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Cumulative noise exposure and perceived effects: A comparative study among different occupational groups in Kolkata
Conclusion: Stress and lack of sleep were the most important perceived effects of noise exposure. The exposures to the higher cumulative noise level in specified groups were more important in relation to quantifying perceived symptoms than the average peak noise level. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Arup Chakraborty Arista Lahiri Urmila Dasgupta Asim Saha Salil K Bhattacharya Source Type: research

Intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Iranian hospital staff: Application of the theory of planned behavior
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the vaccination intention was affected by social, demographic, health, and behavioral features, such as age, marital status, underlying diseases, subjective norms, and attitude. Therefore, age groups below 50, single people, and those with no underlying diseases were eligible to be the target of interventional programs. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Samane Shirahmadi Salman Khazaei Ebrahim Jalili Hasan Kazemian Mohadese Sadri Abdollah Farhadinasab Ensiyeh Jenabi Saeid Bashirian Source Type: research

Unequal representation of persons with disabling mental health conditions in the quota-based employment reservations notified by a public service commission
Conclusions: The QBER system and the subdivision of quotas are well-intended to achieve the minimum representation of PwBD across all categories of jobs. However, the EVAs by UPSC in the year 2020 did not reserve any posts for PwBD-MHC and perhaps inadvertently excluded them from consideration for the majority of posts announced even under the unreserved category. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hareesh Angothu Sharad Philip Prabhu Jadhav Deepak Jayarajan Aarti Jagannathan M Krishna Prasad Jagadish Thirthalli Source Type: research

The effect of sleep quality and mental fatigue on the learning rate of shift workers with fast shift work rotation
Conclusion: The results indicated that although shift workers experience rapid shift rotation, they are still exposed to this circadian sleep change's side effects such as general physical fatigue, sensory-neurological fatigue, poor perceived sleep quality, daily dysfunction, difficulty in learning, and memory. They show a significant difference compared to people working on a regular workday. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Seyedeh A B. Naeini Ehsanollah Habibi Ismail Shokrolahi Source Type: research

Identifying predictors of workplace violence against healthcare professionals: A systematic review
Archana Kumari, Piyush Ranjan, Siddharth Sarkar, Sakshi Chopra, Tanveer Kaur, Upendra BaithaIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 26(4):207-224 Understanding the predictors of workplace violence amongst healthcare professionals is important to develop and implement prevention and mitigation strategies. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize the recent evidence on predictors of workplace violence across healthcare settings. The review has been done as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Two electronic databases (PubMed and Google S...
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Archana Kumari Piyush Ranjan Siddharth Sarkar Sakshi Chopra Tanveer Kaur Upendra Baitha Source Type: research

Digital therapeutics in diabetes: A significant tool to address employees & #39; health and productivity
Arbinder Kumar Singal, Rajgopal ThirumalaiIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 26(4):205-206 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Arbinder Kumar Singal Rajgopal Thirumalai Source Type: research

Personal experience and individual measures to manage physician burn-out
Karalanglin TiewsohIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 26(3):204-204 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Karalanglin Tiewsoh Source Type: research

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in a video editor: A case report
Balachandar S Sayapathi, Sirajudeen RowtherIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 26(3):201-203 The diagnosis of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is rarely made in a video editor, although there is a high prevalence of hearing loss. A 37-year-old woman experienced gradual hearing loss associated with tinnitus for the past 3 years. Audiometry showed mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear and mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear. There is a dip at 2 kHz, which is more pronounced in the right ear with recovery at 8 kHz. The portable listening devices r...
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Balachandar S Sayapathi Sirajudeen Rowther Source Type: research

Ross syndrome presenting as heat exhaustion: A report of two cases
Gautam K Singh, Sandeep Arora, Amit Bahuguna, Pankaj Das, Prashant BelladIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 26(3):198-200 Ross syndrome is a rare clinical disorder of sweating associated with tonic pupil and areflexia. There are very few case reports of Ross syndrome in dermatology literature, most presenting with patchy hyperhidrosis. Here, we report two isolated cases who had presented to the emergency department with heat exhaustion. Multidisciplinary evaluations of the first case revealed focal anhidrosis, patchy hyperhidrosis, postural hypotension, absent deep tendon reflex, and tonic pupi...
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gautam K Singh Sandeep Arora Amit Bahuguna Pankaj Das Prashant Bellad Source Type: research

Work related musculoskeletal disorders among bus conductors of Udupi District, Karnataka
Conclusion: Thus, to conclude, the conductors are at risk of musculoskeletal problems, which can be attributed to occupational as well as non-occupational factors. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Garima Verma Rajnarayan R Tiwari Source Type: research

Chronic low-dose exposure to highly toxic gas phosgene and its effect on peak expiratory flow rate
Conclusion: PEFR is affected by chronic low-dose exposure to phosgene. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rajnarayan R Tiwari Sampathraju Raghavan Source Type: research

Assessment of occupational noise generation and associated noise-induced hearing loss among employees of a black tea processing factory in Darjeeling District, India
Conclusions: Generation of high levels of noise is a pertinent problem in the black tea factory, which, coupled with non-use of personal protective equipment, led to a high risk and prevalence of ONIHL. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Alapan Bandyopadhyay Rishav Ghosal Pallabi Dasgupta Abhijit Mukherjee Source Type: research

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life among staff nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangalore
Conclusion: Our study found that the prevalence of WMSDs was high among the staff nurses and it did not affect their QOL significantly. Workshops and training sessions on ergonomics should be regularly conducted at the workplace to prevent WMSDs. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kona Chandralekha Merlyn Joseph Bobby Joseph Source Type: research

Oral health status and treatment needs of chromium mine workers in India
Conclusion: A critical intervention should be provided to promote oral hygiene among Indian chromium mine workers. Dental health education and tobacco cessation programs are of utmost importance to improve the health conditions of these workers. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sandeep Kumar Priyaranjan Debashish Basak Barun Dasgupta Syeda S Nastaran Quazi Ashish Kumar Source Type: research

Geographical information system & #8211;Aided noise pollution mapping of urban Puducherry, South India
Conclusions: Long-term strategy for noise control should be incorporated in the development of new townships and other infrastructures in accordance with the noise control norms. Implications for future research include monitoring noise pollution levels in rural areas and health effects of noise pollution in bystanders and drivers. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: James T Devasia Mahalakshmy Thulasingam Subitha Lakshminarayanan Bijaya N Naik Sabesan Shanmugavelu Hari K Raju KC Premarajan Source Type: research