Szepietowska Marta, Dabrowska Alicja, Dziasek Szymon, Lisicki Bartosz, Skinderowicz Katarzyna, Wilczynski Bartosz, Krajewski Piotr K, Szepietowski Jacek C
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2023 Jul 27;16:1963-1967. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S418352. eCollection 2023.
Hand eczema (HE) is a common inflammatory skin disease occurring in subjects of any age. Literature data on knowledge of HE in different age-groups are scarce.
To evaluate knowledge and attitudes related to HE among adolescents.
A total of 258 high school students were invited to participate in this project. A specially designed questionnaire created on the base of previous studies was used to assess adolescents' knowledge of HE. HE was self-reported answering the validated single question "Have you ever had hand eczema?"
Data from 243 students (94.2% response rate) were obtained for final analysis. There were 117 (48.1%) females and 126 (51.9%), males with a mean age of 16.0±1.7 years. Sixty-eight students (28%) reported a personal history of HE, and 32.8% declared having knowledge of HE. More females than males (=0.023) declared that they knew what HE was (39.3% and 26.2%, respectively). Hand cream was used on a regular basis by 49% of adolescents. Females used hand cream more frequently (<0.001) than males. No difference in declared knowledge of HE was found between subjects with and without a personal history of hand lesions. Students declaring having adequate knowledge of HE used hand cream more commonly (=0.045).
Although HE is a common disease in the general population, including adolescents, less than a third of subjects were aware of this entity. Almost half were using hand cream, but interestingly, personal history of HE did not increase the regular application of hand cream.
手部湿疹（HE）是一种常见的炎症性皮肤病，可发生于任何年龄段的人群。关于不同年龄组对手部湿疹认知的文献资料较少。
评估青少年对手部湿疹的认知和态度。
共邀请258名高中生参与本项目。基于先前研究设计了一份专门的问卷，用于评估青少年对手部湿疹的认知。通过回答经过验证的单一问题“你是否曾患手部湿疹？”来自我报告手部湿疹情况。
获得了243名学生（回复率94.2%）的数据用于最终分析。其中有117名（48.1%）女性和126名（51.9%）男性，平均年龄为16.0±1.7岁。68名学生（28%）报告有手部湿疹个人史，32.8%宣称了解手部湿疹。49%的青少年经常使用护手霜。女性使用护手霜的频率高于男性（<0.001）。有手部皮损个人史和无手部皮损个人史的受试者在宣称的手部湿疹知识方面没有差异。宣称对手部湿疹有充分了解的学生更常使用护手霜（=0.045）。
尽管手部湿疹在包括青少年在内的普通人群中是一种常见疾病，但不到三分之一的受试者知晓这一疾病。近一半的人在使用护手霜，但有趣的是，手部湿疹个人史并未增加护手霜的常规使用频率。
