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Does salivary cortisol secretion mediate the association of work-related stressors with workers' depression?
ConclusionWork-related stressors examined in this study did not indirectly affect worker ’s depression levels. Additional studies are necessary to be able to identify all work-related stressors that could potentially increase worker’s depression levels through salivary cortisol. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Adverse working conditions and immigrants ’ physical health and depression outcomes: a longitudinal study in Greece
ConclusionImmigrant workers without a job contract might experience a high degree of workplace precariousness and exclusion from health benefits and insurance. Immigrant workers receiving a wage lower than the corresponding minimum potentially do not secure a living income, resulting in unmet needs and low investments in health. Workplace abuse might correspond with vulnerability related to humiliating treatment. These conditions can negatively impact workers ’ physical health and foster depression. Policies should promote written employment contracts and ensure a mechanism for workers to register violations of fair prac...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Burnout, stress and Type D personality amongst hospital/emergency physicians
ConclusionAs a result, this study offers a new perspective on the associations between burnout, stress and Type D personality. Type D personality might be a personality-related risk factor for burnout among emergency physicians. Therefore, we recommend enhanced prevention measures that take into account this individual factor in the further development of coaching programs. Improving the professional well-being of emergency physicians is necessary, especially in the scope of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which has put a high demand on acute and emergency care departments. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Exposure to cisplatin in the operating room during hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy
ConclusionWith a correct use of personal protective equipment and careful handling, intraoperative HITOC appears to be safe to perform with a low risk of occupational exposure to cisplatin. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Association between secondhand smoke and peripheral arterial disease: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
ConclusionExposure to SHS was significantly and positively associated with PAD. Moreover, we found a significant association between exposure to SHS and PAD at home, but the association was not significant at work. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Exploring a new method for the assessment of metal exposure by analysis of exhaled breath of welders
ConclusionsIf efforts to reduce background and contamination are successful, the PExA ® method could be an important tool in the investigations of metals in exhaled breath, as the method collects particles from the small airways in contrast to other methods. In this paper, we discuss the discrepancy between our findings and results from studies, using the exhaled breath condensate ( EBC) methodology. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 23, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

A prospective cohort study of the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline healthcare workers in New York City
ConclusionsOne-fifth of FHCWs in our study experienced psychological distress 7  months following the COVID-19 surge in NYC. Pandemic-related worries, pre-pandemic burnout, emotional support, and feeling valued by leaders were linked to persistent distress. Implications for prevention, treatment, and organizational efforts to mitigate distress in FHCWs are discussed. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 22, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Mobile phone electromagnetic radiation and the risk of headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionResults revealed that age and exposure duration (mainly call duration), both were the source of heterogeneity between studies. Furthermore, results showed that increasing call duration and mobile phone use in older individuals increased the risk of headache. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 22, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Effects of a training program for occupational health professionals on the cognitions and perceptions of workers: a randomized controlled trial
ConclusionThe training program helps OHPs to identify cognitions and perceptions and to recommend evidence-based interventions. This can support them in their activities to increase the work participation of workers with a chronic disease. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 13, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Timber-colonizing gram-negative bacteria as potential causative agents of respiratory diseases in woodworkers
ConclusionSummarizing, Gram-negative bacteria-inhabiting timber should be considered, besides filamentous fungi and actinobacteria, as important risk factors of occupational disease in woodworkers that could be either HP with allergenic background or toxic pneumonitis elicited by endotoxin. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 11, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China ’s supply chain
ConclusionThis study expands on the international body of research on the well-being of women working in the global supply chain and provides evidence on the associations between occupational stressors, migration, and social support on symptoms of poor mental health among women workers. Future research to better understand and improve psychological health and to prevent suicide among workers in China ’s factories is critical to improve the health of China’s labor force. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 10, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Reforming the workers ’ compensation process for occupational lung disease among miners in South Africa: an efficiency study of claims assessment
ConclusionPre-adjudication triage of claims at the compensation agency is capable of saving a substantial proportion of adjudicator time and reducing certification delays. Additional efficiency gains are achievable by referring all claims to small panels to begin with and improvement of CAD performance for this ex-miner population. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 9, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children related to maternal job stress during pregnancy in Taiwan: a prospective cohort study
ConclusionAmong pregnant female workers, higher levels of job stress were related to the higher occurrence of ADHD in their children. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 9, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced oxidative stress in Shiraz, Iran: urinary levels, health risk assessment and mediation effect of MDA on the risk of metabolic syndromes
ConclusionAlthough oxidative stress has been suggested to lead to MetS and the high HI levels obtained in the current study, future researches are essential to achieve more reliable findings and monitoring the environmental influencing factors in PAH exposure. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 8, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Cancer incidence in a cohort of Swedish merchant seafarers between 1985 and 2011
ConclusionsIn this cohort of merchant Swedish seafarers 1985 –2011, the risk of total cancer was increased in men but not in women compared to the general population. Lung cancer was increased in both genders. The risk of cancer seems to decrease over the last decades, but better exposure assessments to occupational carcinogens and longer observation times are needed. (Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health)
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - January 8, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research