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Awareness, worry, and hope regarding climate change among nurses: A cross-sectional -study
CONCLUSIONS: The nurses who participated in this study had moderate levels of climate change-related awareness, worry, and hope. As their climate change awareness scores increased, their worry and hope scores also increased. Interventions that will raise climate change awareness in nurses such as education programs and awareness campaigns may increase their levels of worry and hope that will mobilize them for the solution to the climate change problem.PMID:37933873 | DOI:10.1080/19338244.2023.2278521 (Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health)
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: T ülay Kars Fertelli Source Type: research

Chemical contaminant exposures assessed using silicone wristbands among fuel station attendants, taxi drivers and commercial motorcycle riders in Kampala, Uganda
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2023 Nov 2:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2023.2275144. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere are concerns over traffic-related air pollution in Uganda's capital, Kampala. Individuals in the transportation sector are hypothesized to be at greater risk for exposure to volatile organic compounds, given their proximity to vehicle exhaust. Silicone wristbands are a wearable technology that passively sample individuals' chemical exposures. We conducted a pilot cross sectional study to measure personal exposures to volatile organic compounds among 14 transportation workers who wore a wristband for five days...
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - November 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Edwinah Atusingwize Diana Rohlman Peter Hoffman Solomon Tsebeni Wafula David Musoke Esther Buregyeya Richard K Mugambe Rawlance Ndejjo John C Ssempebwa Kim A Anderson Source Type: research

Impostor phenomenon and burnout syndrome among emergency physicians: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated that IP and BoS are more common in residency. The increased frequency of IP and BoS in young female physicians may be attributed to hierarchical working arrangements and worry about academic performance. Experienced physicians with high levels of academic self-consciousness exhibited a low frequency of IP. Additionally, this study identified a moderate correlation between IP and BoS.PMID:37909318 | DOI:10.1080/19338244.2023.2272122 (Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health)
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - November 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ali Batur Ahmet Aksan Yagiz Meneksedag Mehmet Ali Karaca Source Type: research

Cardiovascular disease risk factors in career firefighters: A 6-year follow-up study
This study sought to investigate the evolution of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in career firefighters. A questionnaire was sent to a cohort of 233 Québec career firefighters in 2015 and 2021 to collect demographic and occupational information and the presence of CVD risk factors. Ninety-six (96) firefighters (1 female) responded to the questionnaire in 2015 and 2021. Body weight (2015: 88.3 ± 10.9, 2021: 89.6 ± 10.7 kg, p = 0.01), body mass index (2015: 27.6 ± 3.2, 2021: 28.0 ± 3.0 kg/m2, p = 0.01), number of CVD risk factors (2015: 1.1 ± 1.0, 2021: 1.3 ± 0.9 CVD risk factors, p = 0.05), and proportion ...
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Thomas Sire Kamille Roy Phil émon Marcel-Millet S ébastien Poirier Philippe Gendron Source Type: research

Barriers to the implementation of occupational health and safety regulations in Lebanon
This study aims to explore the barriers that prevent the implementation of occupational health and safety regulations in Lebanon. A qualitative approach was adopted including a document analysis of the available legal documents pertaining to occupational health and safety at the national level and ten in-depth interviews with professionals in the field of occupational health and safety in Lebanon. Our findings show that the implementation of the occupational health and safety regulations in Lebanon is hindered by several barriers including the lack of a holistic legal framework, lack of promotion of a health and safety cul...
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Narimane Ayoub Sahar T Issa Hana Nassif Mich èle Kosremelli Asmar Source Type: research

Comparison of women's heat risk profiles among those working in indoor and outdoor sectors
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2023 Oct 26:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2023.2272733. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRising temperatures and heat events may affect workers, especially women, by increasing the risk of Heat Related Illnesses (HRIs). We conducted a cross-sectional study among 903 women in outdoor and indoor sectors. We measured Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and physiological Heat Strain Indicators (HSI), as well as self-reported symptoms of HRIs using a HOTHAPS questionnaire. Multivariate Logistic Regression models were used to compare the heat risks. WBGT exposures were high in both the outdoor (Avg. WBGT = 28...
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rekha Shanmugam P K Latha Vidhya Venugopal Source Type: research