Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the family participants (n = 147).
| Variable | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants' characteristics | |||
| Age (yr) | |||
| 18–28 | 3 (2.00) | ||
| 29–39 | 44 (30.00) | ||
| 40–50 | 84 (57.10) | ||
| >50 | 16 (10.90) | ||
| Relationship | |||
| Father | 21 (14.30) | ||
| Mother | 120 (81.60) | ||
| Caregiver (grandparents or uncle) | 6 (4.10) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 125 (85.00) | ||
| Male | 22 (15.00) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hong Kong, China | 136 (92.50) | ||
| Mainland China | 11 (7.50) | ||
| Education level | |||
| Primary school | 3 (2.00) | ||
| Secondary school | 79 (53.80) | ||
| College | 14 (9.50) | ||
| University (bachelor/master) | 51 (34.70) | ||
| Occupation | |||
| Full-time job | 76 (51.70) | ||
| Part-time job | 18 (12.20) | ||
| Full-time home-maker | 47 (32.00) | ||
| Retired | 2 (1.40) | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (1.30) | ||
| Others | 2 (1.40) | ||
| Child's characteristics | |||
| Age (yr) | |||
| <6 | 39 (26.50) | ||
| 6–12 | 68 (46.30) | ||
| >12 | 40 (27.20) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 85 (57.80) | ||
| Female | 62 (42.20) | ||
| Severity category by SCORAD | |||
| Mild | 81 (55.10) | ||
| Moderate | 42 (28.60) | ||
| Severe | 24 (16.30) | ||
| Total score of the tools at baseline | |||
| SCORAD | 26.58 ± 19.77 | ||
| C-FDLQI | 9.97 ± 7.99 | ||
| C-CDLQI | 7.24 ± 6.76 | ||
| C-GSE | 15.55 ± 6.53 | ||
| Difficulties of the tools | |||
| Too easy | 5 (3.40) | ||
| Just right | 113 (76.90) | ||
| Too difficult | 29 (19.70) | ||
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
C-CDLQI, Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index in Cantonese version; C-FDLQI, Chinese version of the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index; C-GSE, Chinese Adaptation of the General Self-Efficacy Scale; SCORAD, SCORing Atopic Dermatitis.