Hassles of platform-based food couriers: an Asian case study - Zong Y, Tsaur SH, Dai YY.
This study explored the hassles experienced by food couriers working for platforms through content analy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of open globe injuries in Southwest China - Chen Q, Liang L, Shi Y, Lu F.
BACKGROUND: Open globe injuries (OGIs) are one of the leading causes of monocular vision loss, and the clinical characteristics of OGIs are region specific. The features and patterns of OGIs in Southwest China are poorly known and not well studied. Our stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Dual harm among patients attending a mental health unit in Uganda: a hospital based retrospective study - Favina A, Abaatyo J, Kaggwa MM.
BACKGROUND: Dual harm encompasses the complex interplay of the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression. Individuals with dual harm may display a more hazardous pattern of harmful behaviors like homicide-suicide compared to people with sole harm. This stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

A systematic review of risk factors associated with road traffic crashes and injuries among commercial motorcycle drivers - Kiwango G, Katopola D, Francis F, Moller J, Hasselberg M.
To effectively reduce road traffic crashes (RTCs) and injuries interventions should be based on firm evidence regarding risk factors of RTCs and injuries in that specific population. Therefore, we undertook a systematic review to determine risk factors of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

The unsettling reality of violence against healthcare workers: past, present and future - Jain H, Sulaiman SA, Saurabh S.
In recent years, a surge of workplace violence against healthcare workers (HCW) has been observed in India, affecting both their physical and psychological well-being.1 A startling 75% of all Indian doctors have faced workplace violence, as reported by the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

In response to a survey of ski patrols in the United States comparing medical direction, patroller training, and patient care by Fell et al. [letter] - Allen C.
The national medical committee of the National Ski Patrol (NSP) with representatives from all divisions throughout the United States read with interest the recent article by Fell et al.1 While we applaud the effort and agree with some of the conclusions, w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Counting farm injuries and fatalities: an assessment of Irish occupational health and safety surveillance data systems - Mohammadrezaei M, Meredith D, McNamara J.
OBJECTIVE: Generation of reliable data underpins the effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) surveillance systems. Despite the importance of understanding OHS data systems, there are few papers that provide overviews of their structure and/or... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Association of nurse managers' paternalistic leadership and nurses' perceived workplace bullying: the mediating effect of organizational climate - Peng X, Zeng Q, Yang D, Cheng Y, Zhao S, Song J, Qin Y, Gao Z, Chen Y, Zhang F, Huang L, Mo B, Liu Y.
AIMS: To explore the association between nurse managers' paternalistic leadership and nurses' perceived workplace bullying (WPB), as well as to examine the mediating role of organizational climate in this association. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

A randomized controlled trial protocol for a virtual, scalable suicide prevention gatekeeper training program for community pharmacy staff (Pharm-SAVES) - Lavigne JE, Stover AN, Gamble A, Tudor G, Cross WF, Carpenter DM.
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention gatekeeping is a skill that may support community (retail) pharmacists in managing patients who present with suicide warning signs. A brief, virtual, case-based training intervention was tailored to the retail setting (Pharm-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Religious belief and workplace safety behavior among the informal automobile workers in Nigeria - Afolabi FJ.
It is well known that informal workers in developing countries are exposed to occupational health problems (OHPs), and they work unsafely. However, little is known about how their religious beliefs influence their safety behavior at the workplace. This stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Women in healthcare experience higher burnout rates than male peers
Women in healthcare occupations -- from physicians to nurses, clinical social workers, and mental health providers -- experience more stress and burnout compared to their male peers, researchers have found. There are ways to mitigate this phenomenon, however, including boosting job satisfaction and maintaining a work-life balance, noted study corresponding author Judith Frame, PhD, of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. Frame and colleagues' results were published February 22 in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. "Research shows that restorative slee...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news

Addressing participation in adults with postconcussive symptoms using cognitive strategy training: a feasibility trial - Boone AE, Perry C, Henderson WL.
IMPORTANCE: Some people experience persistent symptoms after a concussion that greatly affect occupational performance. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effect of metacognitive strategy training in a sample of adults with post... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Factors influencing occupational stress perceived by emergency nurses during prehospital care: a systematic review - Montero-Tejero DJ, Jim énez-Picón N, Gómez-Salgado J, Vidal-Tejero E, Fagundo-Rivera J.
OBJECTIVE: To assess personal and work-related factors influencing the stress levels of nurses during prehospital care. Specifically, to identify associations between the level of perceived stress, the degree of professional experience, and the level of kn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Work-related mental health problems in Switzerland - Scholz SM, Zyska Cherix A.
OBJECTIVE: The study identifies work-related risk factors that are relevant to mental health and quantifies their influence. This allows estimation of risk levels for individual workplaces and of the proportion of occupational causation in the emergence of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Emergency department violence: a growing challenge for healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia - Alobaidan F, Al-Bazroun MI, Al Aman H, Al Jaroudi S, Al Qattan A, Hbiesheh A, Al Nassar H.
This study's primary aim was to determine the prevalence and types of wor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news