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{"title":"Selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns subjected to the therapeutic hypothermia - a case control study.","authors":"Edyta Barnaś,&nbsp;Iryna Basiuha,&nbsp;Elżbieta Porada,&nbsp;Marek Sobolewski,&nbsp;Joanna Skręt-Magierło,&nbsp;Lyudmyla Pakharenko","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Hypothermia is an established method of treating severe forms of perinatal hypoxia in newborns. Some of them develop neonatal encephalopathy, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, prophylaxis of this pathology is important as well as determining environmental factors in mothers of newborns affected by this pathology. The aim of the study was to assess of selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns qualified for hypothermia.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The material consisted of 102 subjects, including 51 mothers of newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy referred for hypothermia treatment (group I) and 51 mothers of newborns without signs of hypoxia (group II). The case-control study was carried out in the third level reference centre. It is 1 of 20 centers of therapeutic hypothermia for newborn in Poland. Data was collected based on a data collection sheet. Study groups were compared in terms of demographic and environmental data. The odds ratio (OR) was determined and the logistic regression analysis of univariate and multivariate regression was used to determine the probability of the need for hypothermia in the study group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The groups did not differ in terms of age, BMI and place of living. The need to use hypothermia increased in pregnant women living together with their parents (OR = 6.8, 95% CI: 2.4-19.6) also in case of exposure to factors at the workplace, i.e., noise (OR = 4.1, 95% CI: 1.1-15.5).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on the results of our case-control study we postulate to pay attention during preconception care to proper preparation for pregnancy especially in younger women exposed to nuisance in the work environment and at home. In this area postulated activities should include education programs, in close cooperation occupational medicine practitioners and obstetricians even before the conception as a part of pre-conception counseling. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):59-68.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/51/94/ijomeh-36-59.PMC10464769.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10094655","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":"Evaluation of selected aspects of the hygiene hypothesis and their effect on the incidence of allergy.","authors":"Edyta Krzych-Fałta,&nbsp;Oksana Wojas,&nbsp;Konrad Furmańczyk,&nbsp;Diana Dziewa-Dawidczyk,&nbsp;Barbara Piekarska,&nbsp;Bolesław Samoliński,&nbsp;Adam Sybilski","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The development of allergic conditions is largely dependent on the interactions between genetic (individual genetic predisposition) and environmental factors (exposure to risk factors). The aim of this study was an attempt to assess the influence of selected elements of the hygiene theory in the development of allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis and asthma.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study group consisted of 5518 women and 3868 men. The method that was used was the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire validated and adapted to Central and Eastern European conditions. The project was conducted in 8 urban areas (Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań, Katowice, Kraków, Lublin, Białystok, Warsaw) and 1 rural area (Krasnystaw county). This study had 2 stages; the first stage involved grouping the 22 500 respondents based on their questionnaire responses with the use of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA); the second stage involved 7000 subjects, who underwent additional assessments: skin prick tests (birch, grasses/cereals, <i>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus</i> and <i>Dermatophagoides farinae</i>, molds [set I: <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, <i>Cladosporium herbarum</i>, <i>Alternaria tenuis</i>, <i>Curvularia lunata</i>, <i>Fusarium moniliforme</i>, <i>Helminthosporium</i>], molds [set II: <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i>, <i>Mucor mucedo</i>, <i>Penicillium notatum</i>, <i>Pullularia pullulans</i>, <i>Rhizopus nigricans</i>, <i>Serpula lacrymans</i>], cat, dog, molds <i>Cladosporium herbarum</i>, <i>Alternaria tenuis</i>) and spirometry tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The age at which children attend the nursery school is critical to the development of allergic diseases; in allergic rhinitis, the risk of an IgE-dependent reaction is 2 times higher in the second than in the first year of life (p = 0.00147, p < 0.05), while in asthma, having a large number of siblings increases the risk of developing obstructive disease by almost 6 times (p = 0.00316, p < 0.05).The age at which children attend the nursery school is critical to the development of allergic diseases; in allergic rhinitis, the risk of an IgE-dependent reaction is 2 times higher in the second than in the first year of life (p = 0.00147, p < 0.05), while in asthma, having a large number of siblings increases the risk of developing obstructive disease by almost 6 times (p = 0.00316, p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The hygiene theory is particularly applicable and can explain the relationship of selected habits in the development of allergic diseases. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):69-83.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5a/f0/ijomeh-36-69.PMC10464791.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10097614","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":"Working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in primary and tertiary healthcare: a comparative cross-sectional study.","authors":"Ida Aulanko,&nbsp;Enni Sanmark,&nbsp;Lotta Oksanen,&nbsp;Sampo Oksanen,&nbsp;Laura Lahdentausta,&nbsp;Anne Kivimäki,&nbsp;Susanna Paju,&nbsp;Milla Pietiäinen,&nbsp;Pirkko Pussinen,&nbsp;Ahmed Geneid","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01944","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has globally affected healthcare workers' (HCWs) health and wellbeing. Most studies on COVID-19 have focused on tertiary healthcare. The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge on the effects of the pandemic on working conditions in tertiary and primary healthcare.