Open AccessSevere occupational hand eczema, job stress and cumulative sickness absence
Author(s) -
Dana Böhm,
Scott Stock Gissendanner,
F. Finkeldey,
Swen Malte John,
Thomas Werfel,
Thomas L. Diepgen,
Kristine Breuer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
occupational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1471-8405
pISSN - 0962-7480
DOI - 10.1093/occmed/kqu076
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic stress , burnout , occupational stress , cross sectional study , sick leave , physical therapy , clinical psychology , pathology
Stress is known to activate or exacerbate dermatoses, but the relationships between chronic stress, job-related stress and sickness absence among occupational hand eczema (OHE) patients are inadequately understood.