An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema
OBJECTIVE: Hand hygiene, one of the most critical preventive methods against Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) cross-transmission, has increased during the COVID-19 outbreak. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hand eczema (HE) and associated symptoms in health...
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| description | OBJECTIVE: Hand hygiene, one of the most critical preventive methods against Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) cross-transmission, has increased during the COVID-19 outbreak. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hand eczema (HE) and associated symptoms in healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 outbreak.
METHODS: We distributed a self-administered online survey to physicians and nurses in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. The survey included questions about HE-associated symptoms and risk factors before and during the pandemic.
RESULTS: Five hundred sixty-four individuals (349 physicians and 215 nurses) answered the survey. Post-COVID-19, the prevalence of HE increased from 6.6% to 11.7% and the prevalence of HE-associated symptoms increased from 39.5% to 79.3%. Female gender (odds ratio [OR]: 3.92; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.12–7.25), a history of atopic diseases (OR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.03–2.8), more frequent handwashing (OR: 1.03; 95%CI: 1.01–1.05), and more frequent use of moisturizers (OR: 1.12; 95%CI: 1.01–1.24) were independently associated with the risk of HE-associated symptoms.
CONCLUSION: Because of increased handwashing during the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a significant increase in HE-associated symptoms in HCWs. Proper education and preventive strategies for HE are urgently needed for HCWs fighting on the front lines of COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c354995a963147589bde5d38c250ddf12023-02-15T16:12:05ZengKARE Publishingİstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri2148-49022020-12-017652753310.14744/nci.2020.45722NCI-45722An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczemaVelat Celik0Mehmet Yasar Ozkars1Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Necip Fazil City Hospital, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyOBJECTIVE: Hand hygiene, one of the most critical preventive methods against Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) cross-transmission, has increased during the COVID-19 outbreak. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hand eczema (HE) and associated symptoms in healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS: We distributed a self-administered online survey to physicians and nurses in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. The survey included questions about HE-associated symptoms and risk factors before and during the pandemic. RESULTS: Five hundred sixty-four individuals (349 physicians and 215 nurses) answered the survey. Post-COVID-19, the prevalence of HE increased from 6.6% to 11.7% and the prevalence of HE-associated symptoms increased from 39.5% to 79.3%. Female gender (odds ratio [OR]: 3.92; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.12–7.25), a history of atopic diseases (OR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.03–2.8), more frequent handwashing (OR: 1.03; 95%CI: 1.01–1.05), and more frequent use of moisturizers (OR: 1.12; 95%CI: 1.01–1.24) were independently associated with the risk of HE-associated symptoms. CONCLUSION: Because of increased handwashing during the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a significant increase in HE-associated symptoms in HCWs. Proper education and preventive strategies for HE are urgently needed for HCWs fighting on the front lines of COVID-19.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=nci&un=NCI-45722covid-19hand eczema; healthcare workers. |
| spellingShingle | Velat Celik Mehmet Yasar Ozkars An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri covid-19 hand eczema; healthcare workers. |
| title | An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema |
| title_full | An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema |
| title_fullStr | An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema |
| title_full_unstemmed | An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema |
| title_short | An overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid COVID-19: Occupational hand eczema |
| title_sort | overlooked risk for healthcare workers amid covid 19 occupational hand eczema |
| topic | covid-19 hand eczema; healthcare workers. |
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