Facemask headache: a new nosographic entity among healthcare providers in COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SARS-CoV-2 is a novel infectious agent causing coronavirus disease 2019, which has been declared as pandemic in March 2020. Personal protective equipment has been mandatory for healthcare workers in order to contain the outbreak of pandemic disease. Mild neurological disturbances such as headache have been related to the extensive utilization of facemask. This study aims to examine headache variations related to the intensive utilization of facemask among a cohort of healthcare professionals in a setting of low-medium risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study among healthcare providers from different hospital and clinics in Italy. Each participant completed a specifically designed self-administered questionnaire. Headache features and

SUBMITTER: Rapisarda L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature