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Objective: To outline the development and pilot testing of a patient counseling approach for individual sun protection for patients in outdoor professions diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma or multiple actinic keratosis due to solar UV radiation. This is a secondary prevention measure as part of the standard procedure of patient care by the respective statutory accident insurance. Methods: Results of guideline-based qualitative interviews with seven outdoor workers and a search of literature formed the basis for the counseling approach, which was compiled in a manual. Interdisciplinary experts (dermatologists and educators) reviewed and consented the final manual. The pilot testing was conducted in consecutive steps (N1 = 36 patients and N1 = 2 counselors; N4 = 12 patients and N4 = 6 counselors). The first two stages of the revised guideline 'Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in healthcare (CReDECI 2)' serve as background and structure for presenting the results. Results: The 'counseling approach for individual sun protection (ILB: Individuelle Lichtschutz-Beratung)' consists of seven general and eight add-on modules. These can be combined and tailored according to the patient's individual needs. Interactive, educational components (e.g. haptic experiments) are crucial elements of the counseling approach. Conclusions: The special requirements of outdoor workers are hardly taken into consideration in Germany, even though the interest for an improved sun protection behavior of some occupational groups is high. The advantage of the presented approach is that the heterogeneous needs of patients can be specifically addressed with its various modules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of patient education in occupational skin diseases (OSD) regarding changes of the disease-specific knowledge. Methods: One hundred and five patients participated in structured patient education as part of an interdisciplinary outpatient prevention measure. In a prospective one-group pre-post-design, the disease-specific knowledge was assessed with the validated 'Occupational Skin Diseases Knowledge Questionnaire' (OSD-KQ) before (T0) and after the intervention (T1). A subcohort ( n = 68) was examined 2-3 months later (T2). Results: The mean OSD-KQ score significantly improved from 38.5 (59.2 % of correct answers, T0) to 55.6 (85.5 % of correct answers, T1). A pronounced heterogeneity was observed among the participants regarding the pre-interventional knowledge (10.8-84.6 % of correct answers, T0) and the individual knowledge gain. Patients who worked in health-related occupations scored significantly higher. Age and sex did not influence the knowledge. In a subcohort, a significantly improved disease-specific knowledge of 52.3 (80.5 % of correct answers) could still be found 2-3 months after the intervention (T2). Conclusions: Structured patient education significantly improves the disease-specific knowledge in patients with OSD. The study indicates not only positive short- but also sustainable long-term effects on the knowledge gain. The OSD-KQ can serve as a tool to evaluate and improve patient education. Health educators need to be aware of the heterogeneity regarding the participants' knowledge and take this into account during educational practice. Additional counseling may be necessary to meet the individual learners' needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on the question of whether the frequently stated industrial/consumer dichotomy with respect to the involved degree of rationality in decision making, namely that it is high in b-to-b and low in b-to-c markets, is in fact justified. We develop a universal framework to determine which factors lead to rational behavior. The framework may be used for determining if a given decision situation should be analyzed by means of an economic or rather a behavioral approach. When adapting this framework to evaluate decisions in business markets, we identify conditions under which rational behavior is unlikely. Thus, from a purely theoretical standpoint, the proposed dichotomy seems questionable. Whether or not, however, the identified conditions promoting ‘irrationality’ in both industrial and consumer markets in fact must be determined empirically. Therefore, we also suggest an empirical test for the universal framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]