ABSTRACT
Aim of the study is the appraisal of stress in a group of the 500 anaestheticians and in a control group. Two anonymous self-administered questionnaires were utilized, one for the subjective appraisal of the perceived various risk related to job, and one for the subjective appraisal of stress: VRS questionnaire of Tarsitani and Biondi. The results of the study showed that all the anaestheticians identified the perception of the emotional aspects related to work as a risk factor. They put it mainly in relation with the forensic implications. The total score of scale VRS and the score for cluster depression, anxiety, aggressiveness are higher in the anesthetists than the control group.
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Anesthesiology , Mental Disorders/etiology , Occupational Diseases/etiology , Stress, Psychological/etiology , Adult , Aggression , Anxiety/etiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depression/etiology , Emotions , Female , Forensic Medicine , Humans , Italy , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , WorkforceABSTRACT
A comprehensive bibliographical retrieval of case reports on "airborne contact dermatitis" (ACD) was performed. The present review deals with the first cases published in 1986, 1991, 2001 by Huygens as well as by Dooms-Goossens, and continues with the other pertaining clinical presentations until to day. Solid particles, rather than gases or droplets, are the most frequently reported causes of ACD.
