Eczema Impact Analyzer Tool*
*The Eczema Impact Tool is validated for adolescents and adults with moderate to severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD).
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The AD Impact Analyzer can help you get a better understanding of the visible and invisible impact that atopic dermatitis (eczema) can have on your day-to-day life.
For each question, select a number between 0 and 10 (0 being not at all, 10 being extremely difficult), that best describes your experience with eczema.
There are no right or wrong answers here, answering honestly will only help you get a better understanding of your condition.
The Eczema Impact Tool is validated for adolescents and adults with moderate to severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD).
Calculations are based on the ADerm-IS Atopic Dermatitis Impact Scale.1
The AD Impact Analyzer is not intended to provide or replace expert medical advice.
IE-ABBV-230038
Date of preparation: June 2023
1. Silverberg, J.I. et al. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) (2022) 12:2817
What each colour represents
The impact has been colour-coded to give you a better idea of the level it affects you.
Here is how each colour can be interpreted:
Absent
Minimal
Mild
Moderate
Severe
SLEEP
How does eczema impact your sleep?
The following questions are about your atopic dermatitis (AD). For each question, please slide the circle below to the number that best describes your experience with AD during the past 24 hours. There are no right or wrong answers.
1How difficult was it for you to fall asleep due to AD?
2During your sleep hours, how much did your AD impact your sleep?
3How uncomfortable was waking up at night due to AD?
DAILY ACTIVITIES
How does AD impact your daily activities?
The following questions are about your atopic dermatitis (AD). For each question, please slide the circle below to the number that best describes your experience with AD during the past 7 days. There are no right or wrong answers.
4During the past seven days, how much did your AD limit your household activities (e.g. washing dishes, hoovering, doing the laundry)?
5During the past seven days, how much did your AD limit your physical activities (e.g. walking, exercising)?
6During the past seven days, how much did your AD limit your social activities?
7During the past seven days, how difficult was it for you to concentrate due to AD?
EMOTIONAL STATE
How does AD impact your emotional state?
The following questions are about your atopic dermatitis (AD). For each question, please slide the circle below to the number that best describes your experience with AD during the past 7 days. There are no right or wrong answers.
8During the past seven days, how self-conscious did you feel due to AD?
9During the past seven days, how embarrassed did you feel due to AD?
10During the past seven days, how sad did you feel due to AD?
Results
SLEEP
Your AD symptoms appear to have no impact on your sleep.
Your AD appears to have a minimal impact on your sleep.
Your AD appears to be having a mild impact on your sleep.
You may wish to set some goals to further support your condition.
It looks like your AD appears to be having a moderate impact on your sleep.
Did you know that eczema patients experience higher than average levels of sick days compared to the average UK worker?*
Sleep may be an area that you want to focus on when setting your goals.
*Based on data taken from a recent report from Allergy UK, Not Just Skin Deep.
Your AD appears to be severely impacting your sleep.
Did you know eczema patients experience higher than average levels of sick days compared to the average UK worker?*
Sleep may be an area that you want to focus on when setting your goals.
*Based on data taken from a recent report from Allergy UK, Not Just Skin Deep.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Your AD appears to have no impact on your daily activities.
Your AD appears to have a minimal impact on your daily activities.
It looks like your AD is mildly impacting your daily activites.
You may wish to set some goals to further support your condition.
It looks like your AD is moderately impacting your daily activities.
Did you know that around a third (32%) of eczema patients spend over an hour each day managing their eczema?*
Daily activities could be an area for you to focus on when setting your goals.
Your AD appears to be severely impacting your daily activities.
Did you know that around a third (32%) of eczema patients spend over an hour each day managing their eczema?*
You should focus on this area when setting your goals.
EMOTIONAL STATE
It looks like your AD has no impact on your emotional state.
It looks like your AD has a minimal impact on your emotional state.
It looks like your AD appears to be having a mild impact on your emotional state.
You may wish to set some goals to further support your condition.
It looks like your AD is having a moderate impact on your emotional state.
Did you know that more than three quarters (78%) of eczema patients were affected by social or psychological health issues?*
This might be an area to think about when setting your goals.
Your AD appears to be severely impacting your emotional state.
Did you know that more than three quarters (78%) of eczema patients were affected by social or psychological health issues?*
Now you've identified the impact, it'll help you to focus on this area when setting goals.
Use these results to consider the areas you want to focus on when setting your goals.
The Eczema Impact Tool is validated for adolescents and adults with moderate to severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD).
Please note that calculations are based on the ADerm-IS Atopic Dermatitis Impact Scale.
The AD Impact Analyzer adds together your answers from specific questions to give you an overall score for the impact of atopic dermatitis on your…
Sleep
(questions 1-3)
Daily Activities
(questions 4-7)
Emotional State
(questions 8-10)
These questions are based on the Aderm-IS symptom and impact scale that provides score thresholds defining how severe each impact is. The AD Impact Analyzer is not intended to provide any medical advice and is not intended to replace expert medical advice.
| Severity of Impact | Sleep | Daily Activities | Emotional State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | |
| Absent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minimal | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mild | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Moderate | 7 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 22 |
| Severe | 21 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 23 | 30 |
Date of preparation: June 2023 | IE-ABBV-230034
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