Relationship between Hand Eczema Severity and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Maoua, Maher
Mrizek, Nejib
Kalboussi, H.
Kacem, I.
Aroui, H.
El Guedri, S.
Chatti, S.
Hafsia, Meriam
El Maalel, Olfa
Brahem, Aicha
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Stress has been recently implicated as a contributing factor of hand eczema (HE) severity.
However, published data are both rare and contradictory justifying the need of further research.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between stress and HE severity.
Methods.
This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all patients who have been attending the Dermato-allergology unit of Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse over a period of one year.
The HE severity was assessed by the Osnabrück Hand Eczema Severity Index (OHSI).
The stress level was assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) in its validated Arabic version.
Results.
During the study period, 109 participants meeting the inclusion criteria were identified.
The mean age was 40 ± 9.9 years with a sex-ratio of 0.8.
Severe eczema was found in 76 participants (69.7%).
A high level of perceived stress was found in 18.3% of cases.
A statistically significant association was noted between HE severity and the high level of perceived stress (p=0.039, OR = 4.46, 95% CI [0.96–20.59]) and the number of dependent children ≥3 (p=0.0039, OR = 1.92, 95% CI [0.51–7.22]).
Leisure activity was found to be a protective factor against HE severity (p=0.031, OR = 0.27, 95% CI [0.09–0.80]).
Conclusion.
Although the link between the severity of eczema and atopy, wet work, and contact with irritants and allergens is well known, the relation remains questionable for other factors including stress.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hafsia, Meriam& Kacem, I.& El Maalel, Olfa& Maoua, Maher& Brahem, Aicha& Aroui, H.…[et al.]. 2019. Relationship between Hand Eczema Severity and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hafsia, Meriam…[et al.]. Relationship between Hand Eczema Severity and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hafsia, Meriam& Kacem, I.& El Maalel, Olfa& Maoua, Maher& Brahem, Aicha& Aroui, H.…[et al.]. Relationship between Hand Eczema Severity and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148127
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148127