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

Corrigendum
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Dec 29;74(4):296. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3704corr. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.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 2023 Dec 1.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 ...
Source: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju - December 26, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dihua Wu Li Fu Source Type: research