Promoting health in the construction industry?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a meta-analysis from published studies to evaluate the relationship between long working hours and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS:Among a total of 341 published studies found from publicly accessible databases, five cohort studies and six case-control studies were analyzed for t...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kang MY,Park H,Seo JC,Kim D,Lim YH,Lim S,Cho SH,Hong YC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) gap in US medical education is widely recognized. In 1992, a federal initiative stimulated a primary care approach to improve residency training in South Carolina. This three-part report documents progress in designing and implementing an OEM curriculum, which is famil...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schuman SH,Mohr LJ Jr,Simpson WM Jr

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between organizational support and time to return to work (RTW) in workers with long-term non-work-related sick leave. METHODS:Cohort participants were 571 workers, with a non-work-related sick leave episode of more than 15 days, recruited during the first visit in a health insuran...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sampere M,Gimeno D,Serra C,Plana M,Martínez JM,Delclos GL,Benavides FG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to investigate whether psychosocial work-related hazards, measured by workplace justice and employment insecurity, are associated with depression and suboptimal health status in Taiwan's executive-level employees. METHODS:There were 365 executives who have received a series of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hsu SH,Chen DR,Cheng Y,Su TC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of occupation in the management of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension is not well known. METHODS:We analyzed the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data of 6928 workers aged 20 years or older from 40 occupational groups. Hypertension was defined as measured bl...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Davila EP,Kuklina EV,Valderrama AL,Yoon PW,Rolle I,Nsubuga P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a nested case-control study, the authors investigated whether the deletion polymorphism of glutathione S-transferases GSTM1 and GSTT1 represents a risk factor for the development of asbestosis. METHODS:In total, 262 cases with asbestosis and 265 controls, selected from a cohort of 2080 workers occupationa...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Franko A,Dodic-Fikfak M,Arnerić N,Dolzan V

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of a firm's 5-year strategy toward improving well-being while lowering health care costs amidst adoption of a Consumer-Driven Health Plan. METHODS:Repeated measures statistical models were employed to test and quantify association between key demograph...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guo X,Coberley C,Pope JE,Wells A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Employee presenteeism is the extent to which health conditions adversely affect at-work productivity. Given the links between health and activity, this study examined associations between objectively measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and presenteeism. METHODS:Participants were 108 office employ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Brown HE,Ryde GC,Gilson ND,Burton NW,Brown WJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between occupational exposure and chronic rhinosinusitis. METHODS:A random population from the region of Telemark, aged 16 to 50 years, answered a respiratory questionnaire including questions on chronic rhinosinusitis and exposure in the occupational ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Clarhed UKE,Svendsen M,Schiöler L,Kongerud J,Torén K,Hellgren J,Fell AK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess further progression of spirometry parameters among former asbestos-cement plant workers. METHODS:The following parameters were assessed: forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and the ratio (FEV1/FVC) using a linear regression model with mixed effects. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Swiątkowska B,Sobala W,Szubert Z,Szeszenia-Dąbrowska N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated post-offer pre-placement (POPP) nerve conduction studies (NCS) for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), testing diagnostic yield and cost-effectiveness. METHODS:A total of 1027 newly hired workers underwent baseline NCS and were followed for an average of 3.7 years for diagnosed CTS. Measures of diagno...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dale AM,Gardner BT,Zeringue A,Werner R,Franzblau A,Evanoff B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To undertake a process-evaluation of a structured health intervention for truckers (SHIFT) implemented in a sample of UK lorry drivers. METHODS:A combination of "debrief interviews," focus groups and one-to-one interviews, in addition to observations and reflections of the two lead researchers were used to ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Varela-Mato V,Caddick N,King JA,Yates T,Stensel DJ,Nimmo MA,Clemes SA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a worksite weight loss program hypertension. METHODS:Participants [N = 5998; body mass index (BMI) 34 ± 7 m/kg, 33% hypertensive] participating in a 10-week weight loss program were examined for hypertension prevalence within categories of (1) weight gain, ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Earnest CP,Church TS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the initial use of social media by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health™ (TWH) Program and the University of Iowa Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence (HWCE) Outreach Program. METHODS:Social media analytics tools and process evaluation methods...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hudson H,Hall J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from a prospective mortality surveillance of 3803 refinery and petrochemical workers at a Shell Oil Company facility in Louisiana are presented. This report includes employees who worked more than 6 months before January 1, 1994 and pensioners who were alive as of January 1, 1973. Vital status was ascertained ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tsai SP,Gilstrap EL,Colangelo TA,Menard AK,Ross CE

