Protocol for a randomised trial on the effect of group education on skin-protective behaviour versus treatment as usual among individuals with newly notified occupational hand eczema - the Prevention of Hand Eczema (PREVEX) Trial

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fisker, Maja H ^a   Agner, Tove ^a   Lindschou, Jane ^b   Bonde, Jens P ^a   Ibler, Kristina S ^c   Gluud, Christian ^b   Winkel, Per ^b   Ebbehøj, Niels E ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intervention; Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD); Occupational hand eczema; OHE; Prevention; Work related

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HAIRDRESSER; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887756309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-13-16     Document Type: Article

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