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Skin care management: educational aspects

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health volume 76, pages 374–381 (2003)Cite this article

Abstract

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.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrueck, Sedanstrasse 115, 49090, Osnabrueck, Germany

    Hans Joachim Schwanitz, Ulrike Riehl, Tanja Schlesinger, Meike Bock, Christoph Skudlik & Britta Wulfhorst

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Paper presented at the Occupational Skin care Management State-of-the-Art Conference, 1–3 September 2000, Zurich

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Schwanitz, H.J., Riehl, U., Schlesinger, T. et al. Skin care management: educational aspects. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 76, 374–381 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-002-0428-z

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Keywords

  • Occupational skin diseases
  • Wet work occupations
  • Health promotion
  • Health education
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
  • Behaviour and condition prevention