Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal DiseasesRussian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases1560-95882412-9097Eco-Vector3706010.17816/dv37060Atopicheskiy dermatit, kachestvo zhizni i priverzhennost' k lecheniyuKocherginN Gnkocha@ya.ruGrigoryanN S-LytkinaE A-15122010136131621072020Copyright © 2010, Eco-Vector2010The article deals with the discussion on the concepts of commitment and compliance to external therapy in dermatology, especially in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. The dependence of commitment and compliance on the characteristics of external pharmaceuticals, application schemes, drug side effects, impact on the quality of life of patients and their relative are considered. On the basis of personal experience of application of pimecrolimus in the treatment of atopic dermatitis the dependence of patients' commitment to the treatment from these factors is demonstrated.atopic dermatitisquality of lifecompliancecommitmentexternal therapyатопический дерматиткачество жизникомплаентность и приверженность к наружной терапии[Кочергин Н. Г. // Эстет. мед. - 2005. - Т. 2, № 5. - С. 169-173.][Кочергин Н. Г. // Вестн. дерматол. - 2009. - № 4. - С. 80-85.][Basra M. K. A., Sue-Ho R., Finlay A. Y. // Br. J. Dermatol. - 2007. - Vol. 156. - P. 528-538.][Basra M. K. A., Edmunds O., Salek M. S., Finlay A. Y. // J. Eur. Acad. Dermatol. Venereol. - 2008. - Vol. 22. - P. 813-821.][Carroll C. L. et al. // J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. - 2004. - Vol. 51. - P. 212-216.][6. de Prost Y., Wahn U. // J. Eur. Acad. Dermatol. Venereol. - 2001. - Vol. 15, Suppl. 2. - P. 110.][7. du Vivier A., Stoughton S. // Arch. Dermatol. - 1975. - Vol. 111. - P. 581-583.][Farmer K. C. // Clin. Ther. - 1999. - Vol. 21. - P. 1074- 1090.][Feldman S. R. et al. // J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. - 2008. - Vol. 59, N 6. - P. 1009-1016.][Holmes M. W. et al. // Abstracts of 9th Congress of ESPD. - Madrid, 2008. - P. 50.][Miller J. et al. // J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. - 1999. - Vol. 41. - P. 546-549.][Simon D. et al. // Dermatology. - 2006. - Vol. 213. - P. 313-318.][Winterfield L. S., Menter A., Gordon K., Gottlieb A. // Ann. Rheum. Dis. - 2005. - Vol. 64. - P. 87-90.]