Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Original Article

Analysis of Influencing Factors on Female Hairdresser's Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Due to Chronic Organic Solvent Exposure: Sang A Kim, Eun Ju Kim, Woong Sub Park, Sang Hyuk Jung; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;14(1):13-22. Published online March 31, 2002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2002.14.1.13

OBJECTIVES
This study was designed to examine the influencing factors on female hairdresser's neuropsychiatric symptoms due to chronic organic solvent exposure.
METHODS
We collected data from 143 female hairdressers employed in 75 hair salons selected by random sampling from the telephone directory of Gangnung City. Using multiple regression analysis we analyzed the influencing factors(i.e. ventilating fans, aircleaners, work duration, total time of exposure to solvents during hair-dyeing and permanent, etc.) on neuropsychiatric symptoms.
RESULTS
The neuropsychiatric symptom scores were significantly positively correlated with the total time of hair-dyeing work and work duration, and significantly negatively correlated with the glove wearing proportion. However, the total time of permanent work, ventilating fans and air-cleaners were not significantly correlated.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study suggest that for the prevention of neuropsychiatric symptoms due to chronic organic solvent exposure, more attention is required regarding hair-dyeing work than permanent work and to skin absorption rather than respiratory inhalation.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Effect of Hairdresser's Depression and Job stress on Hairdresser’s Presenteeism
Mi-Jeung Ahn
Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology.2020; 18(4): 493. CrossRef
Relationship between Occupational Stress and Depression in Hairdressers
Mi-Jeung Ahn, Sun-Ju Park
Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology.2020; 18(4): 643. CrossRef
Physical and Psychosocial Risk Factors Affecting Mental Health and Presenteeism among South Korean Hairdressers
Jinhwa Lee, Bokim Lee
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2016; 25(4): 290. CrossRef
The Effect of Work Characteristics on Dermatologic Symptoms in Hairdressers
Pil Kyun Jung, June-Hee Lee, Ji Hye Baek, Jungho Hwang, Jong-Uk Won, Inah Kim, Jaehoon Roh
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.2014;[Epub] CrossRef
Occupational Psychiatric Disorders in Korea
Kyeong-Sook Choi, Seong-Kyu Kang
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(Suppl): S87. CrossRef

77 View
0 Download
5 Crossref

First
Prev
Page of 1
Next
Last

Search