Romanian Questionnaire to Assess the Prevalence of Occupational Hand Eczema among Healthcare Providers


Author(s):

Anca E. Chiriac¹, Doina Azoicai², Anca Chiriac³,⁴,⁵, Adrian Naznean⁶, Francesca Larese Filon⁷, Simona Roxana Georgescu⁸, Liliana Foia⁹, Cristian Podoleanu¹⁰, Simona Stolnicu¹¹

Affiliation:

¹ “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
² Department of Epidemiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
³ Nicolina Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Iași, Romania
⁴ Apollonia University, Iași, Romania
⁵ “Petru Poni” Research Institute, Romanian Academy, Iași, Romania
⁶ Department of Foreign Languages, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
⁷ Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Italy
⁸ Department of Dermatology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
⁹ Department of Biochemistry, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania
¹⁰ Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
¹¹ Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

DOI: 10.1515/jim-2016-0061

ABSTRACT

Occupational skin diseases should be a priority for public health because they represent up to 30% of occupational diseases.1 The recognition of occupational skin diseases is important for improving prevention and patient management, as their economic and social impact on each individual and the society is significant. Occupational hand eczema among healthcare providers has a great impact on their quality of life and, consequently, on their professional activity.
The purpose of this study is to develop a standardized questionnaire that can be used as a tool for self-reporting, diagnosing and monitoring the prevalence of hand dermatitis among healthcare providers in Romania.

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