COVID19LATEX: The COVID-19 Pandemic Process Increase Latex Glove Use and Latex Allergy Complaints in Hospital Nurses? Survey Study

Sponsor

Kilis 7 Aralik University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05515276

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Actual Duration (Months)

31.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
COVID-19 Pandemic Nurse's Role Allergy Latex Allergy

Detailed Description

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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational [Patient Registry]

Actual Enrollment :

64 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

The COVID-19 Pandemic Process Increase Latex Glove Use and Latex Allergy Complaints in Hospital Nurses? Survey Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Jun 1, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2021

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2021

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

questionnaire [2021-2021]
The data collected with the questionnaire we prepared will be analyzed and reported with spss 21.0.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

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.