Theme Title

Occupational Health Risks in the Nail SOccupational Health Risks in the Nail
Salon Industry: A Quantitative Study
on Musculoskeletal and Respiratory
Symptoms Among Nail Technicians

Factors Influencing Health and Safety Factors influencing health and safety

Occupational Health Survey of Vietna "Results from a Community-Based

Occupational Health Survey of
Vietnamese-American Nail Salon
Workers"
 Author Date
J. Harris (2011) 2011

T. B. Huynh, N. Doan, N. Trinh, N. First published on January 18, 2019

Verdecias, S. Stalford, A. Caroll-Scott
(2019)
C. Roelofs, L. S. Azaroff, C. Holcroft, 2008
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The prevalence of musculoskeletal issu

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The purpose of the study is to investig

PubMed Research questions: Examines how
environmental elements including
dust, air quality, and objectionable
odors affect the health outcomes of
Vietnamese-American nail salon
workers in Boston as well as the
implications of their self-reported
health on the job.

mixed-methods research strategy

that involves community and
institutional participation.
 led questionnaire that was modified
from well-established tools.
Descriptive statistical analysis and
logistic regression models were used
to assess the frequency of symptoms
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confounding variables. A thorough
examination into musculoskeletal
and respiratory issues in the nail
salon industry was made possible by
the prioritizing of participant
The authors looked on the health risksinterviews (J. Harris, 2011).

Using qualitative techniques including Huynh et al. (2019) conducted qualitat

The research methodology used in
the study, "Results from a
Community-Based Occupational
Health Survey of Vietnamese-
American Nail Salon Workers," is a
mixed-methods technique that
involves community and institutional
participation. 71 Vietnamese-
American nail technicians took part
in an interviewer-assisted survey
during the quantitative phase,
submitting self-reported data on the
health effects of their jobs and
surrounding conditions.

There is a substantial knowledge gap a

 Interview questions
How were the respiratory and
musculoskeletal complaints of nail
technicians measured in this study?
How were focus groups and one-on-one
Huynh, T. B., Doan, N., Trinh, N., Verdecias, N., Stalford, S., & Caroll-Scott, A. (2019).
In what ways did the research approach
Could you shed light on the self-rep
Harris-Roberts, Reference
J., Bowen, J.,
Sumner, J., Stocks-Greaves, M.,
Bradshaw, L., Fishwick, D., & Barber,
C. M. (2011). Work-related symptoms
in nail salon technicians.
Occupational Medicine, 61(5), 335–
340.
Roelofs, C., Azaroff, L. S., Holcroft, C.,
Nguyen, H., & Doan, T. (2008).
Results from a community-based
occupational health survey of
Vietnamese-American nail salon
workers. Journal of Immigrant and
Minority Health, 10(4), 353-361. doi:
10.1007/s10903-007-9084-4.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17940905/
& Caroll-Scott, A. (2019). Factors influencing health and safety practices among Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners: A quali
icians and owners: A qualitative study. First published: 18 January 2019.
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