Open AccessThe Utility of a Questionnaire Proposal as an Analytic Diagnostic Tool in Healthcare Providers Occupational Hand Eczema
Author(s) -
Anca Chiriac,
Tatiana Ţăranu,
Anca Chiriac,
Simona Roxana Georgescu,
Liliana Foia,
Cristian Podoleanu,
Simona Stolnicu,
Doina Azoicăi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of interdisciplinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2501-8132
pISSN - 2501-5974
DOI - 10.2478/jim-2020-0004
Subject(s) - medicine , hand eczema , family medicine , health care , health professionals , questionnaire , occupational exposure , occupational medicine , medical emergency , allergy , contact dermatitis , economics , immunology , economic growth , social science , sociology
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.