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Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic

PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of and possible risk factors for hand eczema with respect to the dissemination of information about new hand hygiene habits to protect against ongoing COVID-19 cross-transmission. The authors conducted a survey among health care workers (HCWs) and...

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Autores principales: Techasatian, Leelawadee, Thaowandee, Wilairat, Chaiyarit, Jitjira, Uppala, Rattapon, Sitthikarnkha, Phanthila, Paibool, Watuhatai, Charoenwat, Busara, Wongmast, Piyathida, Laoaroon, Napat, Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut, Kiatchoosakun, Pakaphan, Kosalaraksa, Pope
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Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34009056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211018013
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author Techasatian, Leelawadee
Thaowandee, Wilairat
Chaiyarit, Jitjira
Uppala, Rattapon
Sitthikarnkha, Phanthila
Paibool, Watuhatai
Charoenwat, Busara
Wongmast, Piyathida
Laoaroon, Napat
Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut
Kiatchoosakun, Pakaphan
Kosalaraksa, Pope
author_facet Techasatian, Leelawadee
Thaowandee, Wilairat
Chaiyarit, Jitjira
Uppala, Rattapon
Sitthikarnkha, Phanthila
Paibool, Watuhatai
Charoenwat, Busara
Wongmast, Piyathida
Laoaroon, Napat
Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut
Kiatchoosakun, Pakaphan
Kosalaraksa, Pope
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description PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of and possible risk factors for hand eczema with respect to the dissemination of information about new hand hygiene habits to protect against ongoing COVID-19 cross-transmission. The authors conducted a survey among health care workers (HCWs) and non-HCW populations in Khon Kaen, Thailand. RESULTS: A total of 805 participants participated. The prevalence of hand eczema in the study population was 20.87%. There were several risk factors, including working as a HCW, having a history of previous hand eczema, having underlying atopic dermatitis, wearing gloves in everyday life, and washing hands frequently (more than 10 times/day). Hand hygiene with alcohol-based products was shown to be a risk factor for hand eczema, (OR (95% CI) 1.86 (1.03-3.35), P = .04). CONCLUSION: In terms of hand eczema prevention, we suggest that the use of alcohol-based products should be discontinued if other handwashing methods are available. The following factors increase the risk of hand eczema: being a HCW, having previous hand eczema, and having underlying atopic dermatitis. Proper strategies in terms of hand eczema prevention should be addressed, especially in this group, since we need to continue performing hand hygiene during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-81382942021-05-26 Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic Techasatian, Leelawadee Thaowandee, Wilairat Chaiyarit, Jitjira Uppala, Rattapon Sitthikarnkha, Phanthila Paibool, Watuhatai Charoenwat, Busara Wongmast, Piyathida Laoaroon, Napat Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut Kiatchoosakun, Pakaphan Kosalaraksa, Pope J Prim Care Community Health Caring for the Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of and possible risk factors for hand eczema with respect to the dissemination of information about new hand hygiene habits to protect against ongoing COVID-19 cross-transmission. The authors conducted a survey among health care workers (HCWs) and non-HCW populations in Khon Kaen, Thailand. RESULTS: A total of 805 participants participated. The prevalence of hand eczema in the study population was 20.87%. There were several risk factors, including working as a HCW, having a history of previous hand eczema, having underlying atopic dermatitis, wearing gloves in everyday life, and washing hands frequently (more than 10 times/day). Hand hygiene with alcohol-based products was shown to be a risk factor for hand eczema, (OR (95% CI) 1.86 (1.03-3.35), P = .04). CONCLUSION: In terms of hand eczema prevention, we suggest that the use of alcohol-based products should be discontinued if other handwashing methods are available. The following factors increase the risk of hand eczema: being a HCW, having previous hand eczema, and having underlying atopic dermatitis. Proper strategies in terms of hand eczema prevention should be addressed, especially in this group, since we need to continue performing hand hygiene during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SAGE Publications 2021-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8138294/ /pubmed/34009056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211018013 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
spellingShingle Caring for the Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Techasatian, Leelawadee
Thaowandee, Wilairat
Chaiyarit, Jitjira
Uppala, Rattapon
Sitthikarnkha, Phanthila
Paibool, Watuhatai
Charoenwat, Busara
Wongmast, Piyathida
Laoaroon, Napat
Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut
Kiatchoosakun, Pakaphan
Kosalaraksa, Pope
Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short Hand Hygiene Habits and Prevalence of Hand Eczema During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort hand hygiene habits and prevalence of hand eczema during the covid-19 pandemic
topic Caring for the Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34009056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211018013
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