Use the journals feature with a free QxMD account.
Use Read by QxMD to access full text via your institution or open access sources.
Read also provides personalized recommendations to keep you up to date in your field.
Existing User
Sign InNew to Read
Sign Up#41
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maxwell Boakye, Selase Kofi Adanu, Christopher Adu-Gyamfi, Richard Kwadzo Asare, Patricia Asantewaa-Tannor, John Coker Ayimah, Worlanyo Kwabena Agbosu
BACKGROUND: The construction industry has a percentage of work-related injuries and fatalities. Workers' perception of occupational hazards exposure can be a proactive management tool in knowing the state of construction site safety performance. This study aimed to assess the hazard perception of on-site construction workers in Ghana. METHODS: Using a structured questionnaire, data was collected from 197 construction workers at live building sites in the Ho Municipality...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#42
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alfonso Cristaudo, Giovanni Guglielmi, Rudy Foddis, Fabrizio Caldi, Rodolfo Buselli, Cinzia Brilli, Maurizio Coggiola, Gianluca Ceccarelli, Giuseppe Saffioti
The recent standard ISO 30415-2021 - Human resources management - Diversity and inclusion - was developed internationally within the technical committee ISO/TC 260 "Human resources management" (Working group WG 8 "Diversity and inclusion") and underlines the need for actions to create a work environment that is inclusive of diversity (e.g. in terms of health, gender, age, ethnicity, culture). Developing an inclusive work environment requires ongoing commitment and input from the entire organization regarding policies, processes, organizational practices, and individual behavior...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#43
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ihab Mansour, Alessandro Godono, Emanuele Sansone, Giovanni Visci, Gianluca Spiteri, Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco, Dana Mates, Agripina Rascu, Xavier Duval, Enrico Pira, Catalina Ciocan, Francesco Violante, Vittorio Lodi, Giuseppe De Palma, Emma Sala, Marco Dell'Olmo, Corrado Negro, Loretta Casolari, Masha Abedini, Giorgia Ditano, Shuffield Asafo, Paolo Boffetta, Orchestra Wp Working Group
BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCWs) were on the frontline of the current pandemic. We aimed at identifying determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the effectiveness of personal protection equipment (PPE) worn by HCWs before vaccination. METHODS: We abstracted data on SARS-CoV-2 infection based on positive PCR results and sociodemographic characteristics of 38,793 HCWs from public hospitals and public health authorities from 10 European centers. We fitted cohort-specific multivariate logistic regression models to identify determinants of infection and combined the results using random-effects meta-analyses...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#44
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Luigi Vimercati, Domenica Cavone, Luigi De Maria, Antonio Caputi, Floriana Pentimone, Stefania Sponselli, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Elisabetta Chellini, Alessandra Binazzi, Davide Di Marzio, Carolina Mensi, Dario Consonni, Enrica Migliore, Dario Mirabelli, Alessia Angelini, Andrea Martini, Corrado Negro, Flavia D'Agostin, Iolanda Grappasonni, Cristiana Pascucci, Lucia Benfatto, Davide Malacarne, Veronica Casotto, Vera Comiati, Cinzia Storchi, Lucia Mangone, Stefano Murano, Lucia Rossin, Federico Tallarigo, Filomena Vitale, Marina Verardo, Silvia Eccher, Gabriella Madeo, Tommaso Staniscia, Francesco Carrozza, Ilaria Cozzi, Elisa Romeo, Paola Pelullo, Michele Labianca, Massimo Melis, Giuseppe Cascone, Alessandro Marinaccio, Giovanni Maria Ferri, Gabriella Serio
BACKGROUND: An increased risk of mesothelioma has been reported in various countries for construction workers. The Italian National Mesothelioma Registry, from 1993 to 2018, reported exposure exclusively in the construction sector in 2310 cases. We describe the characteristics of these cases according to job title. METHODS: We converted into 18 groups the original jobs (N=338) as reported by ISTAT codes ('ATECO 91'). The exposure level was attributed at certain, probable and possible in accordance with the qualitative classification of exposure as reported in the Registry guidelines...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#45
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gianfranco Alicandro, Alberto Giovanni Gerli, Stefano Centanni, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Carlo La Vecchia
BACKGROUND: Italy had a persistent excess of total mortality up to July 2022. This study provides updated estimates of excess mortality in Italy until February 2023. METHODS: Mortality and population data from 2011 to 2019 were used to estimate the number of expected deaths during the pandemic. Expected deaths were obtained using over-dispersed Poisson regression models, fitted separately for men and women, including calendar year, age group, and a smoothed function of the day of the year as predictors...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#46
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Antonio Mutti, Giovanna Spatari
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#47
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carlo Zocchetti, Matteo Bonzini
The article discusses a recent study on mortality attributable to COVID-19 in Italy and the need for further analysis. The study used a reliable methodology to estimate excess deaths due to the pandemic. However, there are still questions about the specific effects of COVID-19 compared to other factors, such as delayed or missing access to treatment for other illnesses. Analyzing the time course of excess deaths could reveal such effects. There are also open questions about how COVID-19 deaths are classified and reported, which could lead to over or under-diagnosing cases...
