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Occupational hand dermatitis web survey in a university hospital during COVID-19 pandemic: the SHIELD study
Angela Rizzi1, Riccardo Inchingolo2, Marinella Viola3
1UOSD Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Dip. Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy. angela.rizzi@policlinicogemelli.it.
Background:
Occupational hand dermatitis (OHD) is a skin disease occurring on employees' hands in certain jobs. Little is known about prevalence, incidence and characteristics of this adverse skin reaction and its associated risk factors during COVID-19 pandemic. To evaluate both prevalence and incidence of OHD and associated risk factors in Italian clinicians.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was performed using a self-report questionnaire.
Results:
Two hundred and thirty clinicians responded to the survey and 82% of responders did not report previous OHD history before the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily use of gloves was reported by 80% of responders. OHD prevalence was 18%, while incidence was 80%. We found a protective effect on symptom occurrence for vinyl/nitrile gloves if the time with gloves was ≥ 6 hours per day.
Conclusions:
This survey reveals a high OHD incidence in an Italian population of clinicians. Furthermore, wearing vinyl/nitrile gloves for at least 6 hours a day had a protective effect on symptom onset.
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