PMC:7780429 / 96-1628 JSONTXT 3 Projects

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Id Subject Object Predicate Lexical cue
T3 0-10 Sentence denotes Objectives
T4 11-117 Sentence denotes The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed care activities of health professionals.
T5 118-314 Sentence denotes We analysed the possible association between the appearance of ‘de novo’ headache according to the type of mask used, the related factors and the impact of the cephalalgia on health professionals.
T6 316-323 Sentence denotes Methods
T7 324-391 Sentence denotes Cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital in Extremadura, Spain.
T8 392-516 Sentence denotes We provided an online questionnaire to healthcare workers during the period of maximum incidence of COVID-19 in our setting.
T9 518-525 Sentence denotes Results
T10 526-615 Sentence denotes The subjects are n=306, 244 women (79.7%), with an average age of 43 years (range 23–65).
T11 616-714 Sentence denotes Of the total, 129 (42.2%) were physicians, 112 (36.6%) nurses and 65 (21.2%) other health workers.
T12 715-780 Sentence denotes 208 (79.7%) used surgical masks and 53 (20.3%) used filter masks.
T13 781-845 Sentence denotes Of all those surveyed, 158 (51.6%) presented ‘de novo’ headache.
T14 846-1130 Sentence denotes The occurrence of a headache was independently associated with the use of a filter mask, OR 2.14 (95% CI 1.07 to 4.32); being a nurse, OR 2.09 (95% CI 1.18 to 3.72) or another health worker, OR 6.94 (95% CI 3.01 to 16.04); or having a history of asthma, OR 0.29 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.89).
T15 1131-1320 Sentence denotes According to the type of mask used, there were differences in headache intensity, and the impact of a headache in the subjects who used a filter mask was worse in all the aspects evaluated.
T16 1322-1332 Sentence denotes Conclusion
T17 1333-1532 Sentence denotes The appearance of ‘de novo’ headache is associated with the use of filter masks and is more frequent in certain healthcare workers, causing a greater occupational, family, personal and social impact.