Table 1 The 10 dimensions of the long version of the questionnaire (NOSQ-2002/LONG) and question items included in NOSQ-2002/SHORT [[9],[11]]
NOSQ-2002/LONG | NOSQ-2002/SHORT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Question numbers | Question set | Question numbers | Items |
General (G1 − G8) | Demographics and occupational history | G1 | Workplace and Department |
G2 | Sex | ||
G3 | Year of birth | ||
G5 | Present occupation, from which year? | ||
G6 | Major activity at work since which year? | ||
G7 | Hours per week in main job (on average)? | ||
G8 | Any other paid work regularly, type and hours per week? | ||
Atopy (A1 − A4) | History of atopic symptoms | A1 | UK-working party single question on atopic eczema |
Dermatitis (D1 − D12) | Self-reported hand or forearm eczema | D1 | Have you ever had hand eczema? |
D2* | Have you ever had eczema on your wrists or forearms (excluding fronts of elbows)? | ||
D5* | When did you last have eczema on your hands, wrists or forearms? | ||
Factors (F1 − F4) | Exacerbating factors | F1 | Exacerbating factors in work |
F2 | Exacerbating factors outside work | ||
F4 | Improvement of eczema when away from normal work. | ||
Consequences (C1 − C3) | Consequences and life impact of dermatoses | ||
Urticaria (U1 − U9) | Self-reported contact urticarial on hands or forearms | ||
Symptoms (S1 − S5) | Skin symptoms | ||
Tests (T1 − T3) | Skin Tests | ||
Exposure (E1 − E8) | Exposures | ||
Health/Household (H1 − H2) | General Health and household size | ||