| Autor: |
Miguel A. Collado-Corona, Emilio Arch-Tirado, Nadia A. Gandarilla-Martínez |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Cirugía y Cirujanos, Vol 90, Iss 6 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2444-054X |
| DOI: |
10.24875/CIRU.22000221 |
| Popis: |
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, clinical features, and factors related to personal protective-associated headaches. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among healthcare workers using an online questionnaire. Results: We surveyed 305 participants. The N95 face-mask was the most used device by 93%. Of 305 respondents, 206 experienced headaches while wearing protective equipment; 36.06% suffered from a headache disorder before the pandemic. The prevalence of de novo headache was 39.01%. Gender, age, or exposure to coronavirus disease were not determining factors to develop headache. Headache intensity was higher in front-line healthcare workers and was correlated (r = 0.728) with the time wearing protective equipment. The more days per month the participants wore personal protective equipment the shorter the time to headache onset after donning equipment. Conclusion: Our study confirms the relationship between frequent and prolonged use of protection devices with headaches and reaffirms the implication of external pressure as a primary mechanism. |
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