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The intervention group (IG) (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0135) received online\u2010based health education and free access to hand cleansing and hand care products. The control group (CG) (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0167) did not receive any intervention within the study. At baseline (T0), after 3 (T1) and 6 (T2) months, participants completed standardized questionnaires. The Osnabrueck Hand Eczema Severity Index (OHSI) was assessed at T0 and T2.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During the observation period, there were no new HE cases in the IG (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0115) and 12 cases (8.8%) in the CG (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0136). OHSI values at T2 were lower in the IG (<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0\u22121.44, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Daily use of emollients was higher at work (<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a01.73, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and at home (<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a01.62, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) in the IG at T2.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The intervention was effective in HE prevention and improving skin care behaviour during the COVID\u201019 pandemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cod.14206","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,22]],"date-time":"2022-08-22T07:18:45Z","timestamp":1661152725000},"page":"500-510","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Prevention of occupational hand eczema in healthcare workers during the COVID\u201019 pandemic: A controlled intervention 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