Applicability of the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire for Screening Contact Dermatological Disorders in Sea Fishers
| Autor: | Patrizia Chiarappa, Antonella Basso, Caterina Foti, Paolo Romita, Rossana Rotondi, Piero Lovreglio, Leonardo Soleo, I Drago, Fabrizio Guarneri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Aquatic Organisms Psychometrics Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Fisheries lcsh:Medicine NOSQ contact dermatological disorders fishermen Scandinavian and Nordic Countries Cyanobacteria Dermatitis Contact Article 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires parasitic diseases Prevalence Medicine Humans Mass Screening Screening tool Translations Dermatological disorders Aged Sewage business.industry Significant difference lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged 030210 environmental & occupational health Healthy Volunteers Male workers Dermatitis Occupational Italy business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 2, p 381 (2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 15; Issue 2; Pages: 381 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This survey aimed to evaluate the applicability of the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ) as a preliminary screening tool to investigate the presence of contact dermatological disorders in sea fishermen. The Italian version of the NOSQ was administered to 143 male fishermen working at an Apulia (Southern Italy) Fisheries, and 136 male workers who had never worked as sea fishers (controls). A significantly higher rate of frequency of transient itchy wheals on the hands, wrists, and forearms was recorded in the fishermen as compared to the controls (49.6% vs. 8.1%; p < 0.001), while there was no significant difference in the frequency of eczema (8.4% vs. 6.6%). In 46.1% of the fishermen, the onset of transient itchy wheals was associated with contact with specific agents and the most common causes were algae and aquatic plants (49.3%) and seabed sludge (25.3%). In conclusion, the administration of the NOSQ can be useful in preliminary screening for dermatitis in fishermen, although it could show a possible overestimation of the prevalence of transient itchy wheals. |
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