How does working in pandemic units affect the risk of occupational hand eczema in healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic: A comparative analysis with nonpandemic units
| Autor: | Aslı Aksu Çerman, Ece Uğurer, Onur Sivaz, Sevkiye Copur, Esen Özkaya, Osman Vural, Yasemin Erdem, Gul Sekerlisoy, Hazel Ezgi Kaya, Ilayda Esna Gulsunay, Kübra Nursel Bölük, İlknur Kıvanç Altunay, Sena Inal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject handwashing Dermatology Affect (psychology) Patient care Atopy 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine COVID‐19 Hygiene hand hygiene Internal medicine Health care Pandemic Immunology and Allergy Medicine hand eczema 030212 general & internal medicine media_common healthcare workers business.industry pandemic Original Articles medicine.disease moisturizing cream Hand eczema Original Article business management |
| Zdroj: | Contact Dermatitis |
| ISSN: | 1600-0536 0105-1873 |
| Popis: | Background Hand eczema (HE) has increased among healthcare workers (HCWs) working in coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) units, and was associated with increased hand hygiene practices. Objectives To compare the prevalence and clinical characteristics of HE, and hand hygiene practices in HCWs working in COVID‐19 and non‐COVID‐19 units. Methods A total of 244 HCWs working in COVID‐19 (n = 118) and non‐COVID‐19 patient care units (n = 126) were examined by dermatologists with regard to demographic parameters and hand hygiene practices. The COVID‐19 and non‐COVID‐19 groups were matched at a 1:1 ratio according to age, atopy, and generalized dry skin. Results HE was more frequent in the COVID‐19 group (48.3% vs 12.7%, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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