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It was aimed at exploring the patients' perspectives on their individual stressors to define relevant outcomes for future patient-centered care studies.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n Qualitative interviews were conducted. Patients with severe hand dermatoses presenting to the division of occupational dermatology were asked 17 open questions on stress that were derived from clinical experience, expert opinions and a preliminary survey of three OSD patients, which were asked about what they felt was important for assessing stress. The results were then processed through qualitative content analysis (summarizing approach).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Sixty-three patients attending a tertiary individual prevention measure were interviewed, 25 were female (39.7%) and the mean age was 49.2 years (SD: 12.0, Min: 21, Max: 63). Interviews took 20 to 45 minutes. 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