2. Childrens' skin condition (severity) after dermatology consultation (Niebel 2000).

Severity score	DE (pre)	DE (post)	VE (pre)	VE (post)	Control (pre)	Control (post)	ANOVA/ANCOVA	P value
Rajka & Langeland criteria
1. General severity	3.9 (SD 1.19)	3.2 (SD 1.47)	4.2 (SD 0.94)	3 (SD 1.25)	4 (SD 1.1)	3.71 (SD 2.43)	Z:F (1/36) = 5.76	P < 0.022
2. Surface area	1.9 (SD 0.88)	1.7 (SD 0.82)	2 (SD 0.53)	1.47 (SD 0.64)	1.71 (SD 0.61)	1.36 (SD 0.63)	Z:F (1/36) = 10.87	P < 0.002
3. Pruritus	2 (SD 0.67)	1.5 (SD 0.71)	2.2 (SD 0.56)	1.53 (SD 0.64)	2.29 (SD 0.61)	2.36 (SD 2.34)	Z:F (1/36) = 2.09	P < 0.15
Hanifin criteria
1. Erythema	1 (SD 0.65)	0.58 (SD 0.61)	2.4 (SD 0.66)	1.53 (SD 1.06)	1.71 (SD 0.8)	1.36 (SD 1.15)	Z:F (1/39) = 11.34	P < 0.002
2. Excoriation	1.61 (SD 0.98)	0.65 (SD 0.85)	2.13 (SD 0.95)	1.3 (SD 1.06)	1.86 (SD 0.95)	1.07 (SD 1.21)	Z:F (1/39) = 15.6	P < 0.0001
3. Lichenification	1.54 (SD 0.96)	0.75 (SD 0.84)	2.27 (SD 0.96)	2 (SD 1.25)	2.14 (SD 0.86)	1.86 (SD 1.03)	Z:F (1/38) = 7.12	P < 0.01
4. Flaking	1.73 (SD 0.83)	1.04 (SD 0.9)	1.57 (SD 0.75)	1.3 (SD 0.98)	2.07 (SD 0.92)	1.77 (SD 0.96)	Z:F (1/39) = 5.73	P < 0.022
5. Induration	0.83 (SD 0.94)	0.42 (SD 0.7)	1.7 (SD 0.78)	0.93 (SD 1.16)	1.11 (SD 1.08)	0.68 (SD 0.72)	Z:F (1/38) = 14.48	P < 0.0001
6. Inflammation	1.13 (SD 0.86)	0.5 (SD 0.56)	1.53 (SD 1.13)	0.67 (SD 1.13)	0.93 (SD 0.99)	0.29 (SD 0.61)	Z:F (1/38) = 13.48	P < 0.001
SCORAD (summary)	N/A	N/A	55.91 (18.45)	36.91 (25.95)	48.66 (SD 15.43)	32.33 (SD 17.75)	Z:F (1/27) = 22.42	P < 0.0001

DE = Direkte ElternSchulung (direct parent education)
 VE = Video ElternSchulung (video education of parents)
 Control = dermatological standard treatment
 pre = prior to the intervention
 post = at follow‐up after 4 months
 SCORAD = Scoring Index of Atopic Dermatitis
 Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
 Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)