<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Occupational skin diseases have an unknown prevalence in Romania, although they are considered the most frequent occupational diseases reported in Western European countries. Self-reported hand eczema among healthcare providers by questionnaire aims to estimate the prevalence of work-related hand eczema and associated risk factors in hospitals and outpatient units in Romania. The aim of this study is to discuss and to validate a questionnaire for surveying work-related skin diseases and exposure among healthcare providers.</p></abstract>

Occupational skin diseases have an unknown prevalence in Romania, although they are considered the most frequent occupational diseases reported in Western European countries. Self-reported hand eczema among healthcare providers by questionnaire aims to estimate the prevalence of work-related hand eczema and associated risk factors in hospitals and outpatient units in Romania. The aim of this study is to discuss and to validate a questionnaire for surveying work-related skin diseases and exposure among healthcare providers.

Romanian Questionnaire to Assess the Prevalence of Occupational Hand Eczema among Healthcare Providers

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași,

Department of Epidemiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași,

Nicolina Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Iași,

“Petru Poni” Research Institute, Romanian Academy, Iași,

Department of Foreign Languages, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste,

Department of Dermatology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest,

Department of Biochemistry, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași,

Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Occupational skin diseases have an unknown prevalence in Romania, although they are considered the most frequent occupational diseases reported in Western...

Romanian Questionnaire to Assess the Prevalence of Occupational Hand Eczema among Healthcare Providers

Published Online: Dec 29, 2016

Page range: 280 - 281

Received: Oct 27, 2016

Accepted: Nov 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0061

Keywords
hand eczema, healthcare professionals, questionnaire

© 2016 Anca E. Chiriac et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Romanian Questionnaire to Assess the Prevalence of Occupational Hand Eczema among Healthcare Providers

Published Online: Dec 29, 2016

Page range: 280 - 281

Received: Oct 27, 2016

Accepted: Nov 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0061

Keywordshand eczema, healthcare professionals, questionnaire

© 2016 Anca E. Chiriac et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hand eczema, healthcare professionals, questionnaire