Long-term effectiveness of secondary prevention in geriatric nurses with occupational hand eczema: the challenge of a controlled study design

Background. The high prevalence of occupational dermatoses indicates the need for effective and sustainable prevention strategies.


Objectives. To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of secondary prevention in geriatric nurses.


Patients/Methods. One hundred and two geriatric nurses with occupational hand eczema participated in an interdisciplinary prevention programme [intervention group (IG)]. Members of the control group (CG) (n = 107) were medically treated by local dermatologists. Six years after intervention (T2), data on job continuation, skin lesions and skin protection behaviour were obtained by standardized questionnaires and compared with baseline values (T0) and data from ...

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