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Association between prolonged mask use and skin barrier damage during COVID-19

Association between prolonged mask use and skin barrier damage during COVID-19 Association between prolonged mask use and skin barrier damage during COVID-19
Association between prolonged mask use and skin barrier damage during COVID-19 Association between prolonged mask use and skin barrier damage during COVID-19

This multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study was performed to examine the prevalence and related risk factors of skin injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic.       

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Key take away

During the COVID-19 outbreak, prolonged use of masks resulted in skin barrier damage among healthcare workers and the general population.

Background

This multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study was performed to examine the prevalence and related risk factors of skin injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic.       

Method

With the help of an online questionnaire, an assessment of skin barrier injury caused by wearing masks was carried out. Registration of data regarding characteristics of facial skin impairment, demographics, and information on masks was done.

For establishing correlation strength, odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals were utilized. With the aid of multivariate logistic regression, factors linked with skin barrier damage were examined.

Result

Overall, 1,538 responses were retrieved from about 1,700 questionnaires (with a response rate of 90.47%), and 1,409 questionnaires were noted to be valid (with an effective response rate of 91.61%). The respondents consisted of 567 healthcare workers (40.24%) and 842 individuals from the general population (59.76%). The prevalence of skin injuries is shown in Table 1:


Type of mask used (OR 2.77), daily wearing time (OR 1.57), mask replacement cycle (OR 0.76), and history of chronic skin disease (OR 6.01) and were linked with injury to the skin barrier.

Conclusion

Among the general population and healthcare workers, an increased incidence of skin barrier impairment due to wearing a mask for a long time was found, and treatment and prevention were not adequate.

Source:

Dermatology

Article:

Skin Barrier Damage due to Prolonged Mask Use among Healthcare Workers and the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Survey in China

Authors:

Xiao Wan et al.

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