Hands4U: The effects of a multifaceted implementation strategy on hand eczema prevalence in a healthcare setting. Results of a randomized controlled trial

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 312-324

  Van Der Meer, Esther W C ^a   Boot, Cécile R L ^a,b   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^c   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Jungbauer, Frank H W ^d   Coenraads, Pieter Jan ^d   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

hand eczema; healthcare workers; implementation; randomized controlled trial; workplace

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; SKIN CREAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND ECZEMA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; JEWELRY; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FOLLOW UP; HAND DERMATOSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DERMATOSES; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN CREAM;

EID: 84927586421     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12313     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Diepgen T L,. Occupational skin-disease data in Europe. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2003: 76: 331-338.
2. Thyssen J P, Johansen J D, Linneberg A, Menné T,. The epidemiology of hand eczema in the general population-prevalence and main findings. Contact Dermatitis 2010: 62: 75-87.
3. Elston D M, Ahmed D D F, Watsky K L, Schwarzenberger K,. Hand dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2002: 47: 291-299.
4. Ibler K S, Jemec G B E, Agner T,. Exposures related to hand eczema: a study of healthcare workers. Contact Dermatitis 2012: 66: 247-253.
5. Szepietowski J, Salomon J,. Hand dermatitis: a problem commonly affecting nurses. Rocz Akad Med Bialymst-Ann Acad Med Bialostocensis 2005: 50: 46-48.
6. van der Meer E W C, Boot C R L, van der Gulden J W J, Jungbauer F H W, Coenraads P J, Anema J R,. Hand eczema among health care professionals in the Netherlands: prevalence, absenteeism and presenteeism. Contact Dermatitis 2013: 69: 164-171.
7. Lindberg M, Isacson D, Bingefors K,. Self-reported skin diseases, quality of life and medication use: a nationwide pharmaco-epidemiological survey in Sweden. Acta Derm Venereol 2014: 94: 188-191.
8. Mober C, Alderling M, Meding B,. Hand eczema and quality of life: a population-based study. Br J Dermatol 2009: 161: 397-403.
9. Meding B, Wrangsjö K, Järvholm B,. Fifteen-year follow-up of hand eczema: persistence and consequences. Br J Dermatol 2005: 152: 975-980.
10. Diepgen T L, Scheidt R, Weisshaar E, John S M, Hieke K,. Cost of illness from occupational hand eczema in Germany. Contact Dermatitis 2013: 69: 99-106.
11. Dulon M, Pohrt U, Skudlik C, Nienhaus A,. Prevention of occupational skin disease: a workplace intervention study in geriatric nurses. Br J Dermatol 2009: 161: 337-344.
12. Held E, Wolff C, Gyntelberg F, Agner T,. Prevention of work-related skin problems in student auxiliary nurses: an intervention study. Contact Dermatitis 2001: 44: 297-303.
13. Held E, Mygind K, Wolff C, Gyntelberg F, Agner T,. Prevention of work related skin problems: an intervention study in wet work employees. Occup Environ Med 2002: 59: 556-561.
14. Löffler H, Bruckner T, Diepgen T L, Effency I,. Primary prevention in health care employees: a prospective intervention study with a 3-year training period. Contact Dermatitis 2006: 54: 202-209.
15. Fleuren M, Wiefferink K, Paulussen T,. Determinants of innovation within health care organizations. International J Qual Health Care 2004: 16: 107-123.
16. Jungbauer F H W, Piebenga W P, ten Berge E E, et al. NVAB-richtlijn: Preventie Contacteczeem [NVAB guideline: prevention of contact dermatitis], 2006.
17. Grol R,. Implementation of evidence and guidelines in clinical practice: a new field of research? International J Qual Health Care 2000: 12: 455-456.
18. van der Meer E W C, Boot C R L, Jungbauer F H W, et al. Hands4U: a multifaceted strategy to implement guideline-based recommendations to prevent hand eczema in health care workers: design of a randomised controlled trial and (cost) effectiveness evaluation. BMC Public Health 2011: 11: 669.
19. Flyvholm M A, Susitaival P, Meding B, et al. Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire-NOSQ-2002 Nordiq Questionnaire for Surveying Work Related Skin Diseases on Hand and Forearms and Relevant Exposures: Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2002.
20. Susitaival P, Flyvholm M A, Meding B, et al. Nordic occupational skin questionnaire (NOSQ-2002): a new tool for surveying occupational skin diseases and exposure. Contact Dermatitis 2003: 49: 70-76.
21. Bikowski J B,. Hand eczema: diagnosis and management. Cutis 2008: 82 (Suppl. 4): 9-15.
22. Karasek R, Brisson C, Kawakami N, Houtman I, Bongers P, Amick B,. The Job Content Questionnaire: an instrument for international comparative assessments for psychosocial job characteristics. J Occup Psychol 1998: 322-355.
23. Berkhof J, Knol D L, Rijmen F, Twisk J W, Uitdehaag B J, Boers M,. Relapse-remission and remission-relapse switches in rheumatoid arthritis patients were modeled by random effects. J Clin Epidemiol 2009: 62: 1085-1094.
24. Skrondal A, Rabe-Hesketh S,. Generalized Latent Variable Modeling: Multilevel, Longitudinal, and Structural Equation Models: Boca Raton, FL, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2004.
25. Agner T, Held E,. Skin protection programmes. Contact Dermatitis 2002: 47: 253-256.
26. Flyvholm M A, Mygind K, Sell L, Jensen A, Jepsen K F,. A randomised controlled intervention study on prevention of work related skin problems among gut cleaners in swine slaughterhouses. Occup Environ Med 2005: 62: 642-649.
27. Meding B, Barregard L,. Validity of self-reports of hand eczema. Contact Dermatitis 2001: 45: 99-103.
28. van der Meer E W C, Boot C R L, Twisk J W R, et al. Hands4U: the effectiveness of a multifaceted implementation strategy on behaviour related to the prevention of hand eczema. A randomized controlled trial among healthcare workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014: 71: 492-499.
29. Arts K, Otten F,. Beroepsbevolking in twee decennia ruim 5 jaar ouder [Working population in two decennia more than 5 years older]. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek [Statistics Netherlands]. 10-4-0013. 19-12-0013, 2013.
30. Merens A, van den Brakel M, Hartgers B, Hermans B,. Emancipatiemonitor 2010 [EmancipationMonitor 2010]: Den Haag, Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, 2010.
31. Coenraads P J, Van der Walle H, Thestrup-Pedersen K, et al. Construction and validation of a photographic guide for assessing severity of chronic hand dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2004: 152: 296-301.
32. Hald M, Veien N K, Laurberg G, Johansen J D,. Severity of hand eczema assessed by patients and dermatologist using a photographic guide. Br J Dermatol 2006: 156: 77-80.
33. Franko O I, Tirrell T F,. Smartphone app use among medical providers in ACGME training programs. J Med Syst 2012: 36: 3135-3139.