Occupation-level automation probability is associated with psychosocial work conditions and workers' health: A multilevel study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple comorbidities have been reported among rescue/recovery workers responding to the 9/11/2001 WTC disaster. In this study, we developed an index that quantifies the cumulative physiological burden of comorbidities and predicts life expectancy in this cohort. METHODS:A machine learning approach (gradie...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bello GA,Teitelbaum SL,Lucchini RG,Dasaro CR,Shapiro M,Kaplan JR,Crane MA,Harrison DJ,Luft BJ,Moline JM,Udasin IG,Todd AC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes tools of program evaluation that may prove useful in conducting research on occupational health and safety interventions. It presents examples of three studies conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office that illustrate a variety of techniques for collecting and analyzing data on program inter...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Grasso PG

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardized proportionate mortality ratio (SPMR) was found to be 2.2 (95% CI = 1.3-3.5) for esophageal cancer (EC) among workers exposed to refractory brick dust in a large iron-steel complex in China. METHODS:A nested case-control design within a cohort of industrial workers. One hundred and twenty-five E...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pan G,Takahashi K,Feng Y,Liu L,Liu T,Zhang S,Liu N,Okubo T,Goldsmith DF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that older farmers and farm workers have been identified at high risk for farm fatalities, most notably involving tractor overturns. Older farmers also incur more severe non-fatal injuries. METHODS:Data from two national surveillance systems are presented to describe fatal and no...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Myers JR,Layne LA,Marsh SM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of styrene exposure on peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous system functions in man, we measured the distribution of nerve conduction velocities (DCV), short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), and variability in electrocardiographic R-R interval (CVRR) as well as conventio...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Murata K,Araki S,Yokoyama K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates associated with total pneumoconiosis, including coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), have remained elevated. METHODS:2003-2013 pneumoconiosis mortality data obtained from National Center for Health Statistics and 2011-2013 Kentucky death certificates were analyzed. RESULTS:Total pneumoconios...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Beggs JA,Slavova S,Bunn TL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Commercial fishing is a global industry that has been frequently classified as high-risk. The use of detailed surveillance data is critical in identifying hazards. METHODS:The purpose of this study was to provide updated statistics for the entire US fishing industry during 2010-2014, generate fleet-specific...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lucas DL,Case SL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study on work with video screen equipment during pregnancy has been made for three cohorts of women, identified with the aid of occupational codes in the census, linked to the Medical Birth Registry and a registry containing information on women hospitalized for spontaneous abortion. Five hundred and tw...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ericson A,Källén B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of musculoskeletal disorders in construction remain high. Few studies have described barriers and facilitators to the use of available ergonomic solutions. This paper describes these barriers and facilitators and their relationship to the level of adoption. METHODS:Three analysts rated 16 proposed erg...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dale AM,Jaegers L,Welch L,Barnidge E,Weaver N,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the United States National Institutes of Health includes the International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) Program. The "International Training Program in Environmental Toxicology and Public Health" Center, funded in 2002 is ba...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rajal VB,Cid AG,Cruz MC,Poma HR,Cacciabue DG,Romano N,Moraga NB,Last JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of worker's compensation (WC) as payer underestimates work-related (WR) injuries. We evaluated three methods to identify WR injuries: WC as payer, ICD-9-CM work-status codes E000.0/E000.1, and other ICD-9-CM external cause codes. METHODS:We identified injury-related emergency department visits from Nort...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harduar Morano L,Richardson D,Proescholdbell S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acoustic neuroma is the intracranial tumor subtype showing the highest relative risk in relation to ionizing radiation but other environmental risk factors are largely unknown. This study was performed to investigate the effect of power frequency magnetic fields. METHOD:A total of 793 cases between 1987 and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Forssén UM,Lönn S,Ahlbom A,Savitz DA,Feychting M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although work-site obesity prevention programs have been widely promoted, they have a high rate of attrition and participants find it very difficult to maintain the decreased weight. It is necessary to develop effective work-site programs that match the type of intervention to the participants and offer the ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hagihara A,Tarumi K,Nobutomo K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study examined teen workers' perceptions about their work environments and the ways in which teens believe workplaces can be made safer. METHODS:We conducted telephone interviews (n = 117) and six focus groups (n = 49) with two separate samples of North Car...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zakocs RC,Runyan CW,Schulman MD,Dunn KA,Evensen CT

