Managing childhood eczema: qualitative study exploring carers' experiences of barriers and facilitators to treatment adherence.

Aim: To explore parents and carers' experiences of barriers and facilitators to treatment adherence in childhood eczema

Background: Childhood eczema is common and causes significant impact on quality of life for children and their families, particularly due to sleep disturbance and itch. Non-adherence to application of topical treatments is the main cause of treatment failure.

Design: Qualitative interview study.

Experiences of carers managing childhood eczema and their views on its treatment: a qualitative study.

Background: Childhood eczema causes significant impact on quality of life for some families, yet non-concordance with treatment is common.

Aim: To explore parents' and carers' views of childhood eczema and its treatment.

Design And Setting: Qualitative interview study in primary care in the south of England.