An update on the prevalence and risk exposures associated with hand eczema in Danish hospital employees: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study
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An update on the prevalence and risk exposures associated with hand eczema in Danish hospital employees : A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. / Yüksel, Yasemin T.; Ebbehøj, Niels E.; Agner, Tove.
I: Contact Dermatitis, Bind 86, Nr. 2, 02.2022, s. 89-97.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An update on the prevalence and risk exposures associated with hand eczema in Danish hospital employees
T2 - A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study
AU - Yüksel, Yasemin T.
AU - Ebbehøj, Niels E.
AU - Agner, Tove
N1 - Funding Information: We thank biostatistician Esben Meulengracht Flachs MSc PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, for advice on statistical methods. The study was funded by Health Foundation (Helsefonden). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Background: Hand eczema (HE) is common in health care workers (HCWs). During the last decade, new recommendations have supported increased use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) to partially replace hand washings to lower the prevalence of HE. However, newer data on this recommendation is lacking. Objectives: To assess current 1-year prevalence of HE in HCWs, to investigate exposure, and the extent of subjective discomfort to hand washings and ABHR. Methods: A digital questionnaire was sent to 4876 HCWs from April to May 2020. Results: Of 2125 respondents (1779 women, 346 men), 14.7% reported HE within the last year. In total, 9.1% reported >20 hand washings per shift and 76.0% reported ABHR use >20 times per shift. HE was significantly associated with hand washings (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.73 [95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26-2.36]) and glove use on wet skin (adjusted OR 1.99 [95% CI 1.27-3.12]). Subjective discomfort to ABHR was reported significantly more often than to hand washings (P <.001) and significantly more often in HCWs with HE than in those without HE (P <.001). Conclusions: The current 1-year HE prevalence in HCWs of 14.7% was lower than in previously reported Scandinavian data. HE was related to frequent hand washings, as previously reported, and to glove use on wet skin, which is a possible risk factor for HE that should be further explored.
AB - Background: Hand eczema (HE) is common in health care workers (HCWs). During the last decade, new recommendations have supported increased use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) to partially replace hand washings to lower the prevalence of HE. However, newer data on this recommendation is lacking. Objectives: To assess current 1-year prevalence of HE in HCWs, to investigate exposure, and the extent of subjective discomfort to hand washings and ABHR. Methods: A digital questionnaire was sent to 4876 HCWs from April to May 2020. Results: Of 2125 respondents (1779 women, 346 men), 14.7% reported HE within the last year. In total, 9.1% reported >20 hand washings per shift and 76.0% reported ABHR use >20 times per shift. HE was significantly associated with hand washings (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.73 [95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26-2.36]) and glove use on wet skin (adjusted OR 1.99 [95% CI 1.27-3.12]). Subjective discomfort to ABHR was reported significantly more often than to hand washings (P <.001) and significantly more often in HCWs with HE than in those without HE (P <.001). Conclusions: The current 1-year HE prevalence in HCWs of 14.7% was lower than in previously reported Scandinavian data. HE was related to frequent hand washings, as previously reported, and to glove use on wet skin, which is a possible risk factor for HE that should be further explored.
U2 - 10.1111/cod.13990
DO - 10.1111/cod.13990
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34655082
AN - SCOPUS:85117879846
VL - 86
SP - 89
EP - 97
JO - Contact Dermatitis
JF - Contact Dermatitis
SN - 0105-1873
IS - 2
ER -
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