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Assessment of quality of alcohol-based hand sanitizers used in Johannesburg area during the CoViD‐19 pandemic

open access: yesScientific 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Privacy and occupational health services [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Ethics, 2006
Privacy is a key ethical principle in occupational health services. Its importance is emphasised in several laws, in ethical codes of conduct as well as in the literature, yet there is only very limited empirical research on privacy in the occupational health context. Conceptual questions on privacy in the occupational health context are discussed. The
Heikkinen, A.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Nurturing mental health and well-being using ordinary farms [PDF]

open access: yesIrish 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educating occupational therapists for mental health practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The last of four elements of the Mental Health Project, established by the College of Occupational Therapists to produce a position paper on the way ahead for research, education and practice in occupational therapy in mental health (Craik et al 1998a ...
Austin, C, Craik, C
core   +6 more sources

Work-related psychosocial demands related to work organization in small sized companies (SMEs) providing health-oriented services in Germany – a qualitative analysis

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with diarrhoeal illness in children under 5 years in Uganda, 2016: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic Review: Is Prescription of Pressure-relieving Air Cushions Justified in Acute and Subacute Settings?

open access: yesHong 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental and biological monitoring in the workplace: A 10-year South African retrospective analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesAAS Open Research, 2019
This report is an overview of requests for biological and environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals, submitted to the National Institute for Occupational Health, Analytical Services Laboratory for testing from the years 2005 to 2015.
Puleng Matatiele   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in the Police Force

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2015
Background: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a major preventable occupational health problem with 250 million people worldwide known to have disabling impairment of moderate to greater severity. The aims of the study are to estimate the prevalence of
Kyaw N. Win   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational Health in Mountainous Kyrgyzstan

open access: yesAnnals 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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