Promoting workers’ health in smalland medium-sized enterprises: Designing and evaluating a concept for preventing occupational skin diseases
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Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. ed. / Markus Wiencke; Mirella Cacace; Sebastian Fischer. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. p. 329-347.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Promoting workers’ health in smalland medium-sized enterprises
T2 - Designing and evaluating a concept for preventing occupational skin diseases
AU - Cacace, Mirella
AU - Riegel, Bettina
AU - Leier, Valentina
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - This chapter describes the development and evaluation of a concept for trainings in skin-care tailored to the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural regions. It covers SME in industries in which employees work in wet or damp environments or are exposed to strong chemical or allergenic substances or both; these risk factors frequently lead to work-related skin problems. Florists, outpatient and inpatient care providers, hairdressers, bakers, and metalworkers were recruited to our study. Overall, 72 SMEs participated. The first research step was to explore company owners’ expectations of the training and the requirements particular to their organizations. Trainings on skincare were developed and tailored to the specific needs of the SMEs and surveyed industries. For evaluation purposes a randomized controlled trial was conducted in which the effectiveness of the trainings was quantitatively assessed by employees of the participating SMEs completing three waves of written surveys. A significant reduction in skin-related symptoms, a positive effect on skin-care and cleaning, and a significant positive effect on participants’ knowledge in the area of occupational skin protection were found. However, the dermatological training did not have a positive effect on the participants’ satisfaction with their work. The average cost of the intervention per participant was approximately 63.50 €; foregone working time not included.
AB - This chapter describes the development and evaluation of a concept for trainings in skin-care tailored to the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural regions. It covers SME in industries in which employees work in wet or damp environments or are exposed to strong chemical or allergenic substances or both; these risk factors frequently lead to work-related skin problems. Florists, outpatient and inpatient care providers, hairdressers, bakers, and metalworkers were recruited to our study. Overall, 72 SMEs participated. The first research step was to explore company owners’ expectations of the training and the requirements particular to their organizations. Trainings on skincare were developed and tailored to the specific needs of the SMEs and surveyed industries. For evaluation purposes a randomized controlled trial was conducted in which the effectiveness of the trainings was quantitatively assessed by employees of the participating SMEs completing three waves of written surveys. A significant reduction in skin-related symptoms, a positive effect on skin-care and cleaning, and a significant positive effect on participants’ knowledge in the area of occupational skin protection were found. However, the dermatological training did not have a positive effect on the participants’ satisfaction with their work. The average cost of the intervention per participant was approximately 63.50 €; foregone working time not included.
KW - Dermatological problem
KW - Human resource cost
KW - Occupational skin disease
KW - Protective glove
KW - Skin protection
KW - Health sciences
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068845408&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_23
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85068845408
SN - 9783319323299
SP - 329
EP - 347
BT - Healthy at Work
A2 - Wiencke, Markus
A2 - Cacace, Mirella
A2 - Fischer, Sebastian
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
ER -