Association between exposure to work stressors and cognitive performance.

abstract：:Inhalation of toxic substances in the workplace can result in a variety of respiratory disorders. One relatively rare sequela of the inhalation of toxic fumes is bronchiolitis obliterans, a condition characterized by fibrosis and narrowing of the small airways. Several substances have been reported to cause bronchioli...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Boswell RT,McCunney RJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated health care worker exposure to antineoplastic drugs. METHODS:A cross-sectional study examined environmental samples from pharmacy and nursing areas. A 6-week diary documented tasks involving those drugs. Urine was analyzed for two specific drugs, and blood samples were analyzed by the co...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Connor TH,DeBord DG,Pretty JR,Oliver MS,Roth TS,Lees PS,Krieg EF Jr,Rogers B,Escalante CP,Toennis CA,Clark JC,Johnson BC,McDiarmid MA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hazardous materials incidents include gas and vapor releases, spills, explosions, and fires. Incidents involving human exposure are challenging for most health care providers because of the vast number of potential chemicals involved, frequently incomplete incident information, and limited experience in exposure asses...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Burgess JL,Pappas GP,Robertson WO

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of the Back Disability Risk Questionnaire (BDRQ) to predict developing chronic back disability. METHODS:Five hundred nineteen working adults (67% male) seeking outpatient care for acute, work-related back pain (

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Shaw WS,Pransky G,Winters T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluates the level of participation and effectiveness of a worksite wellness program in a small business setting. METHODS:Three years of wellness participation and risk data from Lincoln Industries was analyzed. RESULTS:All Lincoln Industry employees participated in at least some level of wellne...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Merrill RM,Aldana SG,Vyhlidal TP,Howe G,Anderson DR,Whitmer RW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The most compelling real-world example of genetic testing for susceptibility to a workplace exposure involves those industries that process or fabricate beryllium. We examined ethical issues associated with testing for susceptibility to chronic beryllium disease. METHODS:Using ethical and clinical criteria, ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Silver K,Sharp RR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A large employer partnered with local health care providers to pilot test an intensive nurse care manager program for employees and retirees. We evaluated its impact on health care utilization and costs. METHODS:A database was developed containing 2011 to 2015 health care enrollment and claims data for 2914 ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Henke RM,Lenhart G,Berko J,Cutler E,Goetzel RZ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigates the health and work-environment factors that are associated with presenteeism. METHOD:A self-report survey that measured presenteeism, 13 health conditions (eg, stress and allergies), and nine work-environment factors (eg, job strain and leadership) was completed by 229 workers. RESU...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： McGregor A,Ashbury F,Caputi P,Iverson D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE-mediated sensitivity to natural rubber latex is being recognized more frequently among health care workers. Between January 1990 and June 1993, we evaluated 342 consecutive Mayo Medical Center employees who reported symptoms suggestive of latex allergy. All were interviewed and underwent puncture skin testing with...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hunt LW,Fransway AF,Reed CE,Miller LK,Jones RT,Swanson MC,Yunginger JW

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify serum microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers that indicate deployment-associated exposures in service members at military installations with open burn pits. Another objective was to determine detection rates of miRNAs in Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR) samples with a ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dalgard CL,Polston KF,Sukumar G,Mallon CT,Wilkerson MD,Pollard HB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study of 3211 cellulose-fiber production workers was to evaluate earlier findings of excess biliary tract and liver cancer in a similarly exposed cohort reported in 1990. Mortality from biliary tract and liver cancer was not increased in this study population, and there was no excess mortality from...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gibbs GW,Amsel J,Soden K

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine if World Trade Center (WTC) disaster responders had lower lung function and higher bronchodilator responsiveness than those with respiratory symptoms and conditions. METHODS:We evaluated cardinal respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, wheezing, dry cough, productive cough) and determined the difference in ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Udasin I,Schechter C,Crowley L,Sotolongo A,Gochfeld M,Luft B,Moline J,Harrison D,Enright P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of shift work on health care workers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study assessed health and performance markers of 188 day and night shift nonphysician health care workers. RESULTS:Night-shift workers were more likely to report difficulty with routine orders, lower energy le...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： DeMoss C,McGrail M Jr,Haus E,Crain AL,Asche SE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study describes the relationships between a set of workplace psychosocial factors, including health-related employer support and recurring pain. METHODS:This study used a pooled sample of participants from 14 US employers (N = 34,359) from 2010 (for one employer, 2008). Multiple logistic regression was ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Williams JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim is to analyze the association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and the temporal change of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP). METHODS:Two personal air samples, eight spot urine samples, and questionnaires were used to collect PAH exposure, urinary 1-OHP, demographic data, and envi...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lin YC,Pan CH,Chen CJ,Wu KY,Chang-Chien GP,Ho CK,Wu TN,Chuang HY,Kuo HW,Wu MT

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Toxicology studies suggest that carbon nanotube (CNT) exposures may cause adverse pulmonary effects. This study identified all US engineered carbonaceous nanomaterial (ECN) manufacturers, determined workforce size and growth, and characterized the materials produced to determine the feasibility of occupationa...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schubauer-Berigan MK,Dahm MM,Yencken MS

更新日期：2011-06-01 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: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：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:Consider the funding, organization, and applicant pool for occupational medicine residency training positions concerns in the United States. METHODS:Postgraduate training models are compared for responsiveness to competence and workforce needs, including traditional residency, nontraditional residency, postd...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Harber P,Ducatman A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between total hydrocarbon (THC) exposures attributed to oil spill clean-up work and lung function 1 to 3 years after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster. METHODS:We used data from the GuLF STUDY, a large cohort of adults who worked on response to the DWH ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gam KB,Kwok RK,Engel LS,Curry MD,Stewart PA,Stenzel MR,McGrath JA,Jackson WB 2nd,Jensen RL,Lichtveld MY,Miller AK,Sandler DP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We analyzed indirect costs related to loss of labor productivity (LLP) in informal caregivers (ICs) of people with dementia (PwD) and the associated caregiver burden and patients' clinical variables. METHODS:Multicenter cohort study of PwD and their ICs (n = 287) focused on two groups: (1) home care and (2) insti...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Farré M,Kostov B,Haro JM,Cabrera E,Risco E,Alvira M,Miguel S,Zabalegui A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to test a hypothetical explanation of contradictory results in studies of phenoxyherbicides and NHL, that the exposure of rubber gloves recommended for use by farmers when mixing or applying pesticides simultaneously to 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide), and ultr...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： McDuffie HH,Pahwa P,Robson D,Dosman JA,Fincham S,Spinelli JJ,McLaughlin JR

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess cardiorespiratory effects of air pollution in older adults exercising outdoors in winter. METHODS:Adults 55 years of age and older completed daily measurements of blood pressure, peak expiratory flow and oximetry, and weekly measurements of heart rate variability, endothel...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Stieb DM,Shutt R,Kauri LM,Roth G,Szyszkowicz M,Dobbin NA,Chen L,Rigden M,Van Ryswyk K,Kulka R,Jovic B,Mulholland M,Green MS,Liu L,Pelletier G,Weichenthal SA,Dales RE

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to describe risk factors for heat-related illness (HRI) in U.S. workers. METHODS:We reviewed a subset of HRI enforcement investigations conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from 2011 through 2016. We assessed characteristics of the workers, employers...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tustin AW,Cannon DL,Arbury SB,Thomas RJ,Hodgson MJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine if low levels of a mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their ozone (O3) oxidation products, similar to what might be found in "sick buildings," cause nasal irritation and inflammation under controlled exposure conditions. METHODS:Healthy, nonsmoking women (n=130) c...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Laumbach RJ,Fiedler N,Gardner CR,Laskin DL,Fan ZH,Zhang J,Weschler CJ,Lioy PJ,Devlin RB,Ohman-Strickland P,Kelly-McNeil K,Kipen HM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic kidney disease in Central America suggests that agricultural work is potentially harmful to the kidneys. We investigated the cumulative incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) over one work shift among agricultural workers in California. METHODS:Serum creatinine was measured both before and after a wo...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Moyce S,Joseph J,Tancredi D,Mitchell D,Schenker M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-plant operators may be exposed to high airborne radon-222 (222Rn) concentrations created when 222Rn gas transfers from water to air during the water treatment processes. To evaluate this hazard, we placed yearlong alpha-track radon detectors in 31 water plants. The geometric mean of the annual average airborne 2...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fisher EL,Fuortes LJ,Field RW

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With workforces in industrialized countries getting older, the study examined how shiftworking affects sleep in later life. METHOD:Longitudinal data were collected in 1996, 2001, and 2006 from a large sample of employees who were 32, 42, 52, and 62 years old in 1996. RESULTS:Effects of shiftwork were most a...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tucker P,Folkard S,Ansiau D,Marquié JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00