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The comparative cross-sectional study consisted of an online questionnaire sent to HCWs of the City of Helsinki (primary healthcare) and Helsinki University Hospital (tertiary healthcare). Altogether 1580 HCWs with direct patient contact participated in the study: 895 from tertiary and 685 from primary healthcare. Statistical analysis used SPSS 25 from IBM. The tests used were the χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, and binary logistic regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Primary HCWs were less likely to treat COVID-19 patients (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.37-0.56). However, both groups reported a similar number of COVID-19 infections, primary HCWs 4.9% and tertiary HCWs 5.0%, and workrelated quarantine was significantly more prevalent (OR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.38-2.79) among primary HCWs. In addition, work-related wellbeing was poorer among primary HCWs than tertiary HCWs in terms of feeling more stressed at work (OR = 3.20, 95% CI: 2.55-4.02), not recovering from work (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.39-0.62), reported mental wellbeing below normal levels (OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.26-2.00), and increased working hours (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.25-2.12).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study demonstrates how the pandemic has affected the wellbeing and working conditions of not only tertiary but also less studied primary HCWs. The authors' findings suggest that the challenges identified during the COVID-19 pandemic in the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers are even greater in primary care than in tertiary care. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):139-50.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/63/e0/ijomeh-36-139.PMC10464802.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10095620","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":"Emotion regulation strategies and mental health symptoms during COVID-19: the mediating role of insomnia.","authors":"Justyna Mojsa-Kaja,&nbsp;Zorana Ivcevic","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>COVID-19 has become a major source of stress for people around the world. Stressful life events play a role in the pathogenesis of sleep disorders such as insomnia which is considered a risk factor for anxiety and depression. Emotion regulation is an important factor linked with sleep and mental health problems. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to examine whether insomnia could constitute a mediation mechanism that explains the relationship between emotion regulation strategies (rumination, reappraisal, suppression) and stress-induced mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The cross-sectional study was conducted among young (M±SD 24.8±2.24) individuals (N = 281, 85.4% women) during the time of the third wave of infections in Poland. Data were collected by means of selfreport questionnaires, including the <i>Emotion Regulation Questionnaire</i>; <i>Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire</i>; <i>Athens Insomnia Scale</i>; <i>Depression</i>, <i>Anxiety and Stress Scale</i>. The direct and indirect effects of emotion regulation strategies on depression, anxiety, and stress were calculated using a bootstrap estimation technique.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All analyzed indirect effects were significant. The results show that insomnia mediates the relationships between all 3 emotion regulation strategies and stress, anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presented results shed the light on the role of insomnia on the relationships between emotion regulation strategies and emotional states experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the present study suggests that educational and therapeutic interventions aimed at improving emotion regulation might be useful for improving symptoms of insomnia and, through it, symptoms of affective disorders. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):151-59.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/13/60/ijomeh-36-151.PMC10464781.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10471387","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":"Smoke-free homes in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic - a nationwide cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Aurelia Ostrowska,&nbsp;Jarosław Pinkas,&nbsp;Wojciech Giermaziak,&nbsp;Waldemar Wierzba,&nbsp;Mariusz Gujski,&nbsp;Mateusz Jankowski","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Secondhand smoke exposure causes serious health problems. Banning smoking in public venues decreases exposure to secondhand smoke. However, the implementation of smoke-free rules in a private setting (including homes) is largely voluntary. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of voluntary smoke-free home rules in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to identify factors associated with the voluntary implementation of smoking bans at home.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey was conducted in March 2022 with a nationally representative sample of 1090 individuals aged ≥18 years in Poland. Data were collected using a computerassisted web interviewing (CAWI) technique. The research tool was an original questionnaire developed for the purpose of this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nationally, 60.6% of individuals had total ban on smoking in home (100% smoke-free home rules), 34.0% had implemented a partial smokefree home rule and 5.4% had not implemented any smoke-free home rules. Over three-quarters of non-smokers (76.8%) and only one-fifth of smokers (20.7%) had adopted a full smoke-free home rule. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, males (OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.22-2.22, p < 0.01), non-smokers (OR = 13.78, 95% CI: 9.80-19.38, p < 0.001), respondents who had higher education (OR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.15-2.14, p < 0.01) as well as those who lived alone (OR = 2.44, 95% CI: 1.52-3.90, p < 0.001) had higher odds of having a 100% smoke-free home rule.