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Janstrup AK, Nørreslet LB, Toft-Hansen JM, Ofenloch R, Agner T, Yüksel YT. Assessment of hand eczema severity by patients using the hand eczema severity index (HECSI). J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023; 37:2349-2354. [PMID: 37432043 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hand eczema severity index (HECSI) is a widely used tool for assessment of hand eczema (HE) severity. Generally, HECSI has been used by health care providers, and a validation of the HECSI tool when used by patients is lacking. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the construct validity and reliability of HECSI as a tool for patients based on comparison to HECSI assessments by physicians. METHODS Patients with HE, enrolled from the dermatological outpatient clinic, Bispebjerg Hospital, assessed HE severity with a patient version of HECSI (patient-HECSI). Afterwards, HECSI was assessed by a trained physician (physician-HECSI). RESULTS This study found a strong correlation and very good absolute agreement between patient-HECSI and physician-HECSI assessments with a correlation coefficient of 0.756 and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.844. Cronbach's alpha was 0.861 indicating very good internal consistency. CONCLUSION With a strong construct validity and reliability, the patient-HECSI may be used by patients as a patient-reported outcome assessing their personal HE severity.
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- Anne Klose Janstrup
- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Occupational Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Maden S, Ozbagcivan O, Onur Aysevener BE, Aktan S. Quality of life, anxiety, depression, social anxiety and avoidance in patients with chronic hand eczema. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021; 156:562-569. [PMID: 33913662 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.21.06645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that chronic hand eczema (CHE) causes negative effects on psychological status of patients. However, presence of social anxiety and avoidance has not been investigated in CHE patients. In this descriptive and prospective study, we aimed to examine the psychosocial dimensions of CHE in a more detailed manner. METHODS 70 patients with CHE and 70 controls were participated in the study. The quality of life (QoL) was assessed with the World Health Organization QoL Questionnaire-Short Form (WHOQoL-BREF); anxiety and depression were evaluated with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); and social anxiety and avoidance were evaluated with the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). RESULTS The physical and environmental subscale scores of the WHOQoL-BREF were significantly lower (P<0.001, P=0.041); whereas HADS-total (P=0.019), HADSanxiety (P=0.014), LSAS-total (P=0.025), LSAS-anxiety (P=0.037) and LSASavoidance (P=0,029) scores were significantly higher in CHE patients compared to controls. The physical (r=-0.260, p=0.002) and social (r=0.204, p=0.016) domains of the WHOQoL-BREF scale negatively correlated with the severity of eczema, while the psychological (r=-0.363, p=0.002) and environmental (r=-0.456, p<0.001) domains negatively correlated with the extent of eczema. HADS-total (r=0.284, p=0.017) and HADS-depression (r=0.311, p=0.009) also showed positive correlations with the extent of the CHE. CONCLUSIONS Considering that impairment in QoL may be associated with psychosocial morbidity, it is important to develop strategies to recognize and treat those psychiatric comorbidities in patients with CHE.
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- Serap Maden
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Turkey -
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Minami T, Fukutomi Y, Sekiya K, Akasawa A, Taniguchi M. Hand eczema as a risk factor for food allergy among occupational kitchen workers. Allergol Int 2018; 67:217-224. [PMID: 28874315 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of studies in children is highlighting the importance of transdermal routes of exposure to food allergens through damaged skin in the pathogenesis of food allergies. However, data on this in adults are limited. A few case-series studies has documented development of food allergy among kitchen workers with hand eczema after direct contact exposure to foods. METHODS To explore the significance of hand eczema as a risk factor for food allergies in adults at the epidemiological level, we performed a cross-sectional web-based questionnaire survey on kitchen workers whose exposures were classed as occupational (cooks and food handlers, n = 1592) or non-occupational (housewives, n = 1915). Logistic regression was used to explore the association between the presence/severity of hand eczema and the risk of food allergy after adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS Current hand eczema and current diagnosed food allergy were more common among occupational kitchen workers (OKW) than among non-occupational kitchen workers (NOKW) (32.3%-vs-29.9% and 9.9%-vs-3.8%, respectively). Current hand eczema was significantly associated with increased risk of current diagnosed food allergy in OKW (adjusted odds ratio 2.4, 95% CI 1.6-3.7). Those with more severe hand eczema were more likely to suffer from allergic symptoms for foods, and diagnosed food allergy. CONCLUSIONS This study illustrates a significant public health problem in the adult population, documenting a major impact of hand eczema on the ongoing adult food allergy epidemic.
