Health Assessment of Self‐employed Hairdressers in France

Deschamps, Frédèric; Langrand, Jérôme; Lesage, François-Xavier

doi:10.1539/joh.13-0139-fs

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“…About 24 % of the studied hairdressers in the current study reported wheezes. This was lower than previous studies in Norway (37 %) [17] and New Zealand (40 %) [36] while higher than previous prevalence in Turkey (15 %) [34], France (8 and 10 %) [7,19] and Finland (4.8 %) [23].…”

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confidence: 78%

“…This was lower than that was found in New Zealand (29 % for chest tightness) [36], Norway (41 % for breathlessness) [17] and France (29 % for breathlessness) [7].…”

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confidence: 66%

“…A retrospective cohort study that was conducted on 4,433 female hairdressers and equal number of shop personnels in + + +++ +++ +++ +++ Finland suggested that the relative risk for asthma and chronic bronchitis in hairdressers was almost twice that in controls [24]. In France, self-employed hairdressers had three times more rhinitis and respiratory symptoms than control [7]. However, the Spanish Respiratory Health Survey did not identify increased risk of occupational asthma among hairdressers compared to other occupational groups [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Occupational Respiratory and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Egyptian Female Hairdressers

Hassan

Bayomy

2015

J Community Health

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Hairdressing is associated with exposure to a variety of harmful agents which have been linked to respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders in hairdressers. This study aimed to identify respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders in hairdressers compared to office workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 female hairdressers and 50 matched controls. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on personal and occupational data, hairdressing activities, the presence of respiratory symptoms and the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the past 12 months. Reported symptoms were compared between hairdressers and controls. The associations between self-reported symptoms and hairdressing activities were investigated. Hairdressers were more likely to report symptoms than controls particularly for those who were older, with higher body mass index and longer duration of work as hairdresser. There were significant associations between frequent hair treatments (bleaching, dye and wave) and hand dermatitis (P < 0.001), running nose (P < 0.05), eye irritation (P < 0.01) and phlegm (P < 0.05). Elbow pain and shoulder and back pain were the most prevalent musculoskeletal pains in the past 12 months (13.8 and 12.5% respectively), back and knee pains were the most frequent chronic pain (7.5%), hand and wrist pain led 12.5% of hairdressers to visit a doctor and shoulder pain and back pain indicated a period of sickness absence in 13.8% of hairdressers. Musculoskeletal disorders were associated with manual handling, prolonged standing, strenuous shoulder movements and awkward body posture. Hairdressing is associated with increased risk to respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders due to adverse work conditions.

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“…This was lower than that was found in New Zealand (29 % for chest tightness) [36], Norway (41 % for breathlessness) [17] and France (29 % for breathlessness) [7].…”

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confidence: 66%

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confidence: 99%

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Occupational Respiratory and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Egyptian Female Hairdressers

Hassan

Bayomy

2015

J Community Health

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“…This could be attributed to some factors such as working environment and organization, long working hours, fewer security measures, and lack of preventive medical measures in work place due to poor training [14]. According to the results, a significant relationship exist between feet structural deformity and BMI so that higher BMI was associated with more structural problems in the feet such as metatarsalgia, hallux rigidus, and flat foot.…”

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The Prevalence of Foot Structural Deformities in Female Hairdressers Working in Shiraz

Rezaeian

Motiallah

Ghanbari

et al. 2015

PTJ

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Purpose:The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders is increasing worldwide. This research surveys the prevalence of pain among female hairdressers in Shiraz in 2010.Methods: This is a survey study and a total number of 239 hairdressers were selected in Shiraz, Iran by available sampling method. Data were collected by interview and filling out questionnaires about their age, body mass index (BMI), marital status, work experience, total work time, positions during work, types of shoes worn during work, and use of arch support. Also, different diseases such as hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, turf toe, hammer toe, arch foot, plantar fasciitis, posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome, metatarsalgia, metatarsal neuralgia, and cuboid syndrome were evaluated among them. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test through SPSS software (version 16) to estimate the prevalence of pain and structural disorders among hairdressers. Results:The results showed that 30.1% of subjects had a BMI lower than 18 and 56.1% of them were married. Also 38.9% of subjects worked more than 8 hours per day and 69.5% of them worked in the standing position. According to the results, 53.1% of the subjects worn ordinary sandals and only 8.4% of them used arch support. Hallux valgus was found as a common deformity (54.9%) among study subjects, also 34.8% of them had hallux rigidus and 31% calf pain and metatarsalgia. The result also revealed a significant correlation between prevalence of structural deformity and variables of BMI, marital status, total work time per day, work experience, use of arch support, and type of shoes worn during the work. Conclusion:Several factors can cause discomfort in the legs and feet in hairdressers. Therefore, hairdressers should be trained in correct work procedures. Furthermore, modifying work conditions such as designing a proper chair, reducing working hours, and using medical shoes and sandals can reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in this occupational group.

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“…Another study showed that the overall health of self-employed hairdressers is lower than that of their wage-earning counterparts. The authors concluded that this can be attributed to several aspects of the workplace and organization, including longer work hours, fewer protective measures and the absence of preventive medicine in the workplace due to lower education (29).…”

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The Effects of Interventional Health Education on the Conditions of Hairdressing Salons and Hairdressers Behaviors

Nassaji

Kamal

Ghorbani

et al. 2015

Middle East J Rehabil Health

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Background: There are many hazards in the hairdressing industry that may result in illness or injury for both workers and clients, with new or inexperienced apprentices being at greater risk. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of an interventional education program for hairdressing employees. Results:The findings revealed a significant improvement in most items especially for environment of salons, use of personal instruments, waste disposal, safety and healthy behaviors of hairdressers (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found for the items of washing systems (P = 0.725), and doors and windows condition (P = 0.267) before and after the intervention. When comparing behaviors between women and men salons, all items significantly improved in women. Men did not show significant improvement in items of hand washing (P = 0.265), use of garment (P = 0.21), and disinfection (P = 1.00) and sterilization procedures (P = 1.00). Conclusions:The intervention was successful in improving most aspects of hairdressing. In women, safety and healthy behaviors were affected more than men. However, in men salons, environmental and physical conditions had greater improvement. We suggest that health educational programs for hairdressers should be integrated into their training course.

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Health Assessment of Self‐employed Hairdressers in France

Cited by 16 publications

References 23 publications

Occupational Respiratory and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Egyptian Female Hairdressers

Occupational Respiratory and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Egyptian Female Hairdressers

The Prevalence of Foot Structural Deformities in Female Hairdressers Working in Shiraz

The Effects of Interventional Health Education on the Conditions of Hairdressing Salons and Hairdressers Behaviors

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