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- Title
IMPACT OF HYPERHIDROSIS ON NURSING WORK ACTIVITIES IN A HOSPITAL FOR URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE.
- Authors
de Carvalho Bastos, Aline; Freitas de Jesus, Carla Viviane; Rodrigues da Trindade, Ana Luiza; Santos Dias, Edna; Costa Ferrari, Yasmim Anayr; Oliveira Lima, Sonia
- Abstract
Objective: The study's main purpose has been to assess both the prevalence and impact of primary hyperhidrosis on the activities and quality of life of nursing professionals working in a public hospital. Methods: It is a crosssectional study with 363 nursing professionals from a Public Referral Hospital for Urgent and Emergency Care in the Sergipe State, Brazil. There was used a questionnaire addressing diagnostic criteria, quality of life and the impact of primary hyperhidrosis on work activities. Results: There was found a primary hyperhidrosis prevalence of 11% in nursing professionals, worsening under stress in 27 (68%) of the professionals, and three (8%) reported impairment in daily activities. All limitations were mentioned to be happening in the implementation of nursing procedures, the most cited being written assessment by 37 professionals (93%), and the use of personal protective equipment by 31 (79%). Conclusion: Primary hyperhidrosis had a high prevalence in nursing professionals ultimately producing a negative impact on bearer's quality of life, even when mild or moderate.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; EMERGENCY medical services; HYPERHIDROSIS; NURSES; PSYCHOLOGY of nurses; PUBLIC hospitals; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS Impact Profile; OCCUPATIONAL roles; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1283
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v12.9595