Patterns of chronic hand eczema: a semantic map analysis of the CARPE registry data
Cazzaniga S, Apfelbacher C, Diepgen T, Ofenloch RF, Weisshaar E, Molin S, Bauer A, Mahler V, Elsner P, Schmitt J, Ballmer-Weber BK, Spring P, Naldi L, Borradori L, Simon D (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 178
Pages Range: 229-237
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15660
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hand eczema has a high incidence and prevalence and has a negative impact on both physical and psychological well-being, with the risk of persistence as a chronic condition. Epidemiological studies on hand eczema provided mainly descriptive and risk analyses, but pattern analyses of variables associated with hand eczema, in particular chronic hand eczema, have not been explored to date. OBJECTIVES: To investigate and display the semantics of associations between variables of hand eczema obtained from the Swiss and German registries of chronic hand eczema (CARPE) to dissect patterns and novel links. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study on selected variables from the CARPE registries. Associations between variables were analysed by means of an autoassociative system. A semantic connectivity map was generated by using a maximum spanning tree algorithm. RESULTS: Baseline datasets of 1466 patients with chronic hand eczema (Switzerland: 199; Germany: 1267) were analysed. Occupational exposure had the highest impact in the total and country cohorts. We identified two areas of exposure linked to corresponding occupations that clearly demarcated the sexes. CONCLUSIONS: This study, using semantic connectivity as a novel method of data analysis, reveals the complexity of features characterizing chronic hand eczema as well as novel association patterns that deserve further investigation.
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
Switzerland (CH)
Universität Regensburg
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)
Germany (DE)
Centro Studi GISED
Italy (IT)
Lausanne University Hospital / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Switzerland (CH)
Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)
Switzerland (CH)
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
Switzerland (CH)
Universität Regensburg
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)
Germany (DE)
Centro Studi GISED
Italy (IT)
Lausanne University Hospital / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Switzerland (CH)
Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Cazzaniga, S., Apfelbacher, C., Diepgen, T., Ofenloch, R.F., Weisshaar, E., Molin, S.,... Simon, D. (2018). Patterns of chronic hand eczema: a semantic map analysis of the CARPE registry data. British Journal of Dermatology, 178(1), 229-237. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15660
MLA:
Cazzaniga, Simone, et al. "Patterns of chronic hand eczema: a semantic map analysis of the CARPE registry data." British Journal of Dermatology 178.1 (2018): 229-237.
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