Table 3 Measures taken against the skin complaints.

From: Cross-sectional study on exercise-related skin complaints among sports students at two German universities

Measures taken against the skin complaints

Improved

Unchanged

Declined

Not attempted

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Application of a cosmetic product (drugstore product)

43

42.2

18

17.6

2

2.0

39

38.2

Application of a pharmaceutical skin care product

36

35.3

9

8.8

2

2.0

55

53.9

Use of a prescription drug

16

15.7

5

4.9

81

79.4

Use of bandages, tapes etc

42

41.2

37

36.3

4

3.9

19

18.6

Change of a previous care product

14

13.7

10

9.8

1

1.0

77

75.5

Change of sportswear

30

29.4

11

10.8

1

1.0

60

58.8

Change of the sports equipment

10

9.8

80

78.4

12

11.8

Othera

3

2.9

46

45.1

  1. – No data.
  2. aOther measures included application of hand cream, change of posture during sports activity, frequent washing of sportswear.