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Quality of life in patients with chronic hand eczema

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Bouhamed ,
R. Sallemi ,
K. Sallemi ,
I. Feki  and
J. Masmoudi
M. Bouhamed*
Affiliation:
Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
R. Sallemi
Affiliation:
Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
K. Sallemi
Affiliation:
hedi chaker hospital, Dermatology, sfax, Tunisia
I. Feki
Affiliation:
Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
J. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Chronic hand eczema (CHE) , inflammatory dermatitis, can lead to physical and psychosocial disability altering the quality of life of these patients.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to examine the quality of life in patients with chronic hand eczema

Methods

Descriptive study collating patients who consulted for CHE, at the Dermatology Department of the CHU Hédi Chaker Sfax, during 3 years (2018-2020). A socio-demographic, clinic , and the Quality of life Questionnaire (DLQI) were administered in this study.

Results

Our study included 12 patients (8 men and 4 women). The mean age was 46.8±11.6 years. The patients were in professional activity in 86.8% of the cases. No patient was in early retirement or disability status. The average duration of the disease was 4.5 years (1- 9 years). All patients were in remission. The intensity of pruritus at the last attack was mild (25.77%), moderate (72.23%), and severe (2%). The impact of pruritus on sleep was noted in 100%. The mean total quality of life score (DLQI) was 6.8±5.5 which means a moderate impairment of quality of life

Conclusions

This work highlights the importance of the impact of this dermatitis on the quality of life of these patients. Therefore, multidisciplinary dermatological and psychiatric management is considered necessary

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

chronic hand eczemaQuality of Life
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S884 - S885
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