{"title":"Expecting Industrial Health to bridge occupational medicine and environmental health for more rational perfluoroalkyl substances risk assessment.","authors":"Akio Koizumi","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_400","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.62_400","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 4","pages":"225-226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11289663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Pega, Halim Hamzaoui, Mohd Nasir Hassan, Natalie C Momen
{"title":"How can Ministries of Health and Labour add the new indicator on work-related diseases to the monitoring system for the United Nations global goals?","authors":"Frank Pega, Halim Hamzaoui, Mohd Nasir Hassan, Natalie C Momen","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_300","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.62_300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 3","pages":"153-160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11170086/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in Korea's working time policy: the need for research on flexible working hours considering socioeconomic inequality.","authors":"Inah Kim","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.62_200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 2","pages":"77-78"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10995663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140860019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An open access journal without biases.","authors":"Masaya Takahashi","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_100","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.62_100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10865080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139722400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special issue: Decent work beyond COVID-19: psychosocial factors at work from Asia-Pacific perspective.","authors":"Akihito Shimazu, Akinori Nakata","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_600","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.62_600","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 6","pages":"351"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11611537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142739188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protecting sleep for the well-being of physicians and their patients.","authors":"Masaya Takahashi","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.62_500","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.62_500","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":"62 5","pages":"285-286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11462402/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142345958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2023-12-06Epub Date: 2023-02-02DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2022-0205
Stefano M Candura, Daniela Vanoli, Andrea Mazzanti, Luca D'Amato, Silvia G Priori, Fabrizio Scafa
{"title":"Brugada syndrome and job fitness: report of three cases.","authors":"Stefano M Candura, Daniela Vanoli, Andrea Mazzanti, Luca D'Amato, Silvia G Priori, Fabrizio Scafa","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0205","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited arrhythmogenic disorder predisposing patients to a high risk of sudden cardiac death. Specific guidelines on the health surveillance of BrS workers are lacking. We report here three cases requiring assessment of specific job capacity, investigated with an interdisciplinary protocol including 24-h Holter electrocardiography with modified precordial leads, pharmacological test with ajmaline, molecular genetic analysis, electrophysiological study with ventricular stimulation, risk stratification, and occupational medicine evaluation: (1) a female 42-yr-old company manager with positive ajmaline test and CACNA1C gene mutation (judged fit for the job with limitations regarding work-related stress); (2) a male 44-yr-old welder with positive ajmaline test, SCN5A gene mutation, and associated OSAS (obstructive sleep apnea syndrome), who was advised to refrain from night shifts and driving company vehicles; (3) a male 45-yr-old electrical technician with inducible ventricular tachyarrhythmia, who was implanted with a biventricular cardioverter defibrillator, and therefore recommended to avoid exposure to electromagnetic fields and working at heights. We conclude that the collaboration between the cardiologist and the occupational physician allows defining the functional capabilities and the arrhythmogenic risk of BrS workers, to optimize job fitness assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"455-461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10731415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10607576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2023-12-06Epub Date: 2023-01-31DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2022-0194
Takashi Oshio, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Toyo Ashida
{"title":"Effect of social activities on health checkups and recommended doctor visits: a fixed-effects analysis in Japan.","authors":"Takashi Oshio, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Toyo Ashida","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0194","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health checkups are considered to promote occupational and public health. This study aimed to investigate the extent to which participation in social activities encourages middle-aged people to participate in health checkups and adhere to doctor-visit recommendations. We analyzed 337,024 longitudinal observational studies involving 33,420 individuals aged 50-59 yr in the baseline year (2005) derived from a nationwide, population-based, 14-wave survey. We estimated fixed-effects logistic models to elucidate how people's participation in health checkups and recommended doctor visits are affected by participation in social activities. Attending health checkups was positively associated with participation in social activities, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.19 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-1.22) and a marginal effect of 3.3% (95% CI: 2.7%-3.9%). Adherence to doctor-visit recommendations was also positively associated with participation in social activities, with an OR of 1.15 (95% CI: 1.08-1.23) and a marginal effect of 3.3% (95% CI: 1.8%-4.8%), although the association was observed only among regular employees. These results provide new insights into the effectiveness of health checkups.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"446-454"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10731418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10607580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring the effects of respiratory protective equipment and other protectors in preventing the scattering of vocalization droplets.","authors":"Hidenori Higashi, Takako Oyabu, Chikage Nagano, Hiroko Kitamura, Shoko Kawanami, Mitsumasa Saito, Seichi Horie","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0180","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2022-0180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was conducted to quantitatively examine the effects of respiratory protective equipment (respirators) and various other types of protectors in preventing the scattering of vocalization droplets. Each of 12 adult male volunteers was asked to vocalize intermittently for 1 min at a target intensity of approximately 100 dBA in an experimental room adjusted to a humidity of approximately 60-70%. The subjects vocalized while wearing respirators, other types of protectors, or no protectors at all. The droplet concentration in a particle size range of 0.3 to 10 μm was measured under each experimental condition, and the transmitted particle concentration and penetration were calculated. The concentration and penetration of particles transmitted from the respirators were lower than those transmitted from the other protectors examined. The probability of infection reduction through the use of the protectors was estimated from the data obtained on the effectiveness of the protectors in preventing the scattering of droplets. We concluded that there is no need for additional droplet scattering prevention in various work settings when appropriate respirators are used under optimal conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"432-445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10731419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10519094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}