APPENDIX A
Questions on hand dermatitis and type of skin
1. Have you had one of the following symptoms at your hands or fingers in the past 12 months:
a. red and swollen hands or fingers (yes/no)
b. red hands or fingers and fissures (yes/no)
c. vesicles on the hands or on the sides of the fingers (yes/no)
d. scaling hands or fingers with fissures (yes/no)
e. itching hands or fingers with fissures (yes/no)
2. Did one or more of these symptoms last for more than 3 weeks?
(yes/no/I don't know)
3. Did one or more of these symptoms occur more than once?
(yes/more than once/yes, once/no)
4. How would you describe your skin type?
(normal/dry/greasy)
5. Do you often have complaints of dry and chapped hands?
(yes/no)