Abstract
Atopic dermatitis in adult is a disease of chronic or chronically relapsing dermatitis and difficult to cure. The participants with atopic dermatitis in adult tend to change hospitals from place to place to test various cures. And they use various folk remedies including water, bath powder, soap, herbal medicine, and health food.
The purpose of this study was to clarify the behavioural model of experience of participants.
This study was qualitative research, and data were generated from semi-structured interview. 10 participants were selected : seven men and three women. The procedure of analysis from verbatim transcriptions of interviews and field notes contained eight phases.
From the data analysis, the behavioural model was revealed "looking for" as a core variable, which included three categories: Participant's acceptance of atopic dermatitis ; Desire of getting well; Feelings that conflict with "will be cured", "may be cured", "will not be cured" and "may not be cured".
