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Occupational Health in Mountainous Kyrgyzstan

Annals of Global Health, 2015
Background: In the period of transition from a centralized economy to the market economy, occupational health services in Kyrgyzstan have survived through dramatic, detrimental changes.
Kenesh O. Dzhusupov, Claudio Colosio, Ramin Tabibi, Cholpon T. Sulaimanova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Homecare re-ablement services have been developed by local authorities in England in response to the government agenda for health and social care.
A King, Avril ER Drummond, B Hagsten, C Creighton, C Glendinning, C Glendinning, College of Occupational Therapists, CSED, Department of Health, E Steultjens, F Clark, G Lewin, Ian D McGeorge, J Kent, J Parsons, K Allen, L Legg, M Tinetti, M Walker, Marion F Walker, N Le Mesurier, P Rabiee, P Whitehead, Phillip J Whitehead, R Hagedorn, Ruth H Parry, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Zaid Latif   +27 more
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The lived experience of women returning to work after breast cancer [PDF]

, 2014
Breast cancer is a global concern and a common cancer in women. Treatment can involve chemotherapy, surgical intervention with possible radiation therapy.
Griffths, L
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Basic occupational health services – “Occupational Health for All” [PDF]

Healthline, 2011
Occupational health is the area of medicine dedicated to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and the promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families and ...
Niraj Pandit, Ashish Trivedi
doaj  

Work-related wellbeing in UK prison officers: a benchmarking approach [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the well-being of UK prison officers by utilising a benchmarking approach. Design/methodology/approach-The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Stress Indicator Tool is widely used in the UK to assess key ...
Andrew James Clements, Gail Kinman, House of Commons Justice Committee, Jacqui Hart   +3 more
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Assessing Attitudes and Participation Regarding a Pilot COVID-19 Workplace Vaccination Program in Southern Germany Considering the Occupational Health Perspective—A Mixed Methods Study

Vaccines, 2023
This mixed methods study retrospectively assessed attitudes and participation of employees, occupational health personnel, and key personnel regarding the rollout of a pilot COVID-19 workplace vaccination program in five German companies in May/June 2021
Anke Wagner, Kamil Keles, Christine Preiser, Anna T. Neunhöffer, Jana Soeder, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Monika A. Rieger, Esther Rind   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ageism within occupational therapy? [PDF]

, 2008
Despite the arrival of the National Service Framework for Older people in 2001, age discrimination continues to exist in both popular society and health and social care settings.
Davys, D
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Development of a Quality Indicator Framework for occupational therapy [PDF]

, 2018
Occupational therapists are increasingly expected to implement and monitor indicators of occupational therapy quality performance. Goals of quality measurement and improvement include enhancing satisfaction of the end-user, optimising the efficient use ...
Alchourn, Carolina, Brandis, Susan, Bressler, Sandra, Buchanan, Helen, von Zweck, Claudia   +4 more
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Does lung function predict the risk of disability pension? An 11-year register-based follow-up study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Spirometry is widely used in medical surveillance in occupational health and as a diagnostic test for obstructive and restrictive lung disease.
Irmeli Lindström, Paula Pallasaho, Jouko Remes, Tuula Vasankari, Markku Heliövaara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The specter of cancer: Exploring secondary trauma for health professionals providing cancer support and counseling [PDF]

, 2013
Health professionals are vulnerable to occupational stress and tend to report high levels of secondary trauma and burnout; this is especially so for those working in “high-death” contexts such as cancer support and palliative care.
Breen, Lauren, Hewitt, Lauren Y, Lobb, Elizabeth, O\u27Connor, Moira   +3 more
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