Characteristics, causes and impact of headache among a sample of physicians working during COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Farag S; Neurology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., ElSadek A; Neurology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Salah-Eldin W; Community Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Georgy SS; Neurology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Fathy M; Neurology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery [Egypt J Neurol Psychiatr Neurosurg] 2022; Vol. 58 (1), pp. 86. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s41983-022-00520-7
Abstrakt: Background: Headache is considered a common health problem affecting physicians during Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic and has direct impact on their productivity. Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), stress and lack of sleep are common factors affecting their headache.
Results: Out of 165 participants, 38(23%) experienced new onset headache. Participants using Combined Face and eye PPE usage were at higher risk of developing headache compared to single PPE users, Participants wearing face shield were at higher risk of developing headache compared to eyewear non users.
Conclusion: COVID-19 hospital's physicians may experience new-onset headache or change in their previously existing headache, mostly disposed by PPE eyewear and combined face and eye PPE.
Competing Interests: Competing interestsAll authors declare that they have no conflict interest.
(© The Author(s) 2022.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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