms. Topical steroids are available in a range of...

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Published in:Dermatological Nursing Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 40 - 44
Main Author: Aslam, Nisa
Format: case study review Journal Article
Published: British Dermatological Nursing Group Sep2023
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          Eczema Psychosocial Factors
          Skin Diseases Psychosocial Factors
          Mental Health
          Eczema Drug Therapy
          Steroids Therapeutic Use
          Tapes Utilization
          Female
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          Emotions
          Cyclosporine Therapeutic Use
          Administration, Topical
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      ab: Treatment of a range of inflammatory skin conditions, including eczema, usually requires the use of topical steroids. These conditions are challenging for healthcare professionals and their patients in terms of both their physical and emotional symptoms. Topical steroids are available in a range of formulations including creams, ointments and tapes. Steroid tape is an easy to use and patient-friendly formulation for these conditions. In the UK, the commercially available formulation is fludroxycortide impregnated tape (4 micrograms per sq. cm), which represents a moderately potent steroid. It is licensed in the UK for recalcitrant chronic dermatoses such as eczema and psoriasis. Whilst fludroxycortide tape has been available in the UK for several decades, it is not as widely used as steroid creams and ointments due to lack of awareness and knowledge from healthcare professionals. However, patients with these inflammatory skin conditions, who also suffer significant emotional and mental health issues, often struggle to find a topical steroid that they are happy with. Healthcare professionals should therefore be aware of steroid tape, its indications and use, to offer greater patient choice and potentially better adherence to topical treatment. This review paper describes an in-depth real world research survey of 1,000 patients with skin conditions, 72% of whom had eczema, which evaluated their mental and emotional health. The value of fludroxycortide tape in inflammatory skin conditions is also identified and reviewed.
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