Work-related and personal risk factors for occupational contact dermatitis: A systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this review is to identify work-related and personal risk factors for contact dermatitis (CD), and assess their association with this frequently occurring occupational disease. A systematic review of the literature from 1990 to June 2, 2020, was conducted using Medline and Embase. Prospective cohort and case-control studies were included, and meta-analyses were conducted when feasible. Quality of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation. Twenty-nine studies were identified, comprising 26 study populations and with a total of 846 209 participants investigating 52 risk factors for CD. Meta-analyses were performed for five risk factors, all of them for irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). Moderate-quality evidence was f

SUBMITTER: Schutte MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature