Correlation between anxiety and depression risk and atopic dermatitis severity in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study

Limited studies on atopic dermatitis (AD) have investigated the possible covariance of sociodemographic factors with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). This study aimed to examine the possible covariance between AD severity and HADS scores of patients in Taiwan. Patients with AD from a medical center and 2 regional hospitals in Taiwan were enrolled in this cross-sectional study from April 2018 to April 2019. AD severity was measured using the “scoring atopic dermatitis” index, and anxiety and depression were screened based on HADS. A total of 200 patients were included. After correcting for sociodemographic variables, significantly more borderline (≥8) and abnormal (≥11) cases of anxiety/depression (P