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrated the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of smoke-free home rules in Poland. Less than two-thirds of the Polish population has adopted a total smoke-free home rule, with significant gaps between smokers and nonsmokers. Information on current voluntary smoke-free rules will be useful for further implementation of the smoke-free law in Poland. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):84-95.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b9/7f/ijomeh-36-84.PMC10464779.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10471388","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":"Prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors - a scoping review.","authors":"Agata Stodolska,&nbsp;Grzegorz Wójcik,&nbsp;Ilona Barańska,&nbsp;Violetta Kijowska,&nbsp;Katarzyna Szczerbińska","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exerted significant mental burden on healthcare workers (HCWs) operating in the frontline of the COVID-19 care as they experienced high levels of stress and burnout. The aim of this scoping review was to identify prevalence and factors associated with burnout among HCWs during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL. Studies were selected based on the following inclusion criteria: cross-sectional, longitudinal, case-control, or qualitative analyses, published in peer-reviewed journals, between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. Studies carried out on other occupations than healthcare workers or related to other pandemics than COVID-19 were excluded. Following the abstract screen, from 141 original papers identified, 69 articles were eventually selected. A large variation in the reported burnout prevalence among HCWs (4.3-90.4%) was observed. The main factors associated with increase/ decrease of burnout included: demographic characteristics (age, gender, education level, financial situation, family status, occupation), psychological condition (psychiatric diseases, stress, anxiety, depression, coping style), social factors (stigmatisation, family life), work organization (workload, working conditions, availability of staff and materials, support at work), and factors related with COVID-19 (fear of COVID-19, traumatic events, contact with patients with COVID-19, having been infected with COVID-19, infection of a colleague or a relative with COVID-19, higher number of deaths observed by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic). The findings should be useful for policy makers and healthcare managers in developing programs preventing burnout during the current and future pandemics. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):21-58.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f2/ad/ijomeh-36-21.PMC10464746.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10095193","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":"Professional challenges of nurses working during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic.","authors":"Grażyna Puto,&nbsp;Lena Serafin,&nbsp;Zofia Musiał,&nbsp;Patrycja Zurzycka,&nbsp;Alicja Kamińska,&nbsp;Agnieszka Gniadek","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The diverse list of tasks and needs related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic may lead to different professional experiences in nurses working with patients infected with and not infected with SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the study was to measure the professional challenges of nurses working during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Poland.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study was conducted in 2021 in a group of 151 nurses. The following scales were used: the<i> Perceived Stress Scale</i> (PSS-10), the <i>General Self-Efficacy Scale</i> (GSES), the<i> Impact of Event Scale - Revised</i> (IES-R), the <i>Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire</i> (MSQ-SF), the <i>Areas of Worklife Survey</i> (AWS) and the <i>Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey</i> (MBIHSS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses working with patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed a positive correlation between workload and emotional exhaustion (ρ = 0.26, p = 0.02), as well as positive correlations among control, community and depersonalization (ρ = 0.25, p = 0.02; ρ = 0.23, p = 0.04). Among nurses working with uninfected patients, positive correlations were found among control, community, fairness and emotional exhaustion (ρ = 0.40, p = 0.000; ρ = 0.41, p = 0.000; ρ = 0.25, p = 0.03), as well as correlations between control and depersonalization (ρ = 0.33, p = 0.01), and among control, community and personal accomplishment (ρ = 0.23, p = 0.05; ρ = 0.27, p = 0.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nurses working during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with infected and uninfected patients both experienced a variety of psychosocial challenges in coping with the demands of their work, social relationships and personal life. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):112-24.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/19/01/ijomeh-36-112.PMC10464736.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10471385","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":"Remote and on-site work stress severity during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparison and selected conditions.","authors":"Agata Chudzicka-Czupała,&nbsp;Marta Żywiołek-Szeja,&nbsp;Mateusz Paliga,&nbsp;Damian Grabowski,&nbsp;Noemi Krauze","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the present study was to explore whether remote and on-site work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic was experienced with different severity. The second goal was to investigate stress conditions at both working modes.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study involved 946 individuals working in the education system and BSS sector in different Polish organizations. The following tools were used: the <i>Brief Scale of Vocational Stress</i> by Dudek and Hauk, the Polish version of the scales to measure work-family conflicts by Grzywacz, Frone, Brewer and Kovner, Meyer and <i>Allen's Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment Scales</i> in the Polish adaptation by Bańka, Wołowska and Bazińