Obsessive compulsive symptoms in mothers of children with atopic dermatitis

Velat Celik; Burcin Beken; Isık Gorker; Pinar Gokmirza Ozdemir; Necdet Sut; Mehtap Yazicioglu

doi:10.5114/ada.2023.128979

Obsessive compulsive symptoms in mothers of children with atopic dermatitis

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2023 Jun;40(3):411-415. doi: 10.5114/ada.2023.128979. Epub 2023 Jul 16.

Authors

Velat Celik¹, Burcin Beken¹, Isık Gorker¹, Pinar Gokmirza Ozdemir¹, Necdet Sut¹, Mehtap Yazicioglu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal stress, depression and anxiety are associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) in offspring. However, the relationship between maternal obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) and AD in their children is unclear.

Aim: To investigate whether maternal OCS are associated with AD in offspring.

Material and methods: A total of 75 children with AD diagnosed by the paediatric allergist and 76 healthy children and their mothers were included in the study. A Turkish version of the Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI-T) was used to assess OCS of mothers in both groups.

Results: Total MOCI-T score and slowness, doubt, and rumination subscale scores were higher in the AD group than in the healthy group (p = 0.007, p = 0.001, p = 0.012 and p = 0.011, respectively) but washing/cleaning and checking subscale scores did not reach a statistically significant difference (p = 0.203 and p = 0.053, respectively). There was no correlation between SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) and MOCI-T/subscales scores.

Conclusions: Our study provides evidence for associations between maternal OCS and infantile AD. The findings support recommendations for psychosocial support of mothers of children with AD.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; children; maternal; obsessive compulsive symptoms.