Investigating Hand Dermatitis and Related Dermatologic Quality of Life Among Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
| Autor: | Kaçan CY; At Bursa Uludağ University, Gorukle Campus, Nilüfer-Bursa, Turkey, Cevriye Yüksel Kaçan, PhD, RN, is Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Nursing and Gonca Buran, PhD, RN, is Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing., Buran G |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Advances in skin & wound care [Adv Skin Wound Care] 2023 Jun 01; Vol. 36 (6), pp. 311-315. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 22. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.ASW.0000822708.00018.95 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To investigate hand dermatitis and related dermatologic quality of life among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: In total, 241 nursing students participated in this cross-sectional descriptive study. The data were collected using a sociodemographic data collection form, Hand Dermatitis Self-assessment form, and the Dermatological Quality-of-Life Scale. Results: During their clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic period, 41.9% of participants experienced hand dermatitis. Participants with a history of allergies experienced hand dermatitis at higher rates than those with no history of allergies ( P < .01). The most frequently reported symptom associated with hand dermatitis was "irritation and itching in the hands" (53.9%). Dermatological Quality-of-Life Scale scores differed significantly among participants who did and did not have hand dermatitis: those who experienced hand dermatitis or symptoms of hand dermatitis reported lower quality of life ( P < .01 and P < .05, respectively). Participants' most frequently reported cause of hand dermatitis was the use of antiseptic agents (44.8%), and their most frequently reported preventive measure was the use of moisturizers (61.8%). Conclusions: Nursing students in the COVID-19 pandemic period experienced a high rate of hand dermatitis. Both the presence and symptoms of hand dermatitis were associated with lower dermatologic quality-of-life levels for the nursing students. (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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