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Respiratory System
Irene Schneider, Leanne Rodwell, Sarah Baum, Brigitte M. Borg, Eleonora A. Del Colle, Emily R. Ingram, Maureen Swanney, Deborah Taylor
Summary: Spirometry is essential for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory diseases, but there is currently no pathway for operators in Australia and New Zealand community healthcare settings to demonstrate competence. The ANZSRS has identified the need for developing a pathway for operators to demonstrate spirometry competence and certification. This certification process aims to enhance spirometry quality and practice in community healthcare settings.
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Engineering, Chemical
Belal Rahhal, Zaher Nazzal, Abrar Jamal, Ola Quqa, Tasneem Makharze, Noora Aqel
Summary: This study aimed to assess the lung function of detergent factory workers and compare it with non-chemical workers. The results showed that detergent factory workers had significantly lower lung function compared to non-workers. Further studies are needed to determine the cause of this difference.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eva Tekavec, Tohr Nilsson, Jakob Riddar, Anna Axmon, Catarina Nordander
Summary: Occupational exposure to vibration using hand-held tools may cause hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). The International Consensus Criteria (ICC) has been suggested to replace the widely used Stockholm Workshop Scale (SWS) for diagnosis and grading of severity. The study found that using the ICC resulted in lower grades of severity compared to the SWS and highlighted the prevalence of symptoms such as numbness and cold intolerance.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Albert Nienhaus
Summary: The report provides an update on COVID-19 cases among health and social welfare workers in Germany. The majority of claims are from nursing homes (39.5%) and hospitals (37.6%), with the highest claim rate for hospitals. By May 3rd, 2021, 77 workers had died and 375 were hospitalized.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Devan Hawkins, Mazen El Ghaziri
Summary: The rates of intentional occupational injuries among healthcare workers in the United States have been increasing in recent years. Residential care facilities, health practitioner support technologists and technicians, nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides, and occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides have particularly high injury rates. Black healthcare support and practitioners workers have injury rates three times higher than White workers. Efforts should be made to address these increasing rates through comprehensive prevention and management policies, as well as encouraging employee engagement.
WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY
(2022)
Review
Toxicology
Varun Ahuja, Mohan Krishnappa
Summary: The use of pharmaceutical drugs has provided treatment for many diseases, but exposure to drugs in the workplace can pose health hazards. Setting occupational exposure limits (OELs) is crucial to protect workers. Determining OELs is challenging and requires comprehensive evaluation of preclinical and clinical data.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Zehra Gok Metin, Ali Naci Yildiz
Summary: This study used the Delphi technique to reach a consensus on the definition, qualifications, responsibilities, and education of occupational health nurses. The results showed that the responsibilities of occupational health nurses include creating a healthy and safe workplace, participating in health examinations, maintaining effective communication, and providing continuous professional development and health education.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Theodore Lytras, Anna Beckmeyer-Borowko, Manolis Kogevinas, Hans Kromhout, Anne-Elie Carsin, Josep Maria Anto, Hayat Bentouhami, Joost Weyler, Joachim Heinrich, Dennis Nowak, Isabel Urrutia, Jesus Martinez-Moratalla, Jose Antonio Gullon, Antonio Pereira Vega, Chantal Raherison Semjen, Isabelle Pin, Pascal Demoly, Benedicte Leynaert, Simona Villani, Thorarinn Gislason, Oistein Svanes, Mathias Holm, Bertil Forsberg, Dan Norback, Amar J. Mehta, Dirk Keidel, David Vernez, Geza Benke, Rain Jogi, Kjell Toren, Torben Sigsgaard, Vivi Schlunssen, Mario Olivieri, Paul D. Blanc, John Watkins, Roberto Bono, Giulia Squillacioti, A. Sonia Buist, Roel Vermeulen, Deborah Jarvis, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Jan-Paul Zock
Summary: This study examined the relationship between occupational exposures and lung-function decline in two large cohorts and found accelerated declines in FEV1 and FEV1/FVC ratio for exposure to biological dust, mineral dust, and metals, comparable in magnitude with those associated with long-term smoking. The results greatly strengthen the evidence implicating occupation as a risk factor independent of smoking for lung-function decline.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Denis Vinnikov, Anel Abenova, Aizhan Raushanova, Venerando Rapisarda
Summary: This study investigated the exposure to fine particulate matter in typical workplaces of the reinforced concrete parts production industry and assessed the impact of this exposure on respiratory symptoms and lung function. The results showed that mixing concrete and metalworking pose the greatest risk to workers' health.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Miriam R. Siegel, Carissa M. Rocheleau, Kendra Broadwater, Albeliz Santiago-Colon, Candice Y. Johnson, Michele L. Herdt, I-Chen Chen, Christina C. Lawson
Summary: The study found associations between maternal nail technician work during pregnancy and congenital heart defects, as well as between hairdressing work and oral clefts.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Silvia Ranzieri, Massimo Corradi
Summary: Spirometry is a commonly used method for diagnosing and monitoring lung diseases, with the latest international standards updated by experts from ATS and ERS. The new standards emphasize the importance of accurate instruments, patient cooperation, and technologist motivation to obtain high quality pulmonary function data.
MEDICINA DEL LAVORO
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Cole Bowerman, Nirav R. Bhakta, Danny Brazzale, Brendan R. Cooper, Julie Cooper, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Jeffrey Haynes, David A. Kaminsky, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Refiloe Masekela, Meredith C. McCormack, Irene Steenbruggen, Sanja Stanojevic
Summary: This study aims to develop a race-neutral reference equation for interpreting lung function measurements. By reanalyzing the NHANES III data and GLI data, it was found that incorporating sitting height and Cormic index slightly improved the statistical precision of the reference equations but did not explain the differences in lung function between racial and ethnic groups. Therefore, the use of GLI global equations can better reflect the variations in lung function among different populations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ben Arnold, Mark Rahimi, Phil Riley
Summary: There is growing evidence that school leadership in Australia exposes professionals to work-related strain and mental health problems. A study analyzing survey responses from over 16,000 government school leaders between 2011-2020 found that almost one-third experienced burnout frequently and almost one in eight experienced stress frequently. Female school leaders were found to be at higher risk of burnout, while males were more likely to experience higher levels of stress. Elementary school leaders and early career leaders also faced higher levels of stress and burnout. Urgent action is needed to provide support and reduce work-related risks for Australian school leaders.
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Helena Eri Shimizu, Josierton Cruz Bezerra, Luciano Jose Arantes, Edgar Merchan-Hamann, Walter Ramalho
Summary: The study found a decrease in the incidence of work-related accidents and ill-health across all groups of causes analyzed, except for external causes of morbidity and mortality and factors influencing health status and contact with health services. Reductions were observed in different economic activities and severity groups. The highest reduction after the introduction of the Accident Prevention Factor was in manufacturing and production. Further progress in accident prevention and occupational health is still needed in various work environments.
Correction
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ravinder Nagpal, Pradip Behare, Rajiv Rana, Ashwani Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sanu Arora, Francesco Marotta, Shalini Jain, Hariom Yadav
Summary: Correction for the article 'Bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins and their health beneficial potentials: an update' by Ravinder Nagpal et al., Food Funct., 2011, 2, 18-27, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00016G. The correction provides an update on the health beneficial potentials of bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins.