Open AccessSkin Disease among Staff in a Japanese Nursing Home
Author(s) -
Smith Derek Richard,
Kubo Hiroyoshi,
Tang Sa,
Yamagata Zentaro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.45.60
Subject(s) - biomedical sciences , health science , library science , medicine , medical education , nursing , computer science
Skin disease is one of the most important occupational disorders for workers of industrialised nations. Among them, health care staff are a particularly vulnerable subgroup due to their continuous handwashing and exposure to skin irritants. Smith et al. previously reported a high prevalence of skin disease among nursing home staff in Australia and Taiwan . However, dermatological investigations of their Japanese counterparts are rare. As such, we decided to conduct an epidemiological study of skin disease among typical palliative care staff in central Japan.