<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported work-related and occupational hand eczema, as well as associated risk factors in hospitals and out-patient clinics in Romania. A standardized questionnaire was addressed to health professionals from different medical fields. Out of 245 healthcare providers who completed the survey, 235 were women (95.9%), and 243 were working more than 8 hours/day in hospitals (99.18%). Hand eczema was self-reported and documented in almost one third of the nurses (33.49%), the most frequently involved trigger factor being powdered latex gloves. A total of 207 (84.48%) individuals denied any present or past allergic diseases. Only one nurse declared that severe hand eczema was the cause of losing her job at the hospital. Exposure assessment is essential for the diagnosis of work-related or occupational skin diseases.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported work-related and occupational hand eczema, as well as associated risk factors in hospitals and out-patient clinics in Romania. A standardized questionnaire was addressed to health professionals from different medical fields. Out of 245 healthcare providers who completed the survey, 235 were women (95.9%), and 243 were working more than 8 hours/day in hospitals (99.18%). Hand eczema was self-reported and documented in almost one third of the nurses (33.49%), the most frequently involved trigger factor being powdered latex gloves. A total of 207 (84.48%) individuals denied any present or past allergic diseases. Only one nurse declared that severe hand eczema was the cause of losing her job at the hospital. Exposure assessment is essential for the diagnosis of work-related or occupational skin diseases.

The Utility of a Questionnaire Proposal as an Analytic Diagnostic Tool in Healthcare Providers Occupational Hand Eczema

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported work-related and occupational hand eczema, as well as associated risk factors in...

The Utility of a Questionnaire Proposal as an Analytic Diagnostic Tool in Healthcare Providers Occupational Hand Eczema

Published Online: Jun 29, 2020

Page range: 16 - 18

Received: Mar 01, 2020

Accepted: Mar 29, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2020-0004

Keywords
occupational hand eczema, healthcare providers, questionnaire

© 2020 Anca E. Chiriac et al., published by Sciendo

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

The Utility of a Questionnaire Proposal as an Analytic Diagnostic Tool in Healthcare Providers Occupational Hand Eczema

Published Online: Jun 29, 2020

Page range: 16 - 18

Received: Mar 01, 2020

Accepted: Mar 29, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2020-0004

Keywordsoccupational hand eczema, healthcare providers, questionnaire

© 2020 Anca E. Chiriac et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
occupational hand eczema, healthcare providers, questionnaire