Obesity and presenteeism: the impact of body mass index on workplace productivity.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess acute respiratory effects experienced by wildland firefighters. METHODS:We studied two Interagency Hotshot Crews with questionnaires, spirometry, and measurement of albumin, eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) as indicators of inflammation in sputum and nasal lavage flui...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gaughan DM,Cox-Ganser JM,Enright PL,Castellan RM,Wagner GR,Hobbs GR,Bledsoe TA,Siegel PD,Kreiss K,Weissman DN

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We explore sickness absenteeism variations within the public sector and in particular the role of mental illness. Distinctively, the public sector is segmented into vocational and nonvocational sector, assuming that vocation leads to a different degree of job attachment and alter sickness leave decision. ME...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Ejebu OZ,Skåtun D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact on health plan and disability costs associated with continuous positive airway pressure or bi-level positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in a commercial motor vehicle driver population. METHODS:A retrospective, pre/post claims-based comparison analysis was perfor...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hoffman B,Wingenbach DD,Kagey AN,Schaneman JL,Kasper D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a reduction in the permissible exposure limit for methylene chloride from 500 parts per million (ppm) to 25 ppm (8-hour time-weighted average [TWA]). Part of the rationale for lowering the standard is a concern over potentially adverse cardiac effec...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Soden KJ,Marras G,Amsel J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An Early Return to Work Program was initiated at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Associated Schools of Medicine, Hygiene and Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland, in April 1992 as part of a comprehensive effort to control the incidence and costs of work-related illnesses and injuries. The program was similar to others that i...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bernacki EJ,Guidera JA,Schaefer JA,Tsai S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exposures associated with coal mining activities, including diesel fuel exhaust, products used in coal processing, and heavy metals and other forms of particulate matter, may impact the health of nearby residents. We investigated the relationships between county-level circulatory hospitalization rates (CHRs) ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Talbott EO,Sharma RK,Buchanich J,Stacy SL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fatal work-related assault assault injury rates are routinely reported in the United States, reports of non-fatal injuries are not routinely examined. Non-fatal workplace assault injuries can be reported through many agencies. One of the most common reporting mechanisms in California is the Employer's Report ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Peek-Asa C,Howard J,Vargas L,Kraus JF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a lifestyle intervention for construction workers with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS:In this randomized controlled trial, usual care was compared to a 6-month individual-based lifestyle intervention. At 6 and 12 months, weight, a...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Groeneveld IF,van Wier MF,Proper KI,Bosmans JE,van Mechelen W,van der Beek AJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether workplace social capital buffers the association between job stress and smoking status. METHODS:As part of the Harvard Cancer Prevention Project's Healthy Directions--Small Business Study, interviewer-administered questionnaires were completed by 1740 workers and 288 managers in 26 man...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sapp AL,Kawachi I,Sorensen G,LaMontagne AD,Subramanian SV

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic contamination of drinking water is noticeably linked to the occurrence of skin, bladder, lung cancers, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Blackfoot disease (BFD) caused by arsenicosis is endemic in southwestern Taiwan, where artesian well water contains high concentrations of arsenic, and mortality from HCC s...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lu SN,Chow NH,Wu WC,Chang TT,Huang WS,Chen SC,Lin CH,Carr BI

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the associations between the Big Five personality traits and occupational burnout in firefighters and the mediating role of achievement goals in this relationship. METHODS:Two hundred twenty male firefighters from 20 to 62 years old participated and mediation analyses were performed. RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Vaulerin J,Colson SS,Emile M,Scoffier-Mériaux S,d'Arripe-Longueville F

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic reaction experienced by health care workers from latex glove use has increasingly become the focus of researchers evaluating occupational sources of injury in health care settings. Many studies have attempted to estimate the prevalence of latex sensitization among health care workers by using various methods,...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Horwitz IB,Arvey RD

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the cost involved both for personnel and laboratory analyses, it is incumbent that industrial hygiene (IH) sampling plans be both precise and cost effective. The purpose of this paper is to describe a method of balancing two opposing objectives, increasing precision and decreasing the cost by manipulating t...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lemasters GK,Shukla R,Li YD,Lockey JE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees Workers' Compensation (WC) claims for chargeback year 2000 through 2012 aimed to analyze the frequency, rates, and costs of WC claims representing 5% of the DoD annual personnel budget. METHODS:A multiyear cross-sectional study of WC claims data id...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nelson CJ,Bigley DP,Mallon TM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The impact of stress in conjunction with lifestyle factors on workplace productivity is understudied, thus the relationship between these variables was examined. METHODS:Negative binomial regression was used to test the cross-sectional association between stress and productivity loss in a sample of 2823 adul...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： VanWormer JJ,Fyfe-Johnson AL,Boucher JL,Johnson PJ,Britt HR,Thygeson NM,Dusek JA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study provides insight into Occupational Medicine (OM) residency graduates and how residency programs are meeting their education goals. METHODS:A survey of graduates from nine OM residency program was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of OM residency training in the United States and Canada. RES...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Baker BA,Katyal S,Greaves IA,Rice HR,Emmett EA,Meyer JD,He W

