Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian. [Poster]

Papadatou, Zoi; Williams, Hector; Cooper, Kay

Abstract

Occupational Irritant Hand Dermatitis (OIHD) is emerging as an important risk caused by or made worse by work. OIHD can be responsible for significant and long-term health issues and can impact on the individual's employment. Healthcare workers are amongst the occupations with the highest incidence rates of OIHD. The principle aim of this Doctoral research study was to explore OIHD amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) in NHS Grampian, Scotland. In order to provide a broad overview of the subject matter, this research used a three-study approach to explore, appraise and assess OIHD amongst HCWs. Three studies were undertaken: 1) An exploration of the period prevalence and incidence of OIHD in NHS Grampian and the UK, 2) Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of OIHD: a quantitative systematic review and, 3) A mixed-methods exploration of the OIHD in wet workers in NHS Grampian.

Citation

PAPADATOU, Z., WILLIAMS, H. and COOPER, K. 2023. Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian. Poster presented at the 5th Panhellenic interdisciplinary conference on Nursing Research of the Institute of Health 2023 (INEPY 2023), 8-11 June 2023, Spetses, Greece.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 5th Panhellenic interdisciplinary conference on Nursing Research of the Institute of Health 2023 (INEPY 2023)
• Conference Location: Spetses, Greece
• Start Date: Jun 8, 2023
• End Date: Jun 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 29, 2024
• Keywords: Occupational irritant hand dermatitis (OIHD); Long-term health issues; Healthcare workers; NHS; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2284327
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/841587 (Thesis)
• Additional Information: This poster received an award for the best innovative research study "Research Paper Award attributed to Zoi Papadatou, Hector Williams, Kay Cooper for their work on 'Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian.' Saturday, 10th June 2023."