Psychological burden, anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with hand eczema: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mie SiewertsenCharlotte Näslund-KochJeanne Duus JohansenAnne Birgitte SimonsenThi Thao NguyenClaus ZachariaeLone Skov Nikolai Dyrberg Loft

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2024)

Hand eczema has a moderate-to-severe impact on quality of life with a strong correlation between disease severity and impact on quality of life. Patients with hand eczema have an impact on QoL comparable to other chronic diseases when measured with generic QoL scoring systems.

Keyphrases

atopic dermatitis
sleep quality
early onset
drug induced