Skin care management: educational aspects.
Health education is effective in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of occupational skin disorders, as clearly demonstrated by interventional studies carried out at the University of Osnabrueck. Health education may intervene with (a) habituated behaviour of affected employees and (b) the condition of working environments. In conclusion, prevention of occupational skin diseases and maintenance of health can be achieved by the conditioning of individual behaviour via specific educational programmes in addition to dermatological care.
Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrueck, Sedanstrasse 115, 49090 Osnabrueck, Germany. hjschwan@uos.de
Hans Joachim
HJ
Schwanitz
Ulrike
U
Riehl
Tanja
T
Schlesinger
Meike
M
Bock
Christoph
C
Skudlik
Britta
B
Wulfhorst
D001505:Beauty Culture; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000517:prevention & control; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce