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

Authors

• Maria O. Christensen, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. maria.oberlaender.christensen@regionh.dk.
• Lea K. Nymand, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Caroline Olesen, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Silvia Mariel Ferrucci, Dermatology Section, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
• Marie Louise Schuttelaar, Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
• Jonathan I. Silverberg, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, USA.
• Claus Zachariae, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Simon F. Thomsen, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Jacob P. Thyssen, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Alexander Egeberg, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

12-10-2025

Journal

Acta dermato-venereologica

Volume

105

DOI

10.2340/actadv.v105.43634

APA Citation

Christensen, Maria O.; Nymand, Lea K.; Olesen, Caroline; Ferrucci, Silvia Mariel; Schuttelaar, Marie Louise; Silverberg, Jonathan I.; Zachariae, Claus; Thomsen, Simon F.; Thyssen, Jacob P.; and Egeberg, Alexander, "Touch Avoidance and Emotional Impact in Adults with Chronic Hand Eczema: A Nationwide Cohort Study" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 8419.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8419

Department

Dermatology