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The view and policy of management of occupational health services on the performance of workers’ health surveillance: a qualitative exploration [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Although workers’ health surveillance is an important preventive activity, it is not regularly performed. In addition to the occupational physician, the management of occupational health services can also be involved in the performance of ...
Felicia S. Los, Carel T. J. Hulshof, Judith K. Sluiter   +2 more
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Calling on the Client’s Perceptions About the Contributions of Physiotherapists Working in Occupational Health Services [PDF]

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
Background: Clients are the recipients of occupational health care. To date, little is known about the perceptions of clients about the contribution of physiotherapists working in occupational health services.
Laran Chetty PhD
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Collaboration between occupational health services and other health care: a scoping review [PDF]

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background Occupational health services play an important role in supporting employees’ work ability and co-ordinating rehabilitation processes. However, they may operate quite separately from other health care systems, and the level of the collaboration
Tuulia Varanka-Ruuska, Mari Immonen, Jari Lundmark, Hanna Hakulinen, Pauliina Kangas   +4 more
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Characteristics of Multiprofessional and Client-Oriented Approach in Occupational Health Services: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Occupational Health Professionals [PDF]

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Erja Sormunen, Sanna Pesonen, Pauliina Toivio, Sari Nissinen Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence: Erja Sormunen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 b, Helsinki, 00250, Finland, Tel ...
Sormunen E, Pesonen S, Toivio P, Nissinen S   +3 more
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An exploration of service users’ experience of telehealth occupational therapy interventions in adult mental health services, Ireland, during COVID-19 [PDF]

Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022
Purpose – The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the delivery of occupational therapy (OT) community mental health services nationally, resulting in the rapid expansion and delivery of services through telehealth.
Karen Daly, Emer Isdell, Leona Moynihan, Kate O'Callaghan, Sonia O'Leary, Andrea Pepper, Yvonne Pennisi   +6 more
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Assessment of quality of alcohol-based hand sanitizers used in Johannesburg area during the CoViD‐19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, 2022
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19), the World Health Organization has recommended that, in absence of soap and water, alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used to prevent the transmission of coronaviruses.
Puleng Matatiele, Bianca Southon, Boitumelo Dabula, Talulani Marageni, Poobalan Poongavanum, Boitumelo Kgarebe   +5 more
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Nurturing mental health and well-being using ordinary farms [PDF]

Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2023
Purpose – This practice piece aims to review an occupational therapy led pilot programme – social farming as an intervention option in an adult community mental health setting in Ireland.
Deirdre Deegan, Emma Fingleton, Joseph James McEvoy, Kate Quigley   +3 more
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Work-related psychosocial demands related to work organization in small sized companies (SMEs) providing health-oriented services in Germany – a qualitative analysis

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the majority of businesses in the EU. Little is known about psychosocial demands faced by company owners, managers, and employees in SMEs, especially in the health and service sector ...
Anke Wagner, Elena Tsarouha, Eylem Ög, Christine Preiser, Monika A. Rieger, Esther Rind   +5 more
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Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with diarrhoeal illness in children under 5 years in Uganda, 2016: a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Uganda is among the 10 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region that have the highest prevalence of diarrhoeal disease. Evidence suggests that the severity of childhood diarrhoeal disease is escalated through various sociodemographic and ...
Nathan Ssekandi, Nonhlanhla Tlotleng, Nisha Naicker   +2 more
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Systematic Review: Is Prescription of Pressure-relieving Air Cushions Justified in Acute and Subacute Settings?

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2015
Background/Objective: Pressure injuries are a common yet largely preventable complication of hospitalisation. Whilst occupational therapists commonly prescribe pressure-relieving devices to reduce these risks, evidence to support clinical decision-making
Alyce Folan, Sharon Downie, Annabelle Bond   +2 more
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