Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands.
Contact Dermatitis. 2013 Sep;69(3):164-71. doi: 10.1111/cod.12099. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
Healthcare professionals have a high risk of developing hand eczema. Hand eczema can interfere with their work.
To investigate the prevalence of self-reported hand eczema among healthcare professionals in the Netherlands, and to investigate absenteeism and presenteeism resulting from hand eczema.
A questionnaire-based observational study was performed. Participants were recruited from hospitals and nursing homes in the Netherlands. The study population consisted of 1232 healthcare professionals. We used the NOSQ-2002 to measure hand eczema and the PRODISQ for absenteeism and presenteeism.
The 1-year prevalence of hand eczema among healthcare professionals was 12%. Among all participants, 47% reported symptoms related to hand eczema. Sick leave resulting from hand eczema was reported by 0.3% of healthcare professionals in general, and by 1.7% of healthcare professionals with hand eczema. In the group with hand eczema, 3.1% reported a large effect on presenteeism.
The 1-year prevalence of hand eczema among healthcare professionals in the Netherlands is low, but the prevalence of symptoms related to hand eczema is quite high. Hand eczema seems to have little impact on work in terms of absenteeism and presenteeism.
医护人员患手部湿疹的风险较高。手部湿疹会影响他们的工作。
调查荷兰医护人员自我报告手部湿疹的患病率，并调查手部湿疹导致的旷工和出勤。
进行了一项基于问卷调查的观察性研究。参与者来自荷兰的医院和疗养院。研究人群由 1232 名医护人员组成。我们使用 NOSQ-2002 来衡量手部湿疹，使用 PRODISQ 来衡量旷工和出勤。
医护人员手部湿疹的 1 年患病率为 12%。在所有参与者中，有 47%报告了与手部湿疹相关的症状。总的来说，只有 0.3%的医护人员因手部湿疹而请病假，而有手部湿疹的医护人员中则有 1.7%请了病假。在有手部湿疹的人群中，有 3.1%报告了对出勤有较大影响。
荷兰医护人员手部湿疹的 1 年患病率较低，但与手部湿疹相关的症状的患病率相当高。手部湿疹似乎对旷工和出勤的影响不大。
