Touch Avoidance and Emotional Impact in Adults with Chronic Hand Eczema: A Nationwide Cohort Study

作者：Maria Oberländer Christensen, Lea K. Nymand, Caroline Meyer Olesen, Silvia Mariel Ferrucci, Marie L. A. Schuttelaar, Jonathan I. Silverberg, Claus Zachariae, Simon Francis Thomsen, Jacob P. Thyssen, Alexander Egeberg · 发表于：Acta Dermato Venereologica · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.2340/actadv.v105.43634 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Contact Dermatitis and Allergies、Dermatology and Skin Diseases、Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Chronic hand eczema (CHE) is a prevalent inflammatory skin disease that causes itching, stinging, burning sensation, and pain (1).CHE has a high disease burden and a negative impact on patients' quality of life (QoL) (2).Touch is the most fundamental aspect of human interaction that supports both verbal and tactile communication.Because of its important role in maintaining social bonds, touch avoidance, e.g., due to skin disease or disfiguration, may prevent people from benefiting fully from interaction with other people.Touch avoidance may impair psychosocial well-being and is associated with increased stress, loneliness, anxiety and depression (3, 4).The magnitude and impact of touch avoidance behaviour was not examined in patients with CHE.