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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38527057/a-review-of-the-injuries-caused-by-occupational-footwear
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M C Pereira-Barriga, J M Borrero-Hernández, J J García-Iglesias, D López-López, C Ruiz-Frutos, R Allande-Cussó, J Gómez-Salgado
BACKGROUND: Occupational footwear is intended to provide protection against the risks associated with work activities. The choice of footwear is complex due to the welfare, health and safety conditions of workers. AIMS: To identify the injuries and problems caused by occupational footwear through a systematic review of the existing literature. METHODS: A literature search was carried out in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Dialnet Plus, Pubmed, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases over the period 2000-23, following the PRISMA Declaration guidelines...
March 25, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38526854/false-positive-hiv-screening-test-in-a-healthcare-student
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J Quigley, T Hussain, C Arthur
This case report describes a 22-year-old female Ambulance Technician student who displayed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) false positivity following a recent hepatitis B vaccination. Occupational health clinicians who work in a healthcare setting (with healthcare staff and/or students) should be aware of the possibility of false-positive HIV screening test results, and where a false positive is suspected, they should consider what the underlying cause could be and should consider whether further medical investigation is required...
March 25, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38504488/new-occupational-medicine-competency-framework-for-uk-undergraduate-medical-students
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Drushca Lalloo, Finola Ryan, Wendy Telling, Laura Blackburn, Richard Peters
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 20, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38457425/job-demands-and-dhea-s-levels-a-study-on-healthcare-workers
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F Marcatto, E Patriarca, D Bramuzzo, E Lucci, F Larese Filon
BACKGROUND: The intricate interplay between work-related stress and its physiological impact has drawn extensive research attention. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) emerges as a potential biomarker reflecting stress-related endocrine changes. AIMS: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between job demands and DHEA-S levels among healthcare workers. The study also explored potential correlations between DHEA-S levels and psychophysical symptoms commonly linked to work-related stress...
March 8, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38387021/occupational-health-services-in-policing-identifying-the-psychological-burden-to-ohs-team-members
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N Tehrani
BACKGROUND: Occupational Health Services (OHS) workers in the police are exposed to stressful and pressurized environments where they try to help employees deal with serious physical and mental health conditions. AIMS: This study used psychological surveillance to identify the level of mental health conditions within each of the police OHS (POHS) roles and to identify whether it was possible to identify the main hazards and resilience factors related to these conditions...
February 22, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38381669/validity-of-submaximal-aerobic-capacity-and-strength-tests-in-firefighters
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W Hart, D Taylor, D C Bishop
BACKGROUND: Typically, the fitness of UK firefighters is assessed via submaximal estimate methods due to the low demands on time, money, expertise and equipment. However, the firefighter-specific validity of such testing in relation to maximum aerobic capacity (V˙O2max) and particularly muscular strength is not well established. AIMS: To examine the validity of submaximal methods to estimate V˙O2max and maximal strength in operational firefighters. METHODS: Twenty-two full-time operational firefighters (3 female) completed same-day submaximal (Chester Step Test; CST) and maximal (treadmill) assessments of V˙O2max, with a sub-sample of 10 firefighters (1 female) also completing submaximal and maximal back-squat (i...
February 21, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38369321/the-time-is-right-to-establish-a-global-network-for-evidence-for-work
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stefania Curti, Stefano Mattioli
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 19, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38369319/survey-to-assess-the-feasibility-of-establishing-an-international-network-for-evidence-synthesis-in-occupational-safety-and-health
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D M McElvenny, J Verbeek, D Gagliardi, C Tikka, J L Hoving
BACKGROUND: Evidence synthesis in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) has been continuously growing over the last two decades. With over 100 systematic reviews now published, the Cochrane Work Review group has played an important role in this development and the Cochrane Thematic Group 'Work & Health & Social Security' was established recently to combine evidence from both the OSH and insurance medicine fields. Worldwide, many organizations produce and synthesize evidence in OSH that can complement and support each other...
February 19, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38346110/impacts-of-workplace-verbal-aggression-classified-via-text-mining-on-workers-mental-health
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Y Nishimura, S Matsumoto, T Sasaki, T Kubo
BACKGROUND: Exposure to workplace aggression adversely affects workers' health; however, little is known regarding the impact of specific types of verbal content. AIMS: We aimed to examine the relationship between exposure to several types of aggressive words at work and the victim's depressive symptoms and sleep disturbance using text mining. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal survey with 800 workers in wholesale and retail companies; of which, 500 responded to the follow-up survey...
February 12, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38332656/hypoxaemia-and-risk-of-asphyxia-during-underground-work-in-artisanal-cobalt-mines
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P Musa Obadia, J Pyana Kitenge, T Carsi Kuhangana, S Verpaele, A Ndala Nyongonyi, T Kayembe Kitenge, P D M Katoto, C Banza Lubaba Nkulu, B Nemery
BACKGROUND: More than half the cobalt needed for vehicle electrification originates from the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a substantial part being extracted by artisanal miners. AIMS: To investigate oxygen saturation during underground work among cobalt artisanal miners. METHODS: In a field survey, we measured oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate by pulse oximetry in 86 miners from two underground mines and 24 miners from a surface mine at four different time points: before descent into the mine (T1), at 50 minutes in the mine (T2), upon leaving the shaft (T3), and 10 minutes after having left the mine (T4)...
