The COVID-19 Pandemic Process Increase Latex Glove Use and Latex Allergy Complaints in Hospital Nurses? Survey Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 64
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Identifying Information Form:
研究概览
简要总结
Background: Global guidelines recommend the use of personal protective equipment due to the high risk of contagiousness of COVID-19 disease. The increase in COVİD-19 patients in the last two years has increased the rate of use of latex gloves in nurses. It is not known how the increase in the use of latex gloves affects the complaints of latex allergy in nurses.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the rates of latex glove use and allergic complaints related to the use of latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital nurses.
详细描述
Background: Global guidelines recommend the use of personal protective equipment due to the high risk of contagiousness of COVID-19 disease. The increase in COVİD-19 patients in the last two years has increased the rate of use of latex gloves in nurses. It is not known how the increase in the use of latex gloves affects the complaints of latex allergy in nurses.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the rates of latex glove use and allergic complaints related to the use of latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital nurses.
Materials and Methods
Ethical and legal permissions were obtained before starting the research. Research; It was conducted in a descriptive and cross-sectional manner at Hatay Training and Research Hospital between May 15 and June 15, 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 448 nurses who volunteered to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected with data collection forms created by the researchers as a result of literature reviews. The data of the research were collected by the online questionnaire method. Analysis of the data was analyzed with appropriate statistical methods in SPSS 21.0 program. p<0.05 value was accepted for statistical significance.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Over 18 years old
- •Working as a nurse in Hatay Training and Research Hospital, Working in Hatay training and research hospital for the last month according to the date of the research
- •Nurses who volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study.
排除标准
- •Nurses who want to leave the study at any stage of the study after being included in the study
结局指标
主要结局
Identifying Information Form:
时间窗: 2023
The identifying information form consists of questions aimed at determining the age, gender, education status, department of work, nursing experience, experience in the last working department, glove selection, family history of atopy, personal history of atopy, crossfood allergies, latex glove usage, duration of glove use in a day, number of invasive procedures, presence of diagnosed latex allergy, measures taken to prevent latex allergy, awareness of nonlatex gloves, and complaints after contact with latex-containing products.
Allergic Symptoms Evaluation Form:
时间窗: 2023
The form consists of questions aimed at determining skin reactions and allergic symptoms such as itching, redness, swelling, hives, lesions, rash, contact dermatitis, swelling 7 around the mouth and throat, nasal discharge, itching, sneezing, itching, redness, watering of the eyes, shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, fainting, feeling of faintness, loss of consciousness, thinking that existing symptoms are related to work, etc.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
İslam Elagöz
Principal Investigator
Kilis 7 Aralik University