Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in healthcare workers: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare workers (HCWs) constitute a high-risk group for developing occupational hand eczema (HE). The present systematic review and meta-analysis will compile and appraise evidence regarding prevalence and incidence of HE in HCWs.

Methods and analysis

Systematic searches will be performed in three electronic literature databases (PubMed/Medline, Web of Science-Core Collection and Embase). Further references will be retrieved by a manual search of included studies' reference lists using snowballing techniques. We will include experimental studies, observational studies, survey-based studies and clinical studies (publications in English, French and German from 2000 onwards) reporting on certified and apprentice HCWs, who actively work in the job. We will look a

SUBMITTER: Symanzik C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558786 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature