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Salivary cortisone as potential predictor of occupational exposure to noise and related stress
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):232-237. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3785. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTSalivary cortisone strongly correlates with serum cortisol, and since it is less invasive to measure salivary cortisone than serum cortisol and easier than to measure cortisol in saliva, as its concentrations are much lower, we wanted to compare salivary cortisone and cortisol levels as markers of noise-induced stress reaction. The study included 104 participants aged 19-30 years, 50 of whom were exposed to occupational noise ≥85 dB(A) and 54 non-exposed, control students. All participants took samples of their sali...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Roko Žaja Sanja Stipi čević Milan Milo šević Andro Ko šec Jakov Ajduk Iva Kelava Adrijana Zglavnik Ba ća Marko Klarica Mihael Ries Source Type: research

UVC-LED-based face mask design and efficacy against common germs
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):282-287. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3766. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the best means of personal protection was using face masks. In this context, the World Health Organization has declared the attempts to produce masks inactivating airborne virus species a welcome initiative. This preliminary study aimed to prove that airborne germs passing through a mask filter cartridge can be destroyed by the rays emitted from UVC LEDs placed in such cartridge. We therefore designed such a face mask and tested the efficiency of UVC LEDs placed in its cartridge ag...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ali Gelir Faruk Asicioglu Aysegul S Yilmaz Mert Kuskucu Mehmet Doymaz Onur B Özdemir Devrim Sar ıbal Seda Salman Ömer F Kadi Sedat Özdemir Sinem N Seyhan Source Type: research

Assessment of the impacts of ergonomic risk factors on shopping centre employees
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):273-281. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3741. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTEmployees of shopping malls face various physiological and psychological health problems due to their specific working conditions. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the ergonomic risk factors for employees (N=222) from three shopping centres in the city of Erzurum, Turkey. We wanted to learn more about the attitudes of the shopping mall employees regarding their current working conditions, which we hoped would help us propose measures for the elimination or reduction of the most prominent ergonomic...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Abdullah K öse Ömer Gündoğdu Source Type: research

A suicide attempt by ingestion of oleander leaves and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):292-295. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3752. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTNatural cardiac glycosides have positive inotropic heart effects but at high, toxic doses they can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Here we present the first Croatian case of a 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide by eating dried oleander leaves, which contain natural cardiac glycosides, and her treatment with a specific antidote. The girl presented with an oedema of the uvula indicating local toxicity, severe bradycardia, first-degree atrioventricular block, drowsiness, and vomiting. Having taken her med...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tanja Kova čević Branka Poli ć Tatjana Ćatipović Ardalić Davor Petrovi ć Luka Stri čević Maja Rogulj Jo ško Markić Source Type: research

Psychometric validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure and the Burnout Assessment Tool: a systematic review
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):238-245. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3769. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTIn the absence of internationally recognised standardised criteria, several patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been developed to measure occupational burnout. The aim of this study was to extend our 2021 review of the psychometric validity of five PROMs to the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM) and the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). To do that we ran a systematic literature search in the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase databases following our previous methodological framework and the COnsensus-based Stand...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yara Shoman Roy Hostettler Irina Guseva Canu Source Type: research

Corrigendum
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):296. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3704corr. eCollection 2022.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38146760 | DOI:10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3704corr (Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju)
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Angel Dzhambov Source Type: research

Occupational and non-occupational risk factors correlating with the severity of clinical manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome and related work disability among workers who work with a computer
The objective, neural impairments were tested with electrodiagnostics (EDX), whereas CTS-related work disability data were collected from medical records. We found a high inter-correlation between BCTQ, EDX, and work disability data. These also showed high correlations with certain occupational factors (duration of computer-working in months and hours spent daily in computer-working, certain ergonomic, microclimatic, and other occupational conditions) and non-occupational factors (demographic and lifestyle factors: nutritional status, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity). Despite its limitations, our ...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Blerim Çupi Ivana Šarac Jovana J Jovanovi ć Stefan Jovanovi ć Gordana Petrovi ć-Oggiano Jasmina Debeljak-Marta čić Jovica Jovanovi ć Source Type: research

Accidental ingestion of concentrated white vinegar in Hatay children in Turkey
This study presents 11 cases of paediatric patients (five boys and six girls, aged between 11 and 89 months) with oesophageal strictures who drank white vinegar by accident. They all received endoscopic oesophageal dilation (with a bougie) ranging from one to 28 per patient, depending on the severity of the injury. Follow-up showed uneventful healing in eight patients, who at the time of the telephone call were able to swallow solids and liquids normally. Two patients who could not be reached by telephone were found healthy by consulting the national database (e-Nabız). Unfortunately, one patient, who was discharged witho...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ahmet At ıcı Lina Mi çooğulları Bahar U ğur Mehmet Emin Çelikkaya B ülent Akçora Source Type: research

