A self-report questionnaire to detect hand dermatitis in nurses

ConclusionsWe found that nurses were able to accurately self-assess themselves as not having any signs of hand dermatitis. By contrast, they were less able to accurately self-assess positive cases suggesting under-recognition of early disease. We propose that a questionnaire containing a single hand dermatitis screening question should be considered as a tool for screening out clear cases as part of a workplace health surveillance programme for detecting hand dermatitis.
Source: Occupational Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research