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Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: To assess the impacts of prolonged protective face masks (PFM) wear on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals (HCPs), and how these symptoms affected PFM wear. METHODS: Thirty-question survey forms were distributed via social media platform to 396 HCPs (110 doctors, 164 n...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9191881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35697968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-03059-x |
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author | Erogul, Ozgur Gobeka, Hamidu Hamisi Kasikci, Murat Erogul, Leyla Eryigit Balci, Aydin |
author_facet | Erogul, Ozgur Gobeka, Hamidu Hamisi Kasikci, Murat Erogul, Leyla Eryigit Balci, Aydin |
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description | BACKGROUND: To assess the impacts of prolonged protective face masks (PFM) wear on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals (HCPs), and how these symptoms affected PFM wear. METHODS: Thirty-question survey forms were distributed via social media platform to 396 HCPs (110 doctors, 164 nurses, and 122 health technicians) between September 8 and 30, 2021. Participants who could not be reached via social media were given a face-to-face questionnaire. Aside from sociodemographic data, the questionnaire inquired about PFM wear, PFM types, ocular surface symptoms, and how PFM wear has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: A total of 74.5% of HCPs reported wearing PFMs, mostly surgical ones (76.8%), for half a day at work but not at home, with redness (29.3%) being the most frequently encountered ocular surface symptom, followed by burning (15.7%), pain (14.1%), tingling (10.9%), and rash (6.6%). The presence of associated restrictions in conjunction with PFM-related ocular symptoms was more likely in dry and hot environments. There was no significant relationship between PFM type, PFM-wearing duration, and HCPs’ daily activities (p > 0.05). Despite the lack of a significant relationship between PFM types and ocular surface symptoms (p > 0.05), there was a significant relationship between PFM-wearing duration and ocular pain (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: PFM-related ocular surface symptoms can be alleviated by properly wearing PFMs, reducing wear time, and using long-acting topical lubricants. This could improve PFM wear compliance, prevent disease transmission, and ultimately help with COVID-19 protection. |
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spelling | pubmed-91918812022-06-17 Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic Erogul, Ozgur Gobeka, Hamidu Hamisi Kasikci, Murat Erogul, Leyla Eryigit Balci, Aydin Ir J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: To assess the impacts of prolonged protective face masks (PFM) wear on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals (HCPs), and how these symptoms affected PFM wear. METHODS: Thirty-question survey forms were distributed via social media platform to 396 HCPs (110 doctors, 164 nurses, and 122 health technicians) between September 8 and 30, 2021. Participants who could not be reached via social media were given a face-to-face questionnaire. Aside from sociodemographic data, the questionnaire inquired about PFM wear, PFM types, ocular surface symptoms, and how PFM wear has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: A total of 74.5% of HCPs reported wearing PFMs, mostly surgical ones (76.8%), for half a day at work but not at home, with redness (29.3%) being the most frequently encountered ocular surface symptom, followed by burning (15.7%), pain (14.1%), tingling (10.9%), and rash (6.6%). The presence of associated restrictions in conjunction with PFM-related ocular symptoms was more likely in dry and hot environments. There was no significant relationship between PFM type, PFM-wearing duration, and HCPs’ daily activities (p > 0.05). Despite the lack of a significant relationship between PFM types and ocular surface symptoms (p > 0.05), there was a significant relationship between PFM-wearing duration and ocular pain (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: PFM-related ocular surface symptoms can be alleviated by properly wearing PFMs, reducing wear time, and using long-acting topical lubricants. This could improve PFM wear compliance, prevent disease transmission, and ultimately help with COVID-19 protection. Springer International Publishing 2022-06-13 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9191881/ /pubmed/35697968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-03059-x Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 2022, corrected publication 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Erogul, Ozgur Gobeka, Hamidu Hamisi Kasikci, Murat Erogul, Leyla Eryigit Balci, Aydin Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title | Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9191881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35697968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-03059-x |
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