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare employee overall well-being to chronic disease status, which has a long-established relationship to productivity, as relative contributors to on-the-job productivity. METHODS:Data from two annual surveys of three companies were used in longitudinal analyses of well-being as a predictor of producti...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gandy WM,Coberley C,Pope JE,Wells A,Rula EY

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide variety of occupations has been associated with prostate cancer in previous retrospective studies. Most attention has been paid to farming, metal working, and the rubber industry. Today, these results cannot be affirmed with confidence, because many associations could be influenced by recall bias, have been inc...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zeegers MP,Friesema IH,Goldbohm RA,van den Brandt PA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a new health promotion model for lone workers. METHODS:A single group pre- or posttest design was used to evaluate intervention effectiveness for reducing body weight and increasing healthful and safe behaviors. Truck drivers (n = 29) from four compani...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Olson R,Anger WK,Elliot DL,Wipfli B,Gray M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers face many challenges to their health, including poor diet, disease, and crash risk. This study quantifies relationships between the percentage of calories from fat (PCF) and markers of poor health, many of which are associated with increased crash risk. METHODS:Cross-se...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Okorie O,Thiese MS,Murtaugh MA,Sheng X,Handy R,Hegmann K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper describes the selection of intervention activities designed to lower machine-related hazards and amputations in small metal fabrication businesses. METHODS:Methods included an advisory board, employee discussions, and pilot tests. We used a stepwise intervention mapping process to identify perform...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Brosseau LM,Parker D,Samant Y,Pan W

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between job satisfaction and total productivity-related costs, and between job satisfaction and absenteeism and presenteeism costs separately. A secondary aim was to explore whether these relationships differed across job types. METHODS:Line...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Arnold AE,Coffeng JK,Boot CR,van der Beek AJ,van Tulder MW,Nieboer D,van Dongen JM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the impact of two worksite weight management (WM [education] and WM+ [education plus counseling]) programs, on health care utilization and costs. Secondarily, compare the intervention groups to an observational control group of obese workers. Finally, evaluate the impact ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Østbye T,Stroo M,Eisenstein EL,Dement JM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the emission sources of fine and ultrafine particles (UFPs) during brazing, welding, and grinding in a mechanical engineering factory and to characterize UFP exposure by measuring size distributions, number, and surface area concentrations. METHODS:Samplings lasted 4 hours and were conducted d...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Iavicoli I,Leso V,Fontana L,Cottica D,Bergamaschi A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Examine the importance of occupational light-intensity physical activity (PA) and short bouts of moderate-vigorous PA (LSBPA), to opposing obesity, including an approximate replication of the London busmen study comparing waist circumference of workers with high versus low levels of occupational activity. ME...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gay JL,Buchner DM,Smith J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Specify the frequency with which injured workers in Washington State's compensation system retained an attorney or filed an appeal, and the personal and job-related correlates of these actions. Analyze the relationship between workers' legal actions and their satisfaction in two domains: how well th...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wickizer TM,Franklin G,Turner J,Fulton-Kehoe D,Mootz R,Smith-Weller T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of survey data to measure and monitor health and productivity differences between groups is an issue of increasing importance. This article examines the capacity of productivity self-reports (derived from surveys) and adverse event measures (derived from administrative sources) to differentiate groups with a p...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Allen HM Jr,Bunn WB 3rd

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the level and influencing factors of help-seeking behavior of returning to work in healthcare workers (HCWs). METHODS:A total of 861 HCWs were surveyed. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine the influencin...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lai R,Tan L,Lai X,Zhang X,Zhou Q

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to use ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) concentrations measured at Joint Base Balad in Iraq in 2007 to identify the sources of these species and their spatial patterns. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Masiol M,Mallon CT,Haines KM Jr,Utell MJ,Hopke PK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine and compare the prevalence and odds of chronic diseases among ex- and current miners. METHODS:Fourteen-year pooled data from the National Health Interview Survey between 2004 and 2017 were analyzed. Ex- and current miners ages 18 to 64 years were defined based on employment status at the time of...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Arif AA,Adeyemi O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00