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https://doi.org/10.15644/asc57/2/4
Prolonged Face Mask Wearing Worsens Self-Reported Dry Eye Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Dental Healthcare Practitioners
Ivanka Petric Vicković
orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-133X
; Klinika za oftalmologiju KBC-a Sestre milosrdnice Zagreb; Katedra za oftalmologiju Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Luka Šimunović
orcid.org/0000-0003-2848-6041
; Zavod za ortodonciju Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Marin Vodanović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-8657
; Zavod za dentalnu antropologiju Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu; KBC Zagreb, Hrvatska
Bruno Špiljak
orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-4474
; Privatna stomatološka ordinacija, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Lea Patekar
orcid.org/0009-0006-7280-953X
; Privatna stomatološka ordinacija, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Barbara Ovčarić
orcid.org/0009-0006-2505-2001
; Privatna stomatološka ordinacija, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Antonija Mendeš
orcid.org/0009-0007-3951-8260
; Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Iva Krolo
orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-7397
; Odjel za oftalmologiju Sveučilišne bolnice u Antwerpenu, Edegem, Belgija
Sažetak
Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate self-reported MADE during the COVID-19 pandemic in dental healthcare practitioners and identify their possible risk factors. Material and Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was sent to doctors of dental medicine in the time period from February 2022 to August 2022. The online questionnaire included demographic characteristics and clinical characteristics: presence and deterioration of DED symptoms while wearing the face mask, personal protective face equipment, use of contact lenses, history of eye surgery, current use of medica-tions, number of hours wearing face mask, and evaluation of subjective DED symptoms using modified Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). Results: A total of 405 participants were included in the study and an overall prevalence of MADE was 29.1% (95% CI: 24.7 - 33.6). The participants who used masks more than 6 hours per day during the whole day reported a higher OSDI score (12.5 (IQR = 2.6 – 29.2)) compared to the participants who used masks less than 6 hours/day (6.25 (IQR = 0 – 22.92); Mann-Whitney U Test p = 0.066). Multivariable logistic regression revealed the following possible risk factors for self-reported MADE: age (older than 61 years) OR: 3.522 (95% CI 1.448 -8.563); p=0.05, and wearing the face mask more than 6 h at work OR: 1.779 (95% CI 1.017 – 3.113); p=0.044. Conclusion: The prevalence of self-reported MADE among dental healthcare practitioners appears to be significant. The use of a face mask for a prolonged duration increases OSDI scores. MeSH Terms: face masks, dry eye, MADE, ocular discomfort, COVID-19, protective face equipment.
Ključne riječi
Masks; Dry Eye Syndromes; Dentists
Hrčak ID:
304404
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Datum izdavanja:
21.6.2023.
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