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bone lead is a cumulative measure of lead exposure that can also be remobilized. We examined repeated measures of bone lead over 11 years to characterize long-term changes and identify predictors of tibia and patella lead stores in an elderly male population. METHODS:Lead was measured every 3 to 5 years by k...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wilker E,Korrick S,Nie LH,Sparrow D,Vokonas P,Coull B,Wright RO,Schwartz J,Hu H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of unemployment and adverse work conditions on the course of psychopathology after a mass disaster is unclear. We recruited a representative sample of adults living in the New York City metropolitan area six months after the September 11 attacks and completed follow-up interviews on 71% of the baseline s...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nandi A,Galea S,Tracy M,Ahern J,Resnick H,Gershon R,Vlahov D

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate a threshold value for the respirable quartz dust concentration and silicosis incidence (1/1, ILO 1980/2000) in the German porcelain worker cohort. METHODS:Forty incident cases occurred among 17,144 workers. Estimation of the relationship to cumulative respirable quartz dust exposures by using Co...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Morfeld P,Mundt KA,Taeger D,Guldner K,Steinig O,Miller BG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate methods for determining excessive short-term decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in diacetyl-exposed workers. METHODS:We evaluated five methods of determining excessive longitudinal FEV1 decline in diacetyl-exposed workers and workers from a comparative cohort: American Thora...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chaisson NF,Kreiss K,Hnizdo E,Hakobyan A,Enright PL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, studies have identified a combination of demographic, physical/medical, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors in the development of work disability related to occupational low back pain. Using such data on disability risk factors, investigators have begun to develop risk identification and disabili...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Feuerstein M,Berkowitz SM,Huang GD

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the association between perceived stress and low back pain (LBP) among Japanese eldercare workers. METHODS:Self-reported questionnaires were completed regarding perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale-14), presence of memorable LBP in the preceding month, and other relevant factors (age, sex...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tsuboi Y,Ueda Y,Naruse F,Ono R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to provide contemporary data on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged diabetic employees in Germany. METHODS:Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed at the workplace in employees of the automobile industry who identified themselves as having type 2 diabe...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schneider CA,Herold G,Gysan D,Albus C,Bjarnason-Wehrens B,Predel HG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Address how climate change impacts on a group of extreme weather events could affect US public health. METHODS:A literature review summarizes arguments for, and evidence of, a climate change signal in select extreme weather event categories, projections for future events, and potential trends in adaptive cap...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mills DM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study to examine the risk of leukemia between 1987 and 1992 among children living near high-voltage transmission lines (HVTL) in three urban districts of northern Taiwan. Twenty-eight cases of leukemia among some 120,696 children aged 14 years or less were reported to the national cancer registry betwee...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Li CY,Lee WC,Lin RS

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Employee and employer views regarding how technology-supported strategies can best meet their needs to reduce occupational sitting are not well known. This study explored target user and key stakeholder beliefs regarding strategies to reduce occupational sitting focusing on technology-supported approaches. M...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Stephenson A,McDonough SM,Murphy MH,Nugent CD,Wilson IM,Mair JL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to develop a method of quantifying compliance with Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) guidelines as a means of assessing the relationship between the use of EBM guidelines and illness absence and costs in workers' compensation. METHODS:A total of 45,951 indemnity claims with two yea...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hunt DL,Tower J,Artuso RD,White JA,Bilinski C,Rademacher J,Tao X,Bernacki EJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Due to the sparse data on benzene exposure and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) subtypes, we studied this relationship in patients from 29 hospitals in Shanghai, China. METHODS:We recruited 604 cases of MDS and 1193 controls matched on age, sex, and admission date. We interviewed subjects for information on wo...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Copley GB,Schnatter AR,Armstrong TW,Irons RD,Chen M,Wang XQ,Kerzic P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to test the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Caregiver Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) for employed caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorder. METHODS:A cross-sectional web-based survey with test/retest and responsiveness test ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lerner D,Benson C,Chang H,Rogers WH,Adler D,Lyson MC,Parsons SK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To monitor benzene exposure and to check reliability of urinary trans,trans-Muconic Acid (t,t-MA) as a bio-marker of benzene exposure in local conditions, a study was conducted on 30 Tunisian exposed workers (20 tanker fillers and 10 filling station attendants). The analyses were carried out on environmental air and u...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chakroun R,Kaabachi N,Hedhili A,Feki M,Nouaigui H,Ben Laiba M,Mebazaa A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the feasibility of collecting reliable and representative data on exposure of Belgian employees to a selection of hazardous chemicals by using a sentinel surveillance method. METHOD:In PROBE (Hazardous chemical Products Register for Occupational use in Belgium), 47 occupational physicians were recrui...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pauwels S,Swinnen C,Temmerman AM,Ronsmans S,Rusu D,De Schryver A,Braeckman L,Godderis L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00