ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2021
Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Its Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Nurses of Greek Public Hospitals: A Multicenter Study.
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backgroundVein thrombosis (VTE) is a collective term for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of DVT and its association with health-related quality of life among Greek nurses.
methodsThis is a multicenter descriptive correlation study. The sample of the study was nursing staff working in Greek public hospitals. The diagnosis of DVT was set by Hicks's clinical criteria.
resultsThe study included 6304 nurses with a mean age of 47.4 ± 4.9 years. Diagnosed by a physician, DVT had 544 (8.6%) participants. The mean score of the overall dimension of physical health-related quality of life was 68.1 ± 21.9 and the overall score of mental health scale was 53.3 ± 10.4. The odds of DVT occurrence increased dramatically for female gender (CI: 27.76, 95% CI: 8.12-94.89, p = 0.001). Increased odds were found also for advanced age (CI: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.09-1.33, p = 0.001), advanced BMI (CI: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02-1.10, p = 0.001), and smoking (CI: 2.72, 95% CI: 1.51-4.90, p = 0.001). Moreover, previous pregnancy (CI: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.21-2.29, p = 0.002), work experience (CI: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.03-1.23, p = 0.008), and Rhesus (CI: 2.55, 95% CI: 1.11-5.84, p = 0.027) were found to be risk factors for DVT.
conclusionsNurses are potentially a professional group for developing deep vein thrombosis, and given the high incidence found in this study, as well as the lower proportion of nurses who were undiagnosed while meeting the clinical criteria of Hick, it is essential for nurses to check their lower extremities for DVT annually.
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