Relationship between hand hygiene and cutaneous findings during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have to comply with hygiene conditions and use gloves more frequently and for a longer period of time than they would previously to avoid infection and prevent transmission.

Aims

We aimed to characterize the adverse skin reactions occurring after hand hygiene and glove use in HCWs in a tertiary university hospital to determine the possible causative factors and whether the use of these measures is affected.

Methods

Between April 15 and May 1, 2020, a cross-sectional survey was conducted, using online questionnaire, answered by HCWs in a tertiary university hospital.

Results

The increase in general hand-skin problems during the pandemic period was statistically significant (P

SUBMITTER: Altunisik Toplu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature