Impact of primary hyperhidrosis on the life of physical education academics of a university in the Brazilian Northeast

Abstract

Aim: To assess the prevalence, quality of life (QoL), and the damages caused by PH, in the professional and personal scope of Physical Education academics with Primary Hyperhidrosis (PH). Methods: A descriptive, exploratory, qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out. Twenty-five students from the physical education course at Tiradentes University, Aracaju-SE, were interviewed from August to November 2017. Validated questionnaires were used on PH's influence in academic activities and QoL. absolute and relative frequencies in the case of categorical variables and measures of trend and central variability in the case of numerical variables. Results: The prevalence of PH in students of Physical Education was 11.11%, mainly in combined sites, such as palmoplantar, and with no difference between the sexes. The symptoms started mostly during childhood and adolescence. Most of the interviewees (92%) reported difficulties with activities such as sports, use of personal protective equipment, handling of work equipment and instruments, and exacerbation in stress situations. They reported significant harm to QoL in situations of greeting people with handshakes, writing, wearing socks and dancing socially. Conclusion: Although PH is a disease that negatively impacts the QoL, it is still little known in the academic world with little demand for medical help. Therefore, it is necessary greater dissemination of the disease for its early diagnosis, related to the intensity of the sweating for a better therapeutic approach.

Impact of hyperhidrosis on nursingwork activities in a hospital for urgent and emergency care / Impacto da hiperidrose nas atividades laborais da enfermagem em um hospital de urgência e emergência

“…This is similar to data found in more recent studies, such as that performed with company employees in Germany with 16.6%, 7 with company employees and school students in Japan with 12.7%, 8 with medical students in Poland with 16.7%, 9 and with physical education students in the Sergipe State with 11.1%. 10 Older publications found lower occurrence, such as in Israel with 1% 11 and in China with 4.5%. 12 The increase in the prevalence of PH observed in current research can be explained by better knowledge and better investigation of the disease, different study methodologies, and/or regional aspects.…”

“…The lower prevalence of blacks with PH is similar to the data found in other studies. 10,13,14 This predominance of browns is probably due to the great miscegenation of races in the Sergipe State and the Northeast region.…”

“…In the study with medical students, 5.5% of PH patients reported negative interference in daily activities due to the disease, 2 while in the study with physical education students, 8% reported some type of impairment in daily activities, and 68% showed worsening of sweating under stress. 10 Studies have shown that individuals with PH, especially at the axillary and facial sites, have a higher prevalence of anxiety compared to the general population. 16,18 It is noted, therefore, that excessive sweating can be exacerbated by stimuli emotional problems leading to impairment in daily activities.…”

“…Work activities lead to increased stress and, consequently, sweating, which generates more anxiety in people with PH. 10 The risk of accidents caused by excessive sweating, in individuals with palmar PH, is higher in professions that require the handling of instruments, which harms and disadvantages the carrier of the disease.…”

Impacto da hiperidrose primária na qualidade de vida de professores do ensino básico

“…Estudos internacionais mostram prevalências na população de 2,9% (Strutton et al, 2004), 16,3% (Augustin et al, 2013), 12,7% (Fujimoto, Kawahara & Yokozeki, 2013) e 16,7% (Stefaniak et al, 2013). Os estudos nacionais revelam prevalências de 9% (Fenili et al, 2009), 5,5% (Westphal et al, 2011), 14,76% (Lima et al, 2015b) e 11,11% (Campos et al, 2019). As diferenças de prevalência podem ter sido decorrentes da metodologia aplicada nas pesquisas, sendo em algumas computados somente os graus mais avançados da HP.…”