Department of Dermatology, Ordu University Educational and Research Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
Department of Dermatology, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2021 Sep;40(3):207-213. doi: 10.1080/15569527.2021.1902340. Epub 2021 Jul 5.
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infectious disease that first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of infection because the virus is highly contagious and can be transmitted by a variety of routes. Health care workers are required to use a variety of personal protective equipment (PPE) for prolonged hours and, as a result, they face varying degrees of cutaneous complications.
We conducted a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey to investigate skin problems caused by the use of PPE and personal hygiene measures. We developed a survey with 32 questions using Google forms and distributed it via WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
A total of 1142 responses were obtained. Among the respondents, 88.1% reported adverse skin reactions due to PPE and personal hygiene measures. Female sex, working as a nurse, wearing PPE more than 6 h/day, and working more than 3 days/week increase the risk of PPE-related skin problems.
In this study, we highlighted skin problems related to PPE and found out risk factors for PPE-related skin problems.
2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)是一种高传染性传染病,于 2019 年 12 月在中国武汉首次出现。医护人员(HCWs)感染的风险增加,因为该病毒具有高度传染性,并且可以通过多种途径传播。医护人员需要长时间使用各种个人防护设备(PPE),因此他们面临着不同程度的皮肤并发症。
我们进行了一项横断面在线问卷调查,以调查 PPE 和个人卫生措施引起的皮肤问题。我们使用 Google 表单开发了一个包含 32 个问题的调查,并通过 WhatsApp 和 Facebook 群组进行了分发。
共收到 1142 份回复。在受访者中,88.1%的人报告因 PPE 和个人卫生措施而出现不良反应的皮肤。女性、护士、每天穿戴 PPE 超过 6 小时、每周工作超过 3 天,这些因素会增加与 PPE 相关的皮肤问题的风险。
在这项研究中,我们强调了与 PPE 相关的皮肤问题,并确定了与 PPE 相关的皮肤问题的危险因素。