Holness D Linn
Department of Occupational Health and Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital and the Department of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8.
J Allergy (Cairo). 2011;2011:170693. doi: 10.1155/2011/170693. Epub 2011 May 8.
Workers with occupational contact dermatitis may have poor outcomes that impact their health, work, and quality of life. While there is information available on overall return to work, little is known about the actual return to work process. The objectives of the study were to describe the return to work experience and work outcome in workers with contact dermatitis following diagnosis. 78 workers with occupational contact dermatitis were followed for 6 months after assessment. Information collected included clinical presentation and status, the return to work process and work outcomes. Six months after assessment, 38% were not working, almost all because of their skin problem. Of the 62% working 32% had changed job, most because of their skin problem. Limited advice to enable return to work and communication were reported. These findings suggest that there are gaps in return to work programs for occupational contact dermatitis and further research is needed.
患有职业性接触性皮炎的工人可能会有不良后果，这会影响他们的健康、工作和生活质量。虽然有关于总体复工情况的信息，但对于实际的复工过程却知之甚少。本研究的目的是描述接触性皮炎工人在确诊后的复工经历和工作结果。78名患有职业性接触性皮炎的工人在评估后被随访了6个月。收集的信息包括临床表现和状况、复工过程及工作结果。评估6个月后，38%的人没有工作，几乎都是因为皮肤问题。在仍在工作的62%的人中，32%换了工作，大多数也是因为皮肤问题。据报告，在帮助复工和沟通方面提供的建议有限。这些发现表明，职业性接触性皮炎的复工计划存在差距，需要进一步研究。
