Memory Buttons in Combination with Mobile Application-Induced Objective and Subjective Effects in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
Table 1
Patient demographics.
Variables
Group 1 (n = 29) M (95% CI)
Group 2 (n = 34) M (95% CI)
Group 3 (n = 20) M (95% CI)
value
Age
31.1 (26.4–35.8)
32.8 (29.0–36.6)
35.6 (29.0–42.1)
0.505
Sex (%)
0.907
Female
72.4
70.6
70.0
Male
27.6
29.4
30.0
Weight
71.5 (65.8–77.2)
71.9 (70.6–73.3)
71.0 (64.8–77.1)
0.970
Height
172.6 (169.2–176.1)
170.5 (165.5–175.4)
174.4 (170.3–178.5)
0.263
BMI
23.9 (22.4–25.4)
24.7 (20.9–28.5)
23.2 (21.6–24.8)
0.411
Asthma (%)
0.994
Yes
31.0
29.4
30.0
No
69.0
70.6
70.0
Allergy (%)
0.320
Yes
65.5
79.4
80.0
x
No
34.5
20.6
20.0
Smoker (%)
0.932
Yes
13.8
11.8
15.0
No
86.2
88.2
85.0
Education (%)
0.856
Primary school
6.9
5.9
5.0
General upper secondary school
27.6
23.5
10.0
Higher education (less than 3 years)
13.8
11.8
10.0
Higher education (3–5 years)
27.6
38.2
35.0
Higher education (more than 5 years)
24.1
20.6
40.0
No. of medical products
3.1 (2.3–3.8)
3.5 (2.8–4.2)
3.6 (2.2–4.9)
0.645
SCORAD
28.0 (21.5–34.6)
33.3 (26.5–40.2)
27.8 (21.0–34.0)
0.287
EASI
4.7 (2.7–6.8)
10.1 (6.2–14.0)
5.7 (2.7–8.8)
0.028∧
DLQI
5.6 (3.7–7.5)
7.0 (5.6–8.4)
5.3 (3.3–7.2)
0.289
POEM
12.0 (9.9–14.1)
13.2 (10.9–15.4)
10.4 (7.1–13.6)
0.283
value calculated with ANOVA if not otherwise specified. Chi-squared test. ∧Below significance level 0.05. 1: control group, no interference; 2: intervention group, participants only received the memory buttons without the app; 3: intervention group, participants received the memory buttons and the app.
