Practices of skin care among nurses in medical and surgical intensive care units: results of a self-administered questionnaire

Große-Schütte, Katja; Assadian, Ojan; Hübner, Nils–Olaf; Löffler, Harald; Krämer, Axel

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“…According to some studies, 25% of surgeons and 91% of nurses use hand cream/lotion. 24,33 Regarding the use of handcare products, emollients are usually used when the skin is dry, before and after work, or randomly during the day, and rarely before and after each patient. 24 The same tendencies were evident in this research; skincare products were used irregularly only by half of the staff.…”

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Importance of education on infection control and on the hand skin health of dental personnel

Stulginskiene¹,

Abalikstaite²,

Gendvilienė³

et al. 2022

Dent. Med. Probl.

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Background. Hand hygiene plays a significant role in infection control, yet it is performed correctly only 40% of the time. The daily use of soap, disinfectants and gloves can also affect hand skin health. Periodical educational interventions regarding hand hygiene can improve infection control.Objectives. The current study aimed to identify the existing hand hygiene practices applied by dental personnel, to evaluate knowledge about infection control, to determine the adverse effects of hand hygiene on the skin, and to assess the effectiveness of the educational interventions concerning these topics.

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Importance of education on infection control and on the hand skin health of dental personnel

Stulginskiene¹,

Abalikstaite²,

Gendvilienė³

et al. 2022

Dent. Med. Probl.

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Hand Skin Problems: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Nurses Working at Surgical Departments in Ministry of Health Hospitals

Fargly

Mohammed

Ahmed

2019

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Background: Hand skin problems are widespread problems among health care members especially nurses.Aims: to determine the prevalence and risk factors of hand skin problems among nurses who are working at surgical departments in Ministry of Health Hospitals. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was carried out at three ministry health hospitals in Assiut government: Al-Eman, Al-Shamlaa and Ophthalmology Hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample of 200 nurses working in surgical and operating room departments at Assiut ministry of health hospitals. Tool: A structured self-administrator's questionnaire, included demographic characteristic of nurses, history about hand skin problems and risk factors for hand skin problems. Results: More than one third of nurses working from 40-45 hours weekly. More than one quarter of nurses were having hand skin problems and 11.5 % were complaining from hand skin problems less than one year ago. Majority of nurses had a satisfactory level of knowledge about risk factors of hand skin problems. Repeated hand washing is most common risk factors of hand skin problem. Conclusion and Recommendations: About aquarter of nurses have hand skin problems and some of them complained from hand skin problems less than one year ago. Efforts to improve skin condition must focus on improving products and identifying any interactive effects between hand care products and glove materials and brands.

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A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurses working in health care: the SCIN cluster RCT

Madan

Parsons

Ntani

et al. 2019

Health Technol Assess

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Background Although strategies have been developed to minimise the risk of occupational hand dermatitis in nurses, their clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness remain unclear. Objectives The Skin Care Intervention in Nurses trial tested the hypothesis that a behaviour change package intervention, coupled with provision of hand moisturisers, could reduce the point prevalence of hand dermatitis when compared with standard care among nurses working in the NHS. The secondary aim was to assess the impact of the intervention on participants’ beliefs and behaviour regarding hand care, and the cost-effectiveness of the intervention in comparison with normal care. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting Thirty-five NHS hospital trusts/health boards/universities. Participants First-year student nurses with a history of atopic tendency, and full-time intensive care unit nurses. Intervention Sites were randomly allocated to be ‘intervention plus’ or ‘intervention light’. Participants at ‘intervention plus’ sites received access to a bespoke online behaviour change package intervention, coupled with personal supplies of moisturising cream (student nurses) and optimal availability of moisturising cream (intensive care unit nurses). Nurses at ‘intervention light’ sites received usual care, including a dermatitis prevention leaflet. Main outcome measure The difference between intervention plus and intervention light sites in the change of point prevalence of visible hand dermatitis was measured from images taken at baseline and at follow-up. Randomisation Fourteen sites were randomised to the intervention plus arm, and 21 sites were randomised to the intervention light arm. Blinding The participants, trial statistician, methodologist and the dermatologists interpreting the hand photographs were blinded to intervention assignment. Numbers analysed An intention-to-treat analysis was conducted on data from 845 student nurses and 1111 intensive care unit nurses. Results The intention-to-treat analysis showed no evidence that the risk of developing dermatitis was greater in the intervention light group than in the intervention plus group (student nurses: odds ratio 1.25, 95% confidence interval 0.59 to 2.69; intensive care unit nurses: odds ratio 1.41, 95% confidence interval 0.81 to 2.44). Both groups had high levels of baseline beliefs about the benefits of using hand moisturisers before, during and after work. The frequency of use of hand moisturisers before, during and after shifts was significantly higher in the intensive care unit nurses in the intervention plus arm at follow-up than in the comparator group nurses. For student nurses, the intervention plus group mean costs were £2 lower than those for the comparator and 0.00002 more quality-adjusted life-years were gained. For intensive care unit nurses, costs were £4 higher and 0.0016 fewer quality-adjusted life-years were gained. Harms No adverse events were reported. Limitations Only 44.5% of participants in the intervention plus arm accessed the behaviour change package. Conclusion The intervention did not result in a statistically significant decrease in the prevalence of hand dermatitis in the intervention plus group. Future work Participants had a high level of baseline beliefs about the importance of using hand moisturisers before, during and after work. Future research should focus on how workplace culture can be changed in order for that knowledge to be actioned. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN53303171. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 23, No. 58. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.

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Practices of skin care among nurses in medical and surgical intensive care units: results of a self-administered questionnaire

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References 23 publications

Importance of education on infection control and on the hand skin health of dental personnel

Importance of education on infection control and on the hand skin health of dental personnel

Hand Skin Problems: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Nurses Working at Surgical Departments in Ministry of Health Hospitals

A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurses working in health care: the SCIN cluster RCT

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