February 9, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38330390/nightshift-work-and-irregular-menstrual-cycle-8-year-follow-up-cohort-study
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K Kim, M Y Lee, Y Chang, S Ryu
BACKGROUND: Irregular menstruation is a major health problem among women, although its association with nightshift work remains controversial. AIMS: To study the association between nightshift work and irregular menstrual cycle among female workers and investigate any differences according to sleep quality, working hours or obesity. METHODS: This study included female workers who underwent health examinations from 2012 to 2019. Nightshift work, working hours, sleep quality and menstrual cycles were assessed using self-administered questionnaires...
February 8, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38330159/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-in-hospital-doctors-after-the-covid-19-pandemic
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L Rollin, O Guerin, A Petit, L Bourdon, S Guillemette, A Gislard, B Clin, L Bachelet, I Rouget Mejjad, F Rouger, J Benichou, J F Gehanno, A Commune
BACKGROUND: Prior studies showed that during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic healthcare workers had a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, studies conducted among doctors several years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic are scarce. AIMS: To evaluate the prevalence of PTSD among hospital doctors and to describe potential explanatory factors. METHODS: The Protec-Cov study was an observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study, which used an anonymous online questionnaire to evaluate PTSD in doctors from six hospitals in France between December 2021 and March 2022...
February 8, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38319824/culture-conditions-and-care-support-mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-during-crises
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J L Maple, M Whiteside, N Smallwood, M Putland, P Baldwin, M Bismark, W Harrex, D Johnson, L Karimi, K Willis
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented immense challenges to health systems worldwide and significantly impacted the mental health of frontline healthcare workers. AIMS: This study drew on the experiences of frontline healthcare workers to examine organizational strategies needed to support the mental health and well-being of healthcare workers during times of crisis. METHODS: Semi-structured focus groups or individual interviews were conducted with healthcare workers to examine their perspectives on organizational strategies for enhancing staff mental health and well-being during crises...
February 6, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38319798/culture-of-presenteeism-emergent-perspectives-from-an-nhs-workforce-convenience-sample
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Z Marciniak-Nuqui, M L Cabling, R J Romanelli
BACKGROUND: The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has been under strain for more than a decade, which has been exacerbated by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to NHS staff, this is felt especially during the winter (also called 'winter pressure'), when both absenteeism and presenteeism rates are high in the healthcare workforce. AIMS: To understand the culture of presenteeism amongst NHS staff, focusing specifically on how presenteeism both persisted and changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and during periods of annual winter pressure...
February 6, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38319790/help-seeking-intentions-of-uk-construction-workers-a-cross-sectional-study
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M Duncan, D Bansal, E Cooke
BACKGROUND: In response to the high rates of poor mental health in the construction industry, numerous workplace interventions have been designed to address the known and suspected risk factors to employee mental health and well-being. A key challenge of these strategies is low engagement in support services. AIMS: The goals of this research were to investigate the help-seeking intentions of employees in the construction industry, explore levels of mental well-being in this population and provide insight into employee engagement with mental health support strategies...
February 6, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38198795/sustaining-work-ability-amongst-female-professional-workers-with-long-covid
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J Lunt, S Hemming, J Elander, K Burton, B Hanney
BACKGROUND: Long COVID (LC) compromises work ability (WA). Female worker WA has been more adversely impacted than WA in men. Exploration of lived experiences could elucidate the WA support required. AIMS: To explore the working conditions and circumstances experienced as affecting sustained WA amongst female workers with LC, to help mitigate worklessness risks. METHODS: Online semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 female workers self-reporting or formally diagnosed with LC who had made some attempt to return to work (RTW)...
January 10, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38372404/homeworking-among-healthcare-workers-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
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M Tareen, L Omar, L Gassas, D Ahmed, S Naleem, V Parsons
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 19, 2024: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38285544/loneliness-in-the-workplace-a-mixed-method-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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B T Bryan, G Andrews, K N Thompson, P Qualter, T Matthews, L Arseneault
BACKGROUND: Loneliness is a risk factor for a range of mental and physical health problems and has gained increasing interest from policy-makers and researchers in recent years. However, little attention has been paid to loneliness at work and its implications for workers and employers. AIMS: Identify workplace, health and personal factors associated with workplace loneliness. METHODS: We searched five databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and EBSCO Business Source Complete) for relevant articles published from 1 January 2000 to 23 February 2023...
December 30, 2023: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38285543/news-from-som-and-om-calendar
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No abstract text is available yet for this article.
December 30, 2023: Occupational Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38285542/shaping-the-stress-consultation-in-occupational-health
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John Sterland
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
December 30, 2023: Occupational Medicine
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