Table 1

Baseline characteristics

VariableTotal (n)Control group (n=773)Intervention group (n=876)
Female, n (%)1641603 (78.3)683 (78.4)
Education*, n (%)1640
 Low/middle372 (48.3)371 (42.6)
 High398 (51.7)499 (57.4)
Patient-related task, n (%)1641626 (81.2)604 (69.4)
Hand eczema at baseline, n (%)164980 (10.3)64 (7.3)
Symptoms related to hand eczema at baseline, n (%)1635359 (46.7)361 (41.6)
Age, mean (SD)163540.8 (11.3)40.7 (11.5)
Working hours per week, mean (SD)163630.2 (8.8)29.8 (8.1)
Colleague support, mean (SD)16003.1 (0.4)3.1 (0.4)
Decision authority, mean (SD)16052.8 (0.5)2.8 (0.4)
  • *Low/middle education=primary school, middle education, basic vocational education, secondary vocational education, high-school degree; high education=higher vocational education or university degree.