Quality of life among patients with hand eczema in Iran

Safizadeh, Hossein; Shamsi-meymandy, Simin; Nasri, Laleh; Shamsi-meymandy, Manzumeh

doi:10.15275/rusomj.2013.0305

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“… 10 Other studies by Safizadeh et al . 11 in Iran and Georgieva, 12 in Bulgaria, also found similar results, with a mean age of 32.38 years and 34.14 years, respectively. The age mentioned above was a productive age so there was a lot of exposure to irritants from work.…”

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Correlation between serum 25(OH)D levels with severity of work-related hand eczema among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Surya,

Marissa,

Budianti

et al. 2023

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Background. Hand eczema (HE) commonly occurs in healthcare services, especially during COVID-19 pandemic era. Vitamin D shows various effects on skin inflammation. This study aims to analyze the correlation between HE severity and vitamin D levels as measured by serum 25(OH)D in healthcare workers. Method. This is an analytic descriptive study with a cross-sectional design conducted in Indonesia between September-October 2022. HE severity was assessed using Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI). Results. Among 44 healthcare workers with HE, 29 people had mild HE, 11 had moderate HE, and 4 had severe HE. The mean serum 25(OH)D level in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe HE was 17.85 ng/mL, 16.45 ng/mL, and 17.87 ng/mL, respectively, which belonged to vitamin D deficiency category. There was no statistically significant correlation between serum 25(OH)D levels and HE severity (r = -0.056; p = 0.359). Conclusions. There was no significant difference in serum 25(OH)D levels between subjects with mild, moderate, and severe HE. Serum 25(OH)D level was not inversely correlated with HE severity.

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“… 10 Another study conducted in Iran obtained similar results with 45.5% of HE cases lasting for 1 year or more. 11 Continued exposure to irritants and lack of adequate treatment contributed to the chronic course of HE. 10 The above studies yielded results similar to those obtained in this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

Correlation between serum 25(OH)D levels with severity of work-related hand eczema among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Surya,

Marissa,

Budianti

et al. 2023

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“…Because of this, we compared the influence of sensitive skin on QoL with other dermatoses for which we assumed that there was a similar spectrum of subjective complaints. HE cause domestic, psychological, social and occupational undesirable outcomes (15,(19)(20)(21). Patients with HE showed higher scores for QoL and it was pointed out that HE affected mostly the domains of symptoms and feelings (mean 5.00) and work/school (mean 5.00) (15).…”

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The impact of sensitive skin on quality of life

Georgiеva

Velevska

Kalinova

et al. 2019

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INTRODUCTION: Sensitive Skin Syndrome (SSS) is officially defined as a syndrome with unpleasant sensations like itching, pain, and numbness in response to stimuli that usually do not cause such sensations. In most of the cases it is a self-defined condition without objective pathological findings. Few studies have underlined the influence of SSS on the quality of life (QoL). The main problem is that people with sensitive skin suffer both with and without topical or internal care, which puts them in an extremely complex position and still without a solution. AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of SSS on QoL. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The presented study includes 304 females self-diagnosed with SSS. Demographic data and disease-related characteristics were collected. The measurement tools, for assessing Sensitive Skin included 10-item version of Sensitive Scale. For the evaluation of QoL Dermatological Life Quality Index (DLQI) a questionnaire was applied. Additionally, QoL of these patients was comparable to that of patients with hand eczema (HE) and those suffering from dermatoses accompanied by severe itch (Lichen simplex chronicus LSC). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Results showed the overall frequency of SSS-31.97% with the following distribution 57.23% in aesthetic visitors and 42.77% in those with a health problem. The total DLQI score reported by the SSS-patients was 8.4±3.29. Patients scores were significantly high for Q1 (feelings), Q2 (embarrassment), and Q3 (free time/leisure) (p<0=001). CONCLUSION: All the reported and analyzed results indicate that SSS has a negative impact on most of the QoL-domains for every patient (p<0.001). Consequently, sensitivity of skin moderately affects QoL of the patients. This is the first study in our country, which aims to measure the impact of sensitive skin on QoL of patients.

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