Wet work exposure and hand eczema among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study.

摘要: BACKGROUND: Hand eczema is more common in healthcare workers compared to the general population. The hands are subject changing occupational exposures due mandatory hygiene regulations for health care workers.OBJECTIVES: To describe exposure procedures and investigate associations between hand washing, use of non-sterile gloves, disinfectant self-reported eczema.METHODS: Cross-sectional study with an electronic questionnaire distributed 28 762 hospital employees southern Sweden. Respondents working as nurses, assistant nurses or physicians constituted group analysed. Adjustments were made gender, age, wet work at home, life-style factors atopic dermatitis.RESULTS: 12 288 (43%) responded including 9051 workers. In this 1-year prevalence was 21%. On a daily basis, 30% reported washing soap >20 times work, 45% used disinfectants >50 times, 54% gloves > 2 hours. After adjustment confounding factors, dose-dependent association found number washes time disposable but not alcoholic use. outside associated adjusted multivariate analysis.CONCLUSIONS: study, we higher among Swedish than occurrence way. Use eczema. This article protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Less)