June 12, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#48
JOURNAL ARTICLE
İbrahim Ethem Ay, Yiğit Şenol, Hamidu Hamisi Gobeka, Mustafa Doğan
BACKGROUND: To examine firefighters (FFs) exposed to high levels of fire smoke and, as a result, to uncover risk factors for dry eye disorder (DED) compared to age-and gender-matched healthy individuals. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 51 FFs from the Afyonkarahisar Municipality Fire Department were chosen at random (group 1). A control group (group 2) included 51 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals. The Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire was administered after all participants were thoroughly explained the study's objectives and procedures...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#49
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Valentina Delle Donne, Valentina Massaroni, Nicoletta Ciccarelli, Alberto Borghetti, Arturo Ciccullo, Gianmaria Baldin, Gabriele Giuliano, Alex Dusina, Elena Visconti, Enrica Tamburrini, Simona Di Giambendetto
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic created an extremely difficult situation for healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. We aimed to compare the mental health and professional quality of life of residents and specialist physicians in a cohort of Italian HCWs caring for patients with COVID-19 about two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: In November 2021, an online survey investigating the emotional states of depression, anxiety, stress, compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue was administered to HCWs (N= 78) at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#50
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri, Mohsen Aliabadi, Rostam Golmohammadi, Massimo Bovenzi, Maryam Farhadian
BACKGROUND: The frequent use of hand-held vibrating tools by construction workers exposes them to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) and noise. This study investigated the effect of combined exposure to HTV and noise on workers' fatigues under simulated work with a typical building destruction tool. METHODS: The repeated measures study was conducted on 40 construction workers exposed to HTV (5 m/s2 rms with frequencies of 31.5, 63, and 125 Hz), HTV (10 m/s2 rms- 31...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#51
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paolo Ferrara, Lara Carelli, Federico Ruta, Alessandro Delli Poggi, Milannie Marasigan, Barbara Pinna, Anne Destrebecq, Stefano Terzoni
BACKGROUND: The frequency of alarms from monitors and other electro-medical devices is of great utility but can increase the professional's workload and expose nurses in the intensive care unit to Alarm Fatigue. A recent study suggested that students in training can also experience the problem during their first clinical experiences in intensive care. Unfortunately, no data are available about the Italian panorama. To explore Alarm Fatigue among Bachelor of Science in Nursing students at the end of their internship experience in intensive care settings...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#52
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Javier González-Caballero
In today's society of uncertainty, we are witnessing a transformation of the economic, social, demographic, digital, ecological, and employment model, which faces unforeseen challenges. These challenges require reflecting beyond their consequences, and new workplace risks call for a debate on solutions beyond traditional ones. In the specific context of companies, the main functions of occupational health nursing are to prevent, promote, protect, and restore workers' health. The integration of research into nursing practice entails the better implementation of scientific advances...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#53
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stephanie Factor, Vimi Desai, Michael Crane, Douglas Dieterich, Paolo Boffetta
The risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among emergency responders exposed to human remains, blood/bodily fluids, and/or sewage is unknown. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 3871 World Trade Center General Responder Cohort (WTCGRC) members followed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, born from 1945-1965, and recruited from 2016-2018 were tested for HCV infection, and prevalence was compared to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2003 to 2012. A nested case-control study compared 61 HCV antibody positive cases to 2571 controls...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#54
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cristina Di Tecco, Benedetta Persechino, Sergio Iavicoli