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Chiriac AE, Azoicai D, Chiriac A, Naznean A, Filon FL, Georgescu SR, Foia L, Podoleanu C, Stolnicu S. Romanian Questionnaire to Assess the Prevalence of Occupational Hand Eczema among Healthcare Providers. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/jim-2016-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Occupational skin diseases have an unknown prevalence in Romania, although they are considered the most frequent occupational diseases reported in Western European countries. Self-reported hand eczema among healthcare providers by questionnaire aims to estimate the prevalence of work-related hand eczema and associated risk factors in hospitals and outpatient units in Romania. The aim of this study is to discuss and to validate a questionnaire for surveying work-related skin diseases and exposure among healthcare providers.
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- Anca E. Chiriac
- “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
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- Department of Epidemiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
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- Nicolina Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Iași, Romania
- Apollonia University, Iași, Romania
- “Petru Poni” Research Institute, Romanian Academy, Iași, Romania
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- Department of Foreign Languages, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
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Josefson A, Berg M, Gånemo A, Hallander A, Hindsén-Stenström M, Meding B, Svensson Å, Lindberg M. Methodological aspects of assessing hand eczema: comparison of two tools and three different categories of evaluators. Br J Dermatol 2016; 176:1373-1375. [PMID: 28012170 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- A Josefson
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Örebro University, SE-701 85, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Research in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Örebro University, SE-701 85, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Research in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Research in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Örebro University, SE-701 85, Örebro, Sweden
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Staphylococcus aureus colonization related to severity of hand eczema. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 35:1355-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2672-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cazzaniga S, Ballmer-Weber B, Gräni N, Spring P, Bircher A, Anliker M, Sonntag A, Piletta P, Huber C, Borradori L, Diepgen T, Apfelbacher C, Simon D. Medical, psychological and socio-economic implications of chronic hand eczema: a cross-sectional study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015; 30:628-37. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S. Cazzaniga
- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital; Bern University Hospital; Bern Switzerland
- Centro Studi GISED; Bergamo Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital of Lausanne CHUV; Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Basel; Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen; St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; Cantonal Hospital Aarau; Aarau Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; Geneva University Hospitals (HUG); Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; Geneva University Hospitals (HUG); Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital; Bern University Hospital; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Social Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; University Hospital; Ruprecht Karls University; Heidelberg Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; University of Regensburg; Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital; Bern University Hospital; Bern Switzerland
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Grönhagen C, Lidén C, Bergström A, Kull I, Wahlgren C, Meding B. Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in adolescence: report from
BAMSE
– a population‐based birth cohort. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:609-14. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- C.M. Grönhagen
- Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm SE‐171 77 Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm SE‐171 77 Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm SE‐171 77 Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm SE‐171 77 Sweden
- Department of Clinical Science and Education Stockholm South General Hospital Karolinska Institutet and Sachs' Children's Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Dermatology Unit Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm SE‐171 77 Sweden
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Lindberg M, Bingefors K, Meding B, Berg M. Hand eczema and health-related quality of life; a comparison of EQ-5D and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in relation to the hand eczema extent score (HEES). Contact Dermatitis 2013; 69:138-43. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Pharmacy; Uppsala University; SE-751 05; Uppsala; Sweden
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Corrigendum. Br J Dermatol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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