Recent findings and advancements in the detection of designer benzodiazepines: a brief review
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):224-231. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3771. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTThis review article takes a closer look at a new class of psychoactive substances called designer benzodiazepines (DBZs) and the challenges of their detection. These are adinazolam, clonazolam, deschloroetizolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam, flubromazepam, flubromazolam, phenazepam, and pyrazolam. They are central nervous system depressants and sedatives that can cause psychomotor impairment and increase the overdose risk when combined with other sedatives. DBZs undergo phase I and II metabolism similar to tra...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dihua Wu Li Fu Source Type: research

Mortality, cancer incidence, and disability among professional drivers in Slovenia
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):246-251. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3784. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTLiterature data about all-cause and cause-specific mortality among professional drivers are inconsistent. Most studies report lower all-cause and higher cause-specific mortality. Higher cause-specific mortality is most often the result of malignant and circulatory diseases. The aim of our retrospective cohort study was to get a better insight into the mortality, cancer incidence, and occupational disability of the entire professional driver population in Slovenia (N=8,231) from 1997 to 2016 through standardised ...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Andrea Margan Metoda Dodi č Fikfak Source Type: research

Salivary cortisone as potential predictor of occupational exposure to noise and related stress
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):232-237. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3785. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTSalivary cortisone strongly correlates with serum cortisol, and since it is less invasive to measure salivary cortisone than serum cortisol and easier than to measure cortisol in saliva, as its concentrations are much lower, we wanted to compare salivary cortisone and cortisol levels as markers of noise-induced stress reaction. The study included 104 participants aged 19-30 years, 50 of whom were exposed to occupational noise ≥85 dB(A) and 54 non-exposed, control students. All participants took samples of thei...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Roko Žaja Sanja Stipi čević Milan Milo šević Andro Ko šec Jakov Ajduk Iva Kelava Adrijana Zglavnik Ba ća Marko Klarica Mihael Ries Source Type: research

UVC-LED-based face mask design and efficacy against common germs
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):282-287. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3766. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the best means of personal protection was using face masks. In this context, the World Health Organization has declared the attempts to produce masks inactivating airborne virus species a welcome initiative. This preliminary study aimed to prove that airborne germs passing through a mask filter cartridge can be destroyed by the rays emitted from UVC LEDs placed in such cartridge. We therefore designed such a face mask and tested the efficiency of UVC LEDs placed in its cartri...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ali Gelir Faruk Asicioglu Aysegul S Yilmaz Mert Kuskucu Mehmet Doymaz Onur B Özdemir Devrim Sar ıbal Seda Salman Ömer F Kadi Sedat Özdemir Sinem N Seyhan Source Type: research

Assessment of the impacts of ergonomic risk factors on shopping centre employees
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):273-281. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3741. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTEmployees of shopping malls face various physiological and psychological health problems due to their specific working conditions. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the ergonomic risk factors for employees (N=222) from three shopping centres in the city of Erzurum, Turkey. We wanted to learn more about the attitudes of the shopping mall employees regarding their current working conditions, which we hoped would help us propose measures for the elimination or reduction of the most prominent erg...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Abdullah K öse Ömer Gündoğdu Source Type: research

A suicide attempt by ingestion of oleander leaves and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):292-295. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3752. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTNatural cardiac glycosides have positive inotropic heart effects but at high, toxic doses they can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Here we present the first Croatian case of a 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide by eating dried oleander leaves, which contain natural cardiac glycosides, and her treatment with a specific antidote. The girl presented with an oedema of the uvula indicating local toxicity, severe bradycardia, first-degree atrioventricular block, drowsiness, and vomiting. Having taken h...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tanja Kova čević Branka Poli ć Tatjana Ćatipović Ardalić Davor Petrovi ć Luka Stri čević Maja Rogulj Jo ško Markić Source Type: research

Psychometric validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure and the Burnout Assessment Tool: a systematic review
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):238-245. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3769. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.ABSTRACTIn the absence of internationally recognised standardised criteria, several patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been developed to measure occupational burnout. The aim of this study was to extend our 2021 review of the psychometric validity of five PROMs to the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM) and the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). To do that we ran a systematic literature search in the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase databases following our previous methodological framework and the COnsensus-based...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yara Shoman Roy Hostettler Irina Guseva Canu Source Type: research