Interesting Statistics on Eczema

Eczema sufferers consider stress to be the main reason for their flare-ups. "Of the 66 responses from participants who said that a life event had made their atopic eczema worse, 64 per cent cited increased stress as a reason," stated Professor Marks.
"The weather, hormones, treatments, holidays and illness were other reasons voiced by participants for the deterioration of their skin disease."
Eczema also has a negative impact on the daily lives of sufferers, and those with more severe disease experience further problems. For example, 45 per cent said their skin felt itchy, sore, painful and stinging, while 36 per cent spent more than 10 minutes applying daily treatments. Another 28 per cent said that their eczema influenced the clothes they wore, while 21 per cent said their skin disease was a source of embarrassment or made them feel self-conscious.
More than half of the participants considered Spring to be the worst season for their eczema due to the time spent (often more than 20 minutes) applying daily treatments.
Among the study participants, two in three had both a personal and family history of an atopic disorder - asthma and hayfever. Almost half were suffering from moderate eczema, while one in four had a severe form of the skin disease. At an average age of 36, the study participants were recruited from urban and rural Victorian Australian areas between January 1999 to February 2000 and monitored for one year by the research team.