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Nursing care of patients with disability in the sheltered workplace - a case study

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
The worldwide beginner of the occupational healthcare was an Italian physician who lived at the turn of seventeenth and eighteenth century. The establishment date of occupational health care in Poland is 1953. The main aim of occupational health services
Bernadeta Jędrzejkiewicz, Marlena Anna Ogórek   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Measures of the psychophysiological response to recurrent anticipatory stress - the influence of neuroticism on heart rhythm and skin resistance

Scientific Reports
In the risk assessment of work-related mental stress, the use of objective psychophysiological methods could improve the identification of mental stressors.
Florestan Wagenblast, Robert Seibt, Monika A. Rieger, Benjamin Steinhilber   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational therapy services and perception of integration of these at primary healthcare level in South Africa

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019
Background: Literature indicates that access to rehabilitation services in South Africa is limited. Recent policy documents by  the National Department of Health related to disability and rehabilitation propose the integration of occupational therapy ...
Anthony Jejelaye, Lebogang Maseko, Denise Franzsen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Construction Employment and Binge Drinking Among US Adults in Their Early 30s: Insights From a Path Analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Construction workers face elevated risks of alcohol misuse—especially binge drinking—due to physically demanding labor, long hours, and limited paid vacation. At the same time, emerging evidence suggests that a larger local construction sector may have protective community‐level effects on alcohol and other drug outcomes.
Sehun Oh, Bridget Freisthler, Devan Hawkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federal Protections for Farmworker Health in the United States: A Scoping Review of Three Decades of Research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This scoping review characterizes the scope, methods, and framing of empirical research evaluating the Field Sanitation Standard (FSS) and Worker Protection Standard (WPS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Labor respectively.
Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli, Stephane Labossiere, Becca Berkey, Joseph G. Grzywacz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Performance in Young Adults During Three Consecutive Days of Simulated Occupational Heat Stress: An Exploratory Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Global increases in occupational heat exposure are raising concerns about worker safety and cognitive performance during prolonged and repeated shifts. At present, the cumulative effects of repeated heat exposure on cognitive performance remain unclear.
Daniel C. Moore, Sean R. Notley, Brad Aisbett, Jarrad Lum, Luana C. Main   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of face masks on physical performance, physiological response and subjective respiratory effort during a submaximal bicycle ergometer test

Safety and Health at Work, 2022
Benjamin Steinhilber, Robert Seibt, Julia Gabriel, Joulia Brountsou, Markus Muljono, Tomasz Downar, Mona Bär, Rosina Bonsch, Adrian Brandt, Peter Martus, Monika A. Rieger   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Occupational Health and Safety Organization in Expanding Economies: The Case of Southern Africa

Annals of Global Health, 2015
Background: Globally, access to occupational health and safety (OHS) by workers has remained at very low levels. The organization and implementation of OHS in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana has remained at suboptimal levels.
Dingani Moyo, Muzimkhulu Zungu, Spoponki Kgalamono, Chimba D. Mwila   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Streamlining Diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: New Diagnostic Algorithm With Updated Criteria

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagnostic criteria framework. Using a rigorous, evidence‐based, and consensus‐driven process, a multidisciplinary group of international experts and ...
Jeremy J. Pomeroy, Jesse Richards, Brooke R. Sweeney, Seema Kumar, Katie E. Queen, Joshua Zaritsky, Carl H. Cramer, Elias I. Traboulsi, Brittni A. Scruggs, Erica E. Davis, Ekaterina Keifer, Emma McGibbon, Timothy Ogden, Bendert De Graaf, Tonia Hymers, Elizabeth Forsythe, Philip Beales   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source