Incidence of skin and respiratory diseases among Danish hairdressing apprentices
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Incidence of skin and respiratory diseases among Danish hairdressing apprentices. / Foss-Skiftesvik, Majken H.; Winther, Lone; Johnsen, Claus R.; Zachariae, Claus; Johansen, Jeanne D.
In: Contact Dermatitis, Vol. 76, No. 3, 2017, p. 160-166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Incidence of skin and respiratory diseases among Danish hairdressing apprentices
AU - Foss-Skiftesvik, Majken H.
AU - Winther, Lone
AU - Johnsen, Claus R.
AU - Zachariae, Claus
AU - Johansen, Jeanne D.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Background: Hairdressing is one of the professions with the highest risk of occupational skin and respiratory diseases. The incidence of these diseases in hairdressing apprentices has been studied only sparsely. Objective: To determine the incidence of skin and respiratory diseases in hairdressing apprentices, and to explore whether hairdressing apprentices leave the trade during training because of these diseases. Methods: A 3-year follow-up questionnaire study was conducted among 248 hairdressing apprentices and a control group comprising 816 young adults from the general population. Results: The incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for contact urticaria (IRR 4.7, 95%CI: 2.6–8.6), hand eczema (IRR 1.7, 95%CI: 1.1–2.6) and rhinitis symptoms (IRR 1.6, 95%CI: 1.2–2.2) were significantly increased in the hairdressing apprentices, whereas wheezing was similar between groups. During the follow-up period, 21.8% of the hairdressing apprentices had left the trade, and 70.3% of these had left because of health complaints. The most frequently reported reasons for leaving were musculoskeletal pain (47.4%) and skin diseases (47.4%), followed by respiratory symptoms (23.7%). Conclusions: Hairdressing apprentices are at increased risk for contact urticaria, hand eczema and rhinitis symptoms compared with the general population, and a substantial proportion leave the trade because of these diseases, causing a ‘healthy worker survivor effect.’.
AB - Background: Hairdressing is one of the professions with the highest risk of occupational skin and respiratory diseases. The incidence of these diseases in hairdressing apprentices has been studied only sparsely. Objective: To determine the incidence of skin and respiratory diseases in hairdressing apprentices, and to explore whether hairdressing apprentices leave the trade during training because of these diseases. Methods: A 3-year follow-up questionnaire study was conducted among 248 hairdressing apprentices and a control group comprising 816 young adults from the general population. Results: The incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for contact urticaria (IRR 4.7, 95%CI: 2.6–8.6), hand eczema (IRR 1.7, 95%CI: 1.1–2.6) and rhinitis symptoms (IRR 1.6, 95%CI: 1.2–2.2) were significantly increased in the hairdressing apprentices, whereas wheezing was similar between groups. During the follow-up period, 21.8% of the hairdressing apprentices had left the trade, and 70.3% of these had left because of health complaints. The most frequently reported reasons for leaving were musculoskeletal pain (47.4%) and skin diseases (47.4%), followed by respiratory symptoms (23.7%). Conclusions: Hairdressing apprentices are at increased risk for contact urticaria, hand eczema and rhinitis symptoms compared with the general population, and a substantial proportion leave the trade because of these diseases, causing a ‘healthy worker survivor effect.’.
KW - contact urticaria
KW - epidemiology
KW - hairdressing apprentices
KW - hand eczema
KW - incidence
KW - occupational
KW - rhinitis symptoms
KW - wheezing
U2 - 10.1111/cod.12744
DO - 10.1111/cod.12744
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28090651
AN - SCOPUS:85009815243
VL - 76
SP - 160
EP - 166
JO - Contact Dermatitis
JF - Contact Dermatitis
SN - 0105-1873
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 189358525