Increased attention to psychosocial risks and their potential impacts on workers' mental and physical health has flourished due to the changes taking place in the world of work. The changes in the world of work and the recent worldwide events have exacerbated the existing psychosocial risks and brought out new psychosocial risks to be considered for protecting workers' health. This favors the opening up of national and international debate on prioritizing psychosocial risks at work at the policies, strategies, and actions level...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#55
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Veruscka Leso, Maurizio Coggiola, Enrico Pira, Alberto Pollone, Silvia Simonini, Donatella Talini, Giovanna Spatari, Ivo Iavicoli
BACKGROUND: Occupational Physicians (OPs) are essential for health promotion (HP) at the workplace, although their HP knowledge and perception are still under-searched. METHODS: Between September and December 2022, the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine (SIML) - HP working group performed a cross-sectional survey on SIML-OPs aimed to address their approach, experience, strategies, and needs concerning HP plans. RESULTS: A total of 336 OPs completed the questionnaire...
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#56
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Antonio Mutti
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 13, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#57
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lamia Bouzgarrou, Irtyah Merchaoui, Amira Omrane, Nada Ameur, Salma Kammoun, Neila Chaari
BACKGROUND: The health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) has been in-creasingly investigated in health sciences. The Objectives of this study are to evaluate the HR-QoL among nurses in Tunisian public hospitals and to identify the determinants of its mental dimension. METHODS: A cross-sectional, bi-centric study was conducted within a representative sample of the 1,179 nurses assigned to 28 departments of two Tunisian public hospitals. A structured inquiry (socio-professional characteristics, occupational perceived workload) and validated questionnaires (SF12, Job Content Questionnaire of Karasek, Work Ability Index) have been completed...
February 14, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#58
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gülden Sarı, Cebrail Şimşek
BACKGROUND: The study aimed to examine the conditions and factors affecting pneumoconiosis cases to determine the dimensions of the pneumoconiosis problem. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary research hospital between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2021. Five hundred ninety-seven patients with pneumo- coniosis were included in the study. RESULTS: Large opacities were detected in 157 cases. When we compared cases with and without Pulmonary Massive Fibrosis (PMF), age and concomitant pulmonary disease were higher in PMF cases, which also showed lower FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC...
February 14, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#59
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hossein Akbari, Abbas Bahrami, Sedighe Dehghani Bidgoli, Fahimeh Karamali, Ali Hosseini
BACKGROUND: The creation of a working organization with a high safety level ensures employees' health in their workplaces, therefore current study evaluated effect the organizational structure on the safety and health in the stone industry. METHODS: The study was done among the 100 stone industries in Isfahan, Iran. We asked selected participants to complete the organizational structure questionnaire and ELMERI checklists. tested the hypothesis with Smart PLS 3...
February 14, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
#60
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hend Serya, Mohamed El-Helaly, Mohamed Mosbah El-Diasty, Adel Al-Wehedy, Enas Elsherbeny
BACKGROUND: Dairy farmworkers are exposed to a variety of respiratory hazards, including organic and inorganic dust, allergens, disinfectants, and gases emitted by cows and their wastes resulting in a range of adverse health effects. In Egypt, large herd dairy farms (>1000 cattle) are growing in both size and number and thereby more workers are employed. However, there is a lack of studies on the respiratory health status of these workers. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of respiratory problems, assess ventilatory functions, and highlight the predictors of abnormal spirometry patterns among Egyptian dairy farmworkers...
February 14, 2023: La Medicina del Lavoro
Make the most of Read.
Download the mobile app.
Download the mobile app.
Fetching more papers... 
