Naslov
Extended documentation for hand dermatitis patients: Pilot study on irritant exposures

Autori
Uter, Wolfgang ; Bauer, Andrea ; Bensefa-Colas, Lynda ; Brans, Richard ; Crépy, Marie-Noëlle ; Giménez-Arnau, Ana ; Larese Filon, Francesca ; Ljubojević Hadžavdić, Suzana ; Pesonen, Maria ; Schuttelaar, Marie L. ; Wilkinson, Mark ; Lidén, Carola

Izvornik
Contact Dermatitis (0105-1873) 79 (2018), 3; 168-174

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
contact dermatitis ; epidemiology ; exposure assessment ; hand dermatitis, irritants ; occupational skin disease

Sažetak
Irritant exposure may be a contributory cause or the sole cause of (occupational) hand dermatitis. However, the documentation of irritant exposures in clinical practice is not standardized. To examine the feasibility and usefulness of a form with different items addressing both occupational and non-occupational irritant exposures in a semiquantitative way. Between May 2016 and May 2017, successive patients with work-related hand dermatitis, irrespective of aetiology, were examined in 9 specialized European departments. Department-specific investigation was supplemented with the above proforma. The results were recorded by use of an anonymized secured online documentation system in a pilot study. Altogether, 193 patients were included ; 114 females and 79 males, with a mean age of 40 years (range 18-68 years). The most common occupational group comprised healthcare workers (n = 35) ; occupational exposure of the hands to gloves, dusts and water without detergents of >2 hours/day was seen in 54.5%, 24.4% and 24.3% of patients, respectively. Non-occupational exposures rarely exceeded 2 hours/day. It is hoped that the set of descriptors will offer a basis for (clinical) epidemiological studies assessing the role of irritant exposures in occupational hand dermatitis, and to support a high level of quality and consistency in daily patient care.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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