Onset of occupational hand eczema among healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Comparing a single surgical site with a COVID-19 intensive care unit

Autor: Anne Guertler, Lars E. French, Markus Reinholz, C. S. Hagen, Benjamin Kendziora, Thilo L. Schenck, Nicholas Moellhoff, Riccardo E. Giunta
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Sanitation
Hand Sanitizers
Eczema
Skin Cream
Nurses
Comorbidity
SARS‐CoV‐2
law.invention
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
0302 clinical medicine
law
Hygiene
Germany
Pandemic
Health care
Prevalence
Immunology and Allergy
Hypersensitivity
Delayed
030212 general & internal medicine
media_common
Middle Aged
Intensive care unit
Intensive Care Units
Dermatitis
Occupational
Hand eczema
Female
Original Article
Coronavirus Infections
Hand Disinfection
Adult
Hand washing
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Health Personnel
Pneumonia
Viral
Dermatology
Hand Dermatoses
Dermatitis
Atopic
03 medical and health sciences
Betacoronavirus
irritant contact dermatitis
COVID‐19
prevention measures
Intensive care
Physicians
medicine
Humans
hand eczema
occupational
Pandemics
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
healthcare workers
COVID-19
Original Articles
medicine.disease
Rhinitis
Allergic
Asthma
Emergency medicine
business
Zdroj: Contact Dermatitis
ISSN: 1600-0536
Popis: Background Due to the COVID‐19 outbreak, hygiene regulations have been intensified and hand sanitation has gained special attention. Objective To investigate the onset of hand eczema during the COVID‐19 pandemic in health care workers (HCWs) directly involved in intensive care of COVID‐19 patients and HCWs without direct contact. Hereby, we aim at increasing awareness with regard to occupational hand eczema and preventive measures that can be undertaken. Methods A survey was distributed amongst 114 HCWs at a single surgical site and at a COVID‐19 intensive care unit of the university hospital LMU Munich, Germany. Participants were questioned with regard to the daily frequency of hand hygiene prior to and during the pandemic. Participants self‐reported onset of hand eczema and associated symptoms. Results Our study revealed a significant increase of hand washing, disinfection and use of hand cream across all participants (P‐value
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