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KMID : 1190720020070010019
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Chonnam Journal of Nursing Science
2002 Volume.7 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.34
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A Study on the Prevalence of Dermatitis and Allergic Reactions to Medicine & Disinfectant Used by Nurses
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You Hye-Sook
So Hyang-Sook
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Abstract
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It is true that there has been underestimation on the medical staff’s dermatitis prevalence rate. Moreover, there has not been conducted either systematic study or experimental verification on the causes and prevalence of dermatitis originated from the contact of disinfectants or medical substances to which medical staff frequently exposed.
The purpose of this study was to identify prevalence of dermatitis and to determine allergic reactions to medicines & disinfectants commonly used by nurses.
The study design was a descriptive study. The research tools were self - reported questionnaire of dermatitis history, symptoms, related substance, and standard & specific patch tests.
Subjects were 40 nurses who work at ICU, C University Hospital in G City. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The result were as follows :
About 67.5% of subjects reported that they have dermatitis, the most prevalent dermatitis symptom reported was urticaria. Subjects who washed hands 11 to 15
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