Occupational hand dermatitis web survey in a university hospital during COVID-19 pandemic: the SHIELD study.
Med Lav
; 112(4): 320-326, 2021 Aug 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1377151
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Occupational hand dermatitis (OHD) is a skin disease occurring on employees' hands in certain jobs. Little is known about prevalence, incidence and characteristics of this adverse skin reaction and its associated risk factors during COVID-19 pandemic. To evaluate both prevalence and incidence of OHD and associated risk factors in Italian clinicians.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was performed using a self-report questionnaire.RESULTS:
Two hundred and thirty clinicians responded to the survey and 82% of responders did not report previous OHD history before the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily use of gloves was reported by 80% of responders. OHD prevalence was 18%, while incidence was 80%. We found a protective effect on symptom occurrence for vinyl/nitrile gloves if the time with gloves was ≥ 6 hours per day.CONCLUSIONS:
This survey reveals a high OHD incidence in an Italian population of clinicians. Furthermore, wearing vinyl/nitrile gloves for at least 6 hours a day had a protective effect on symptom onset.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dermatitis, Occupational
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COVID-19
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Hand Dermatoses
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Lav
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mdl.v112i4.11670
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