# Patient Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts on Atopic Dermatitis: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

## TL;DR

This study explores how patients with atopic dermatitis perceive climate change's impact on their condition and highlights a need for better climate-health education.

## Contribution

The study identifies a gap in patient-centered dermatologic care regarding climate change and environmental health.

## Key findings

- Most participants reported that heat and air pollution worsened their atopic dermatitis.
- Few participants had discussed climate-related concerns with their dermatologist.
- Patients expressed a desire for climate-health education.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional survey study (63.5% response rate) characterized how patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) perceive and experience the effects of climate change on their AD. Most participants reported that environmental factors such as heat and air pollution worsened their AD and expressed a desire for climate-health education, yet few had discussed these concerns with their dermatologist. These findings reveal a gap in patient-centered dermatologic care and support the development of tools to integrate environmental health into atopic dermatitis management.