Prevalence of Chronic Venous Disease in Healthcare Workers

Kwon, Su-Kyung; Kim, Hyangkyoung

doi:10.37923/phle.2020.18.3.45

Cited by 6 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…21 The maximum prevalence of CVD reported using a self-completed questionnaire was 79.7%. 28 The maximum prevalence of CVD reported using a self-completed questionnaire and physical exam with CEAP classification was 79.2%. 29 The maximum prevalence of varicose veins reported in which Doppler ultra-sonography and CEAP classification were used was 69.2%.…”

Section: Results For the Primary Outcomementioning

confidence: 93%

“…The studies were published between the years 2003 and 2022. A total of 14 used a cross-sectional study design, 9,10,12,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and one used a retrospective cohort study design. 31…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria and form the basis of this review. 9,10,12,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]…”

Section: Overview Of All Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study settings also varied and included general hospitals, 20,22,23 university hospitals, 9,12,21,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and a medical centre. 10 No specific study setting was stated by Huang et al 31 as they used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to identify participants used in the study (see Figure 2).…”

Section: Study Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The participants studied were health care workers. The total cohort included nurses 9,12,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]29,30 No mention of varicose veins workers 31 and non-specific health care workers 10,23,28 (see Figure 3).…”

Section: Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

What is the prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers? A scoping review

Benn

Moore

Patton

et al. 2023

International Wound Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Chronic venous disease (CVD) occurs because of structural or functional disturbances to the venous system of the lower limbs. Signs and symptoms include leg pain, swelling, varicose veins, and skin changes, with venous ulceration ultimately occurring in severe disease. To assess the prevalence of CVD among health care workers, a scoping review of existing publications exploring the prevalence of CVD among health care workers was conducted in July 2022. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses guidelines were used. A total of 15 papers met the inclusion criteria and these formed the basis of the review. Among health care workers, the mean prevalence of CVD was 58.5% and the mean prevalence for varicose veins was 22.1%. There is an increased prevalence of CVD in health care workers when compared with the general population. Therefore, there is a need for early diagnosis and the use of preventative measures to protect health care workers from CVD and varicose vein development.

show abstract

Section: Results For the Primary Outcomementioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria and form the basis of this review. 9,10,12,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]…”

Section: Overview Of All Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

What is the prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers? A scoping review

Benn

Moore

Patton

et al. 2023

International Wound Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Earth’s gravity field and prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous disease: Systematic review

Rusinovich

2022

Phlebology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim This study examines the influence of Earth’s gravity field on the prevalence of varicose veins in geophysical area. Material and Methods We performed a systematic review (OVID and Google Scholar) of studies focusing on prevalence of varicose veins to determine the influence of Earth’s gravity field—GRACE GGM05S gravity model—on the disease prevalence. PROSPERO: CRD42021279513. Results 81 studies met inclusion and quality criteria. Areas with stronger gravity have significantly higher prevalence of varicose veins with adjustment for age, gender and body mass index (BMI) ( p-values < 0.02). Adjusted for age, prevalence of varicose veins in areas with gravity field +20 mGal and more is 1.37 time higher than in areas with gravity field less than +20 mGal, p-value 0.005 (95% CI: −12.5 to −2.4): mean disease prevalence for gravity field +20 mGal and more—27.5% (mean age, 40.1 years; mean gravity field, +27.1 mGal; 63.9% females, 37 studies, 123,164 participants) vs mean disease prevalence for gravity field less than +20 mGal – 20.1% (mean age, 42.2 years; mean gravity field, +5.7 mGal; 56.8% females, 44 studies, 205,925 participants). Older age is the main risk factor for varicose veins ( p-values < 0.005). Female gender and high BMI are insignificantly associated with high prevalence of varicose veins ( p-values > 0.4 for gender, p-values > 0.2 for BMI). Conclusion Stronger gravity field is significantly associated with higher prevalence of varicose veins—risk factor. The potential mechanism of this phenomenon is that high gravity field alters systemic venous return, pooling blood and fluid in the peripheral, gravity-dependent regions of the body in upright humans constantly living in the defined geophysical area.

show abstract

Analysis of Venous Insufficiency Risk Factors and Demographic Characteristics among Nurses: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Avcı Işık,

Budak Ertürk,

Akay

et al. 2024

Medicina

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background and Objectives: Chronic venous insufficiency negatively affects the quality of life and reduces the job performance of nurses, who are important components of the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors of venous insufficiency according to demographic characteristics among nurses working at a foundation university hospital. Materials and Methods: This study used an analytical cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 100 nurses working at a foundation university hospital in a metropolitan city of Turkey. Data were collected using a demographic characteristics form, VEINESQOL/Sym, and a CEAP classification form. The condition of varicose veins among the nurses was diagnosed by a cardiovascular surgeon using Doppler ultrasonography. Results: The prevalence of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) among nurses was 65%, with 48% at a C1 level according to the CEAP classification. CVI was higher among those with chronic diseases (p = 0.027) and those who had pregnancy (p = 0.021). In addition, the risk of CVI (+) was 7.68 times higher among those aged older than 26.5 years and 36.14 times higher for women (p < 0.001). A 0.9-fold increase in the risk of CVI (+) among nurses produced a one-unit decrease in venous-insufficiency-related quality of life (p = 0.006, OR = 0.94, 95% CI:(0.896–0.982)). Conclusions: The prevalence of CVI among nurses was found to be high, especially among women, those with chronic diseases, and pregnant individuals. In this context, it is recommended to implement risk screening and prevention education programs for CVI among nurses.

show abstract

Prevalence of Chronic Venous Disease in Healthcare Workers

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

What is the prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers? A scoping review

What is the prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers? A scoping review

Earth’s gravity field and prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous disease: Systematic review

Analysis of Venous Insufficiency Risk Factors and Demographic Characteristics among Nurses: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About