Hand dermatitis among paediatric nurses

Abstract

The proper preventive programmes should be implemented for those nursing staff working in high-risk units.

Winter Season, Frequent Hand Washing, and Irritant Patch Test Reactions to Detergents Are Associated With Hand Dermatitis in Health Care Workers

“…This confirms what has been previously reported in the literature [16] [17] [18] [19] , as well as showing both results for the first time in a single population of healthcare workers. In Cleveland, Ohio, where our study took place, the year is typically divided into 6 months of cold and 6 months of warm weather.…”

“…Low temperature and low relative and absolute humidity (such as during the winter season) tended to be risk factors for and contributed to the development of IHD [16] . Higher levels of handwashing were also found to be associated with the development of hand dermatitis [17–19] . Overall, it is not evident whether endogenous or exogenous factors make a stronger contribution to the development of IHD, and for that reason, it would be helpful to evaluate all these factors in the same population.…”

Hand eczema in nurses, nursing auxiliaries and cleaners—A cross‐sectional study from a tertiary hospital in western India

“…6 The prevalence of hand eczema among hospital workers in countries other than India ranges from 6% to 80%. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, most studies on hand eczema have been based on self-reported surveys, and have utilized varied outcome measures, and almost no epidemiological data on hand eczema among healthcare workers exist in India.…”

Hand eczema among healthcare professionals in the Netherlands: prevalence, absenteeism, and presenteeism

“…Several studies have focused on gaining insights into the prevalence of hand eczema among healthcare professionals. However, the estimates of the prevalence of this condition vary across studies . Importantly, there are very few studies on the prevalence of hand eczema in the Netherlands.…”