Pushing occupational rehabilitation – implementation of a therapy diary in the outpatient aftercare of psychosomatic rehabilitation may promote the occupational reintegration process: a survey of therapists and patients
Treatment results achieved after fulfilling an inpatient psychosomatic rehabilitation are often not permanent. Additional participation in outpatient rehabilitation aftercare may reduce the risk of recurrent d... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 21, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Carolin Thiel, Cynthia Richter, Franziska-Antonia Zora Samos, Marcus Heise, Thomas Frese and Thomas Fankhaenel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exposures to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid with or without endotoxin upregulate small cell lung cancer pathway
Pesticide residues in food and environment along with airborne contaminants such as endotoxins pose health risk. Although herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been associated with increased ris... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 17, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Geetika Kaur, B. V. Sunil Kumar, Baljit Singh and R. S. Sethi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effects of person-environment fit of gender-role orientation on burnout, engagement and hair steroids as stress biomarkers among women
Analysis on gender related differences in occupational stress and burnout levels usually reveal higher occupational stress and burnout levels for women compared to men, especially in male-dominated working env... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 16, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Eva Wacker, Axel Fischer and Julia Schorlemmer Tags: Research Source Type: research

The impact of chronic co-exposure to different heavy metals on small fibers of peripheral nerves. A study of metal industry workers
Chronic exposure to heavy metals affects various organs, among them the brain and peripheral nerves. Polyneuropathy is mainly length-dependent with predominantly sensory symptoms. There have been few studies o... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 15, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Magdalena Koszewicz, Katarzyna Markowska, Marta Waliszewska-Prosol, Rafa ł Poreba, Paweł Gac, Anna Szymanska-Chabowska, Grzegorz Mazur, Malgorzata Wieczorek, Maria Ejma, Krzysztof Slotwinski and Slawomir Budrewicz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prevalence of second victims, risk factors and support strategies among young German physicians in internal medicine (SeViD-I survey)
Second victims, defined as healthcare team members being traumatised by an unanticipated clinical event or outcome, are frequent in healthcare. Evidence of this phenomenon in Germany, however, is sparse. Recen... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 29, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reinhard Strametz, Peter Koch, Anja Vogelgesang, Amie Burbridge, Hannah R ösner, Miriam Abloescher, Wolfgang Huf, Brigitte Ettl and Matthias Raspe Tags: Research Source Type: research

Addressing future work ability of employees in GP consultations: results of a cross-sectional study
In this study we examined to what extent members of a best-practice integrated healthcare model in Germany discussed their subjective future work ability with their general practitioner (GP); furthermore, we e... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 22, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Anna T. Ehmann, Peter Martus, Achim Siegel and Monika A. Rieger Tags: Research Source Type: research

Creating a measure to operationalize engaged well-being at work
Mental well-being and work engagement are both desirable, positive states of mind that help employees to better function in the workplace. While occupational researchers have argued in favor of considering bot... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 16, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Catherin Bosle, Joachim E. Fischer and Raphael M. Herr Tags: Research Source Type: research

Sleep duration and satisfaction among physicians in tertiary public hospitals in China: a large sample national survey
To investigate the sleep duration and level of satisfaction among physicians in tertiary public hospitals in China, and to explore associated factors. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 5, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yinuo Wu, Feng Jiang, Shichao Wu, Yuanli Liu and Yi-Lang Tang Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Symmetrical dental occlusion blocking – changes of body sway and weight distribution in healthy subjects across 4 age decades
This study presents t... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 27, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: C. Maurer-Grubinger, F. Adjami, I. Avaniadi, W. Christian, C. Doerry, V. Fay, V. Fisch, A. Gerez, J. Goecke, U. Kaya, J. Keller, D. Kr üger, J. Pflaum, L. Porsch, C. Wischnewski, B. Scharnweber & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ongoing downplaying of the carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos by vested interests
Industries that mine, manufacture and sell asbestos or asbestos-containing products have a long tradition of promoting the use of asbestos, while placing the burden of economic and health costs on workers and ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 23, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Xaver Baur and Arthur L. Frank Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Oxidative stress induction in woodworkers occupationally exposed to wood dust and formaldehyde
This study aims to assess to what extent the occupational exposure to ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Federica Ghelli, Valeria Bellisario, Giulia Squillacioti, Elena Grignani, Giacomo Garzaro, Martina Buglisi, Enrico Bergamaschi and Roberto Bono Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparing burnout and work-life balance among specialists in internal medicine: the role of inpatient vs. outpatient workplace
Compared to the general population, physicians are more likely to experience increased burnout and lowered work-life balance. In our article, we want to analyze whether the workplace of a physician is associat... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Felix S. Hussenoeder, Erik Bodendieck, Franziska Jung, Ines Conrad and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller Tags: Research Source Type: research

Sooty bark disease of maples: the risk for hypersensitivity pneumonitis by fungal spores not only for woodman
In the middle of the twentieth century, the from North America sooty bark disease (SBD) of maples was first discovered in England and has spread in the last decades in Central Europe, in particular. The trigge... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 21, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Markus Braun, Doris Klingelh öfer and David A. Groneberg Tags: Review Source Type: research

Medical unfitness for work at sea: causes and incidence rate over a 12-year period in France
The purposes of the study were first to determine the incidence rate of medical unfitness for work at sea among French seafarers, second to identify the conditions (diseases or accidents) causing such incapaci... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 21, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Brice Lodd é, Marie-Fleur Megard, Nicolas Le Goff, Laurent Misery, Richard Pougnet, Jean-Dominique Dewitte, David Lucas and Thierry Sauvage Tags: Research Source Type: research

Oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers after exposure to pesticides
Recent epidemiological studies on workers describe that exposure to pesticides can induce oxidative stress by increased production of free radicals that can accumulate in the cell and damage biological macromo... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 7, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Caterina Ledda, Emanuele Cannizzaro, Diana Cin à, Vera Filetti, Ermanno Vitale, Gianluca Paravizzini, Concettina Di Naso, Ivo Iavicoli and Venerando Rapisarda Tags: Research Source Type: research