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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Allergy; COVID-19 Pandemic; Nurse's Role; Latex Allergy

Detailed Description

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.

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 Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 64

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kilis, Turkey, 79100
    • Islam

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The population of the study consisted of nurses working in Hatay Training and Research Hospital, and the sample consisted of nurses who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the study. As a result of the research, 74.68% of the universe was reached. The sample size of the study was calculated in the G* Power 3.1.9.7 program, and a pyrori calculation was made according to the Mc Nemar test from the Exact test family. Cohen's d medium effect size was used in the calculation (Cohen J 1998). When the calculation is made such that odds ratio = 1.5, α error = 0.05, β error = 0.20, power = 0.80, effect size = 0.5 with the bidirectional hypothesis, the nurse to be sampled number was determined as N=398. The sample of the study (N=448) consisted of nurses.

Description

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.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nurses who want to leave the study at any stage of the study after being included in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identifying Information Form:	The identifying information form consists of questions aimed at determining the age, gender, education status, department of work, nursing experience, experience in the last working department, glove selection, family history of atopy, personal history of atopy, crossfood allergies, latex glove usage, duration of glove use in a day, number of invasive procedures, presence of diagnosed latex allergy, measures taken to prevent latex allergy, awareness of nonlatex gloves, and complaints after contact with latex-containing products.	2023
Allergic Symptoms Evaluation Form:	The form consists of questions aimed at determining skin reactions and allergic symptoms such as itching, redness, swelling, hives, lesions, rash, contact dermatitis, swelling 7 around the mouth and throat, nasal discharge, itching, sneezing, itching, redness, watering of the eyes, shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, fainting, feeling of faintness, loss of consciousness, thinking that existing symptoms are related to work, etc.	2023

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kilis 7 Aralik University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 25, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 23, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Nursing; Corona virus disease; Latex Allergy; Latex Gloves
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19; Hypersensitivity; Latex Hypersensitivity
• Other Study ID Numbers: Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No