Centre for Workplace Health, Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK.
Occup Med (Lond). 2011 Aug;61(5):328-34. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqr089.
Detailed studies of current symptoms reported by hairdressers and of the training received to reduce the health risks associated with this work are uncommon.
To document current levels of self-reported health problems in hairdressers, compared to non-hairdressing controls.
An interviewer-led questionnaire recording demographic information, work history, health training levels and the presence of self-reported respiratory, skin, musculoskeletal and non-specific symptoms was administered.
In total, 147 hairdressers, 86% of whom were female (median age 27 years) and 67 non-hairdressing controls, all female (median age 38 years) were recruited. Following adjustment for age, smoking and years worked, hairdressers reported significantly higher levels of musculoskeletal problems, including work-related shoulder pain (OR 11.6, 95% CI 2.4-55.4), work-related wrist and hand pain (2.8, 1.1-7.6), work-related upper back pain (3.8, 1.0-14.9), work-related lower back pain (4.9, 1.5-15.9) and work-related leg/foot pain (31.0, 3.8-267.4). The frequency of self-reported asthma was similar in both groups (hairdressers 16%, controls 17%) as was chest tightness and wheeze. Work-related cough was significantly more frequently reported in hairdressers than in controls (13.2, 1.3-131.5). While hairdresser training was commonplace, such training did not always appear to have resulted in awareness of potential workplace health risks.
This study identified frequently reported musculoskeletal, skin and respiratory symptoms in hairdressers. This points to a need to develop training that not only deals with risk assessment but also informs hairdressers about the health risks of their work.
详细研究美发师目前报告的症状以及为降低与这项工作相关的健康风险而接受的培训并不常见。
记录美发师自我报告的健康问题的当前水平，并与非美发师对照进行比较。
采用访谈式问卷调查，记录人口统计学信息、工作史、健康培训水平以及自我报告的呼吸道、皮肤、肌肉骨骼和非特异性症状的存在情况。
共招募了 147 名美发师（其中 86%为女性，中位年龄为 27 岁）和 67 名非美发师对照（均为女性，中位年龄为 38 岁）。调整年龄、吸烟和工作年限后，美发师报告肌肉骨骼问题的水平显著更高，包括与工作相关的肩部疼痛（比值比 11.6，95%置信区间 2.4-55.4）、与工作相关的手腕和手部疼痛（2.8，1.1-7.6）、与工作相关的上背部疼痛（3.8，1.0-14.9）、与工作相关的下背部疼痛（4.9，1.5-15.9）和与工作相关的腿部/脚部疼痛（31.0，3.8-267.4）。两组自我报告的哮喘频率相似（美发师 16%，对照组 17%），胸部紧迫感和喘息也相似。与对照组相比，美发师报告的与工作相关的咳嗽明显更为频繁（13.2，1.3-131.5）。尽管美发师培训很普遍，但这种培训似乎并没有使他们意识到潜在的工作场所健康风险。
本研究确定了美发师经常报告的肌肉骨骼、皮肤和呼吸道症状。这表明需要开发不仅涉及风险评估而且还告知美发师其工作健康风险的培训。
