The following resources have been compiled to help you find support in managing your atopic dermatitis (AD), or eczema. We hope you find them useful.
Treatment Information
Useful information about your RINVOQ® treatment
Wellness Factsheets
These downloadable factsheets offer useful information on various health topics related to your condition.
Dealing with Stress
Increased stress levels may have a negative impact on your symptoms, or even trigger flare ups. Find ways to relieve and manage stress.
Get tips here
Steps to Quit Smoking
Stopping smoking is one of the best choices you can make for your health. Start the journey today.
Take the first step
Mindfulness
Practising mindfulness is all about getting your senses involved, being focused, aware, and in the present. It could boost your psychological wellbeing.
Learn more
Setting Goals
Having clear goals to work towards over your treatment journey can help set you up for sucess. Learn about goalsetting.
Learn about goalsetting
Fatigue and Sleep
With a chronic condition such as yours, fighting fatigue can be a challenge. Getting a good night’s sleep is very important.
Get a better sleepPodcast Series
Me First. My Condition Second.
This podcast series focuses on people first, their disease second. We meet people living with chronic inflammatory conditions and learn from their experiences. We meet experts sharing valuable tips. We aim to give you the tools which may assist living with a chronic condition.
Fatigue
Fatigue has a big impact on the lives of many people with chronic inflammatory conditions. Listen to registered nurse, Fiona and psoriatic arthritis patient, Anne-Maree as they discuss the effects of fatigue and what steps she has taken.
Sleep
Pain has a habit of robbing you of sleep when you have a chronic inflammatory condition like arthritis. David and Anne-Maree, who both live with different conditions talk about how this affects them and what steps they’ve taken to help improve their sleep.
Pain
Living with a chronic inflammatory condition involves learning to live an active life even when pain tries to stop you. Anne-Maree describes what makes her pain worse, and shares techniques she’s learned to help control it.
Stress
David and Anne-Maree find that having a chronic inflammatory condition is very stressful at times. They’ve both developed strategies to help them cope. Listen as they discuss their experiences with Fiona, a healthcare professional.
Online Resources for Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
The following external resources provide additional support and information for people living with atopic dermatitis (eczema). They are intended and provided specifically for New Zealand and New Zealanders.
Eczema Association of New Zealand (EANZ)
A national voluntary organisation which represents the interests of those with eczema. It contains information on the condition and its treatment.
eczema.org.nz
Health Navigator New Zealand
The Health Navigator website provides one place for New Zealanders to find reliable and trustworthy health information and self-care resources. It focuses on promoting clear, consistent messages that enable users to get the information they need at the time they need it.
healthnavigator.org.nz
DermNet NZ
The DermNet NZ website provides authoritative information about skin diseases, conditions and treatment, for patients and their health professionals.
dermnetnz.org
Starship Child Health
The Starship Hospital provides a range of useful information resources on eczema and AD via links on its Child and Youth Eczema Clinical Network page.
starship.org.nz