A Qualitative Study to Identify Characteristics of a Desirable Training Program for Prevention of Occupational Skin Disease
| Autor: | Victoria H Arrandale, D. Linn Holness, Bethany Zack |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Medical education
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System media_common.quotation_subject education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030210 environmental & occupational health Training (civil) Skin Diseases Occupational safety and health Occupational Diseases 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Presentation 0302 clinical medicine Occupational Exposure Humans Thematic analysis Psychology Workplace Personal protective equipment Occupational Health media_common Qualitative research First aid |
| Zdroj: | Annals of work exposures and health. 65(2) |
| ISSN: | 2398-7316 |
| Popis: | Background Training and education may be effective strategies for the prevention of work-related contact dermatitis. While there is some information in the literature related to skin-specific training experiences, there is very little information available on workers’ preferences related to content and format and to barriers and facilitators to training. Objectives To understand workers’ experiences and preferences for workplace training and barriers and facilitators to training. Methods Following ethics approval, 24 patients with work-related contact dermatitis participated in semi-structured interviews obtaining information on training experiences, perceived training effectiveness, desired training characteristics, and barriers and facilitators to training. An inductive thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Results Though many workers had received general workplace health and safety training, none reported training about skin exposure and disease prevention. Examples of what the workers perceived as good training included first aid training, while Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System training was felt to be ineffective. Desired content of training for preventing skin exposures included information on the hazards, short- and long-term health impacts, and potential symptoms and personal protective equipment. They desired multi-modal presentation (e.g. in-person and online supplement), hands-on training with visual content and suggested the use of personal stories and negative messaging. Training that could be applied outside the workplace was also valued. Barriers and facilitators to implementation included factors related to the training program itself, the organization, and the regulatory landscape. Conclusions These findings can help to shape more effective workplace training programs for skin protection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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