Corona Chronicles: A Cross-sectional Survey of Practices, Challenges, and Dermatological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
; 15(4):49-58, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1913209
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Mask usage and hand hygiene are the pillars of defense against the novel pathogen causing COVID-19. This study was conducted to compare these practices among healthcare workers (HCWs) and nonhealthcare workers (nonHCWs) and to examine the outlook toward the healthcare sector among the two.METHODS:
A cross-sectional online survey (via Google forms) using snowball sampling was conducted. Appropriate ethical clearance was taken from the Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC). HCWs and nonHCWs 18 years of age or older with basic literacy in English and with internet access were included.RESULTS:
There were 404 total respondents (MF ratio 0.871;mean age 30.16±9.63 years). Among the respondents, 63.3 percent were HCWs while 35.6 percent were nonHCWs. Persons performing hand hygiene more than10 times/ day were found to be almost three times more likely to develop skin dryness (odds ratio [OR] 2.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.372, 6.362). Female participants were found to be 2.5 times more likely to develop dryness (odds ratio 2.594, 95% CI 1.590, 4.234). Use of gloves was found to be a protective factor against development of dryness (odds ratio 0.485,95% CI 0.287, 0.818). A statistically significant correlation was found between mask acne and female respondents (p-value=0.000), HCWs (p-value=0.000), and use of N95 mask in combination with surgical mask (p-value=0.04).LIMITATIONS:
Being an online survey, responses could not be captured from people with limited internet access and of lower socioeconomic strata.CONCLUSION:
There is a considerable burden of preventive measures on HCWs and nonHCWs alike. Significant dermatological implications are seen with frequent hand hygiene and mask usage.
acne vulgaris; adult; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; dry skin; female; glove; hand eczema; health care cost; health care personnel; human; hygiene; internet access; literacy; major clinical study; minimally 94 percent efficient filtering facepiece respirator; pandemic; perception; questionnaire; review; surgical mask
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
EMBASE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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