A CHALLENGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: PREVENTION OF HAND DERMATITIS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593162307034

• Palavras-chave: Intervention Programs; Occupational Health; Hand Dermatitis and Nurses.

• Keywords: Intervention Programs; Occupational Health; Hand Dermatitis and Nurses.

• Abstract:

  The purpose of this research is to acknowledge the problematic of dermatosis, particularly hand dermatitis in healthcare professionals – nurses – and understand its impact in their quality of life in their work context. Currently, hand dermatitis is at the top of Occupational Health concerns inside health organizations, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic times.

  This work is a mix, an opinion article/a revision of the existing literature about Intervention Programs, Occupational Health, Hand Dermatitis and Nurses, using contemporary texts about the topic as references, as well as Occupational Health intervention programs, magazine articles, which are available in some relevant scientific databases.

  Literature revisions have shown that this topic constitutes a challenge to the Occupational Health sector, regarding the promotion of the systematic use of hand dermatitis intervention programs for nurses. By using the best practices, organizations can help improving the better use of resources. By doing so, organizations will be contributing to an effective and efficient action regarding the promotion, prevention and a better attention to staff’s health. Occupational hand dermatitis is hardly ever reported as an occupational disease. Therefore, better knowledge about this epidemiology may lead to the promotion of preventive strategies, thus reducing its incidence and, consequently, contributing to gains for the organizations.