Premium
Intervention implementation research: an exploratory study of reduction strategies for occupational contact dermatitis in the printing industry
Author(s) -
Brown Terry P.,
Rushton Lesley,
Williams Hywel C.,
English John S. C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00979.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , psychological intervention , contact dermatitis , hand eczema , hand dermatitis , occupational dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , personal protective equipment , nursing , allergy , immunology , disease , covid-19 , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background: Occupational dermatitis is a problem in the printing industry but can be avoided through adequate protective measures. Research into intervention implementation is fundamental to the success of a formal intervention effectiveness trial. Objectives: The preliminary testing of four risk reduction strategies for occupationally caused dermatitis, which represent a range of approaches and cost implications. Patients/Methods: The strategies, the provision of (i) skin checks plus treatment advice; provision of (ii) gloves of the correct type/size plus use of an after‐work cream; provision of (iii) information highlighting the problem of occupational dermatitis and (iv) development of a best practice skin care policy, were evaluated over 3 months in two non‐randomly selected companies. A post‐intervention evaluation into the effectiveness and efficacy of the intervention was also carried out. Results and Conclusions: All interventions were found to be acceptable to some extent. No single intervention appeared to be completely effective. The most practical intervention appeared to be the regular use of gloves of the correct type and size. This preliminary intervention study has demonstrated an improvement in the skin condition of workers examined and points towards the need for further testing of risk reduction strategies for the prevention of dermatitis in the printing industry on a much larger scale.