Hand dermatitis in intensive care units
Forrester, Brian G. ; Roth, Victor S.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1998
40
10
881-885
allergens ; dermatitis ; hand ; health impact assessment ; hospital ; infectious disease ; healthcare worker ; occupational risks ; skin allergies ; virus diseases
Occupational diseases
English
Information on the prevalence of occupational hand dermatitis and possible risk factors was collected in two intensive care units via a self-administered questionnaire. The prevalence of occupational hand dermatitis was found to be 55.6% in the total reporting population of the units and 69.7% in the most highly exposed workers (those reporting a frequency of hand-washing exceeding 35 times per shift). No relationship was found between occupational hand dermatitis and reported age, gender, race, atopic status, history of previous hand dermatitis, and duration of employment. Hand-washing frequency greater than 35 times per shift was strongly associated with occupational hand dermatitis.
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