Junxiang Wei1, Jessica Gerlich2, Christian Vogelberg3, Erika von Mutius4, Doris Windstetter1,4, Jon Genuneit5, Gudrun Weinmayr5, Dennis Nowak1, Katja Radon1. 1. Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology and Net Teaching Unit, Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany. 2. Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology and Net Teaching Unit, Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany. Jessica.Gerlich@med.lmu.de. 3. Pediatric Department, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany. 4. Dr. v. Haunersches Kinderspital, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany. 5. Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are at high risk of chronic hand eczema. In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the influence of pre-hire-onset AD on the first job choice. We also analysed the potential association between AD and usage of preventive measures in high-risk occupations. METHODS: Subjects (aged 19-24 years) who were followed from childhood until the second Study on Occupational Allergy Risks and indicated a job were included (n = 1566). We defined AD as doctor-diagnosed AD and symptoms of an itchy rash during the past 12 months before the study. Pre-hire-onset AD was having AD prior to the first job. Preventive measure usage was self-reported gloves use or use of ointment or moisturizer. We performed multiple imputations to deal with missing values and analysed associations using logistic regression models adjusted for several potential confounders. RESULTS: Risk categories of the first job did not differ between participants with pre-hire-onset AD and those without (odds ratio 1.05, 95 % confidence interval 0.59-1.87). AD status was not statistically significantly associated with usage of preventive measures (1.22, 0.56-2.64). Conversely, having received job counselling (2.76, 1.15-6.63) and a family history of AD (2.09, 1.01-4.31) were associated with a higher use of such measures. CONCLUSION: We could not confirm a healthy hire effect in this cohort of young adults. Although subjects with AD in high-risk occupations do not seem to use more preventive measures than their non-affected peers, job counselling seems to be an effective approach to encourage secondary prevention.
PURPOSE:Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are at high risk of chronic hand eczema. In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the influence of pre-hire-onset AD on the first job choice. We also analysed the potential association between AD and usage of preventive measures in high-risk occupations. METHODS: Subjects (aged 19-24 years) who were followed from childhood until the second Study on Occupational Allergy Risks and indicated a job were included (n = 1566). We defined AD as doctor-diagnosed AD and symptoms of an itchy rash during the past 12 months before the study. Pre-hire-onset AD was having AD prior to the first job. Preventive measure usage was self-reported gloves use or use of ointment or moisturizer. We performed multiple imputations to deal with missing values and analysed associations using logistic regression models adjusted for several potential confounders. RESULTS: Risk categories of the first job did not differ between participants with pre-hire-onset AD and those without (odds ratio 1.05, 95 % confidence interval 0.59-1.87). AD status was not statistically significantly associated with usage of preventive measures (1.22, 0.56-2.64). Conversely, having received job counselling (2.76, 1.15-6.63) and a family history of AD (2.09, 1.01-4.31) were associated with a higher use of such measures. CONCLUSION: We could not confirm a healthy hire effect in this cohort of young adults. Although subjects with AD in high-risk occupations do not seem to use more preventive measures than their non-affected peers, job counselling seems to be an effective approach to encourage secondary prevention.
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Atopic dermatitis; Healthy hire effect; Longitudinal study; Preventive measure
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