Zani Maria Laura Chacra, Lazzarini Rosana, Silva-Junior João Silvestre
School of Medical Sciences, Holy House of Mercy of São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Holy House of Mercy Brotherhood - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Rev Bras Med Trab. 2017 Sep 1;15(3):217-221. doi: 10.5327/Z1679443520170021. eCollection 2017.
Warm-water immersion foot (WWIF) is associated with prolonged contact with water at high temperature. Car wash workers are frequently exposed to humidity, however, there are not studies targeting diseases affecting this category of employees.
To investigate the frequency of WWIF among car wash workers.
The study was carried out in 2013 at a car wash service in Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil. A group of 30 workers was subjected to clinical interview and dermatological examination. Statistical tests were performed to assess the association between WWIF and independent variables.
All the participants were male, their average age was 23 years old, and the most (60%) had worked at the investigated company for more than one year. Sixty percent of the participants exhibited lesions compatible with WWIF. Age and length of work at the company were associated with the assessed outcome. The participants were frequently and permanently exposed to humidity along the working day without wearing impermeable clothes.
Most participants exhibited WWIF; the ones over 30 years old and having worked less than 1 year at the investigated company exhibited higher odds of WWIF due to occupational exposure to humidity.
温水浸足（WWIF）与长时间接触高温水有关。洗车工人经常暴露于潮湿环境中，然而，尚无针对影响这类员工疾病的研究。
调查洗车工人中温水浸足的发生率。
2013年在巴西圣保罗州容迪亚伊的一家洗车服务店开展了此项研究。对30名工人进行了临床访谈和皮肤科检查。进行了统计检验以评估温水浸足与自变量之间的关联。
所有参与者均为男性，平均年龄23岁，大多数（60%）在被调查公司工作超过一年。60%的参与者表现出与温水浸足相符的病变。年龄和在公司的工作时长与评估结果相关。参与者在工作日经常且长期暴露于潮湿环境中，且未穿防水衣物。
大多数参与者有温水浸足现象；30岁以上且在被调查公司工作少于1年的参与者因职业暴露于潮湿环境而发生温水浸足的几率更高。
