Long‐term effectiveness of secondary prevention in geriatric nurses with occupational hand eczema: the challenge of a controlled study design

Abstract

The results indicate long-term effects regarding job continuation and disease severity, although few results showed statistical significance. It is outlined that controlled long-term studies aiming at proving the general effectiveness of secondary prevention are no longer feasible in Germany, as the statutory accident insurance has led to a legal entitlement of all patients affected by occupational hand eczema to immediate preventive intervention.