Prevalence of Self-Reported Hand Eczema Signs among Healthcare Workers after the Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey in a Northern Italy Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Background: Proper hand hygiene is one of the enhanced preventive measures immediately proposed to avoid the spreading of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, also known as COVID-19. Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hand eczema signs and symptoms among healthcare workers in a Northern Italy University Hospital after the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2021. The hospital workers were invited to complete an online questionnaire through a link sent via institutional e-mail to both health personnel and support staff. Results: Eight-hundred and sixty-three subjects completed the questionnaire; 51.1% of them self-reported suf

SUBMITTER: Veronese F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10301701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature