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OBJECTIVE: The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the impact on the quality of life of families of patients with AD and determine if there is a relationship with disease severity. METHODOLOGY: This is an individual, observational, cross-sectional study in which the study population includes 20 pediatric patients aged 1 to 12 years and their caregivers. There will be two evaluation moments, in which the patients SCORAD will be assessed and the DFI will be applied to the family member. RESULTS: When compared A1 e A2, SCORAD demonstrated a z-score of 2.76 (p=0.0058), while DFI showed a z-score of 2.52 (p=0.0119). The Spearman correlation coefficient demonstrated a positive correlation with statistical significance (rs = 0.74, p=0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: When patients experienced a decrease in SCORAD scores, the quality of life of their family members improved, as evidenced by a decrease in DFI scores. Additionally, in the analysis of each individual consultation, we also observed that higher SCORAD scores in patients were associated with higher DFI scores. The results of this study reinforce what has been previously shown in other studies: the negative impact of AD not only on patients but primarily on their caregivers. Additionally, we observed that the more severe the disease, the greater the impact on the family.