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Children, care, career - a cross-sectional study on the risk of burnout among German hospital physicians at different career stages.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Richter A, Kostova P, Harth V, Wegner R.
PMID: 25520743
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2014 Dec 03;9(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12995-014-0041-6. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: With the increasing number of female medical students physicians' need for work-life balanced hospital jobs rises at all career stages. The Working Time Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz, ArbZG), an implementation of the European Working Time Directive into German law in...

What do healthcare workers in elderly care know about occupational health and safety? An explorative survey.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Schönrock S, Schablon A, Nienhaus A, Peters C.
PMID: 26413137
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2015 Sep 26;10:36. doi: 10.1186/s12995-015-0079-0. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Demographic changes will lead to a growing demand for healthy, motivated healthcare workers (HCW) in the years ahead. Along with well-targeted prevention, knowledge of occupational health and safety and infection precaution is essential for a healthy working life....

Fungal cell wall agents and bacterial lipopolysaccharide in organic dust as possible risk factors for pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Stopinšek S, Ihan A, Salobir B, Terčelj M, Simčič S.
PMID: 27688795
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2016 Sep 21;11:46. doi: 10.1186/s12995-016-0135-4. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Composition of organic dust is very complex, involving particles of microbial, animal and plant origin. Several environmental exposure studies associate microbial cell wall agents in organic dust with various respiratory symptoms and diseases. The aim of the present...

Endotoxin, dust and exhaled nitrogen oxide among hand pickers of coffee; a cross-sectional study.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Moen BE, Kayumba A, Sakwari G, Mamuya SH, Bråtveit M.
PMID: 27073408
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2016 Apr 12;11:17. doi: 10.1186/s12995-016-0108-7. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Primary coffee processing takes place in countries where coffee is grown, and may include hand picking of coffee to remove low quality beans. Hand picking is mostly performed by women. No previous studies on dust and respiratory health...

Acetylsalicylic acid as a potential pediatric health hazard: legislative aspects concerning accidental intoxications in the European Union.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Mund ME, Gyo C, Brüggmann D, Quarcoo D, Groneberg DA.
PMID: 27418941
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2016 Jul 13;11:32. doi: 10.1186/s12995-016-0118-5. eCollection 2016.

Acetylsalicylic acid is a frequently used medication worldwide. It is not used in pediatrics due its association with Reye syndrome. However, in case of pediatric intoxication, children are more fragile to salicylate poisoning because of their reduced ability of...

Consequences of tuberculosis among asylum seekers for health care workers in Germany.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Diel R, Loddenkemper R, Nienhaus A.
PMID: 26884805
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2016 Feb 16;11:4. doi: 10.1186/s12995-016-0093-x. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Immigrants have been contributing to the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Germany for many years. The current wave of migration of asylum seekers to Germany may increase that figure. Healthcare workers (HCW) who look after refugees not only...

Sickness absenteeism and associated factors among horticulture employees in lume district, southeast Ethiopia.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Tadesse S, Ebrahim K, Gizaw Z.
PMID: 26269707
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2015 Aug 12;10:32. doi: 10.1186/s12995-015-0074-5. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Sickness absenteeism is the major occupational health problem in developing countries where the majority of working population are engaged in hazardous sectors, such as agriculture. However, there is a dearth of studies clarifying the situation in most of...

Do overweight workers profit by workplace health promotion, more than their normal-weight peers? Evaluation of a worksite intervention.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Mache S, Jensen S, Linnig S, Jahn R, Steudtner M, Ochsmann E, Preuß G.
PMID: 26236389
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2015 Aug 01;10:28. doi: 10.1186/s12995-015-0068-3. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Worksite health promotion programs have been identified as strongly effective in decreasing body weight and increasing awareness and change in health behavior. Aim of this study is to determine the effects of a multi-component intervention in workplace health...

Occupational accident and disease claims, work-related stress and job satisfaction of physiotherapists.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Brattig B, Schablon A, Nienhaus A, Peters C.
PMID: 25505490
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2014 Dec 02;9(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s12995-014-0036-3. eCollection 2014.

INTRODUCTION: Physiotherapists are exposed to diverse occupational demands. Until now, little has been known about the interaction between occupational stress and the job satisfaction of physiotherapists. This paper aims to examine their work-related stress and job satisfaction. It will...

Telemedicine - a scientometric and density equalizing analysis.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Groneberg DA, Rahimian S, Bundschuh M, Schwarzer M, Gerber A, Kloft B.
PMID: 26500688
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2015 Oct 24;10:38. doi: 10.1186/s12995-015-0076-3. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: As a result of the various telemedicine projects in the past years a large number of studies were recently published in this field. However, a precise bibliometric analysis of telemedicine publications does not exist so far.METHODS: The present...

Diisocyanate-induced asthma in Switzerland: long-term course and patients' self-assessment after a 12-year follow-up.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Rüegger M, Droste D, Hofmann M, Jost M, Miedinger D.
PMID: 24949081
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2014 May 14;9:21. doi: 10.1186/1745-6673-9-21. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: Isocyanates are among the most common causes of occupational asthma (OA) in Switzerland. Patients with OA have been shown to have unfavourable medical, socioeconomic and psychological outcomes. We investigated long-term asthma and the socio-economic outcomes of diisocyanate-induced asthma...

Brachial plexopathy: a case-control study of the relation to physical exposures at work.

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Jepsen JR.
PMID: 25897317
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2015 Apr 11;10:14. doi: 10.1186/s12995-015-0054-9. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Work-related upper limb disorders constitute a diagnostic challenge. However, patterns of neurological abnormalities that reflect brachial plexus dysfunction are frequent in limbs with pain, weakness and/or numbness/tingling. There is limited evidence about the association between occupational physical exposures...

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