TY - JOUR
TI - Quality of life, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies in patients with chronic hand eczema
AU - Kouris, A.
AU - Armyra, K.
AU - Christodoulou, C.
AU - Katoulis, A.
AU - Potouridou, I.
AU - Tsatovidou, R.
AU - Rigopoulos, D.
AU - Kontochristopoulos, G.
JO - Contact Dermatitis
PY - 2015
VL - 72
TODO - 6
SP - 367-370
PB - Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
SN - 0105-1873, 1600-0536
TODO - 10.1111/cod.12366
TODO - adult;  anxiety;  Article;  chronic disease;  chronic hand eczema;  clinical evaluation;  compulsion;  controlled study;  depression;  Dermatology Life Quality Index;  disease severity;  female;  hand eczema;  Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;  human;  Leyton Trait Scale;  major clinical study;  male;  mood disorder assessment;  obsession;  outcome assessment;  quality of life;  rating scale;  aged;  anxiety;  case control study;  chronic disease;  depression;  eczema;  hand disease;  middle aged;  obsessive compulsive disorder;  psychology;  quality of life;  questionnaire;  young adult, Adult;  Aged;  Anxiety;  Case-Control Studies;  Chronic Disease;  Depression;  Eczema;  Female;  Hand Dermatoses;  Humans;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;  Quality of Life;  Surveys and Questionnaires;  Young Adult
TODO - Summary Background Chronic hand eczema is a common dermatological disorder of multifactorial aetiology. It affects physical, material, social and psychological aspects of life, thereby impairing health-related quality of life. Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess quality of life, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies in patients with chronic hand eczema. Materials and methods Seventy-one patients with chronic hand eczema were included in the study. Quality of life was evaluated according to the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Patients were also assessed for anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and for compulsive behaviour with the Leyton Trait Scale. Results The DLQI score was 11.11 ± 1.81 in patients with chronic hand eczema. Scores on the Leyton Trait Scale were significantly higher than those of healthy controls (p < 0.027). As concerns the HADS-Anxiety subscale, patients with hand dermatitis had statistically significantly higher scores than those of volunteers (p = 0.002). In contrast, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups with regard to the HADS-Depression subscale score and total HADS score. Conclusion Hand eczema treatment should address the severity of skin lesions as well as the psychological impact of hand eczema. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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