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence from animal studies indicates that organic extracts of diesel particulate are mutagenic and carcinogenic. Of four animal inhalation studies, two have been positive and two have been largely negative. The most recent data indicate that inhalation studies may be positive only with high doses of exhaust. Hum...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Per a Congressional directive and funding, this study describes worker and workplace characteristics of emergency department (ED) patients who reported their injury/illness to their employer. The study also responds to Congress's request to enumerate injured/ill self-employed workers and workers with chronic...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bhandari R,Marsh SM,Reichard AA,Tonozzi TR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several research projects on work-related respiratory diseases have been conducted in Finland. One of the largest, "Farmers' Occupational Health Programme," was conducted by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland during 1973-1983 in cooperation with Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health and the Nationa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Terho EO

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos has been widely used in the refinery and petrochemical sector. Mesothelioma has occurred among maintenance employees, and it was hypothesized that mesothelioma is a marker for exposures which might increase lung cancer risk. A death certificate-based case-control study of mesothelioma and lung cancer from 198...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Finkelstein MM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 1,117 asbestos insulation workers was established in 1963 and has been prospectively followed since then. Chest X-ray abnormalities detected at the initial medical examination, and interpreted according to the International Labour Office Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses are reported in this ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lilis R,Selikoff IJ,Lerman Y,Seidman H,Gelb SK

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologists eligible for inclusion in the study were identified from the membership lists of the Royal College of Pathologists from 1974 to 1987, establishing a population of 4,512 members. Overall mortality was lower among the study group compared with the general population of England and Wales, although there were...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hall A,Harrington JM,Aw TC

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Climate change is a natural phenomenon that has been intensified due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). It has become an indispensable issue in international negotiations related to global sustainability and is deeply related to the overall status of environmental health in our planet. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Leripio Ade A,Torres JP,Viana Mde S,Echelmeier GR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the time-weighted average intensity of exposure to toluene and o-cresol concentration in shift-end urine was investigated in nearly 500 factory workers of both sexes in China, together with a similar number of nonexposed control subjects. Toluene concentration (25 ppm as geometric mean and 550...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Inoue O,Seiji K,Watanabe T,Chen Z,Huang MY,Xu XP,Qiao X,Ikeda M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral dusts that contain crystalline silica have been associated directly or indirectly with the development of pneumoconiosis or silicosis, non-malignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and other diseases. The health impacts on workers with silica mixed dust exposure in tin mines and dose-response rela...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chen W,Yang J,Chen J,Bruch J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-placement testing was implemented during World War II. Its current use has been reshaped by economic factors, litigation, legislation, and advances in medicine. In response to a request from a local industry intent upon lowering their work-related injuries, a post-offer screening program was developed an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harbin G,Olson J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The amount of information about hazardous agents in the workplace exceeds the capacity of human memory. There is a need to accurately represent or map this scientific knowledge for digital storage and retrieval. METHODS:A relational database of hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases was constructed b...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brown JA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potential confounding or effect modification by employment status is frequently overlooked in pregnancy outcome studies. METHODS:To characterize how employed and non-employed women differ, we compared demographics, behaviors, and reproductive histories by maternal employment status for 8,343 mothers of cont...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rocheleau CM,Bertke SJ,Lawson CC,Romitti PA,Desrosiers TA,Agopian AJ,Bell E,Gilboa SM,National Birth Defects Prevention Study.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home healthcare workers (HHWs) provide medical and nonmedical services to home-bound patients. They are at great risk of experiencing violence perpetrated by patients (type II violence). Establishing the reliable prevalence of such violence and identifying vulnerable subgroups are essential in enhancing HHWs...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Byon HD,Lee M,Choi M,Sagherian K,Crandall M,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators must often rely on self-reported work history information collected with questionnaires. However, little is known about the agreement between self-reported estimates of exposure and records kept by companies. As part of a cross-sectional medical study of structural fumigation workers, self-reported work ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Calvert GM,Mueller CA,O'Neill VL,Fajen JM,Briggle T,Fleming LE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dust exposure on farms can be prevented by changes in work practices and by informing and educating farmers. Ventilation control during handling and prevention of growth of microbes are feasible measures and could be included in regulation schemes. Apart from information on existing work practices, an increased awaren...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Watson RD

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational eye injuries have been recognized as a serious health risk to workers and are in need of further investigation to develop effective interventions. METHODS:Rhode Island workers' compensation claims of ocular injury between 1998 through 2002 (n=8,877) were examined. The Current Population Survey ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McCall BP,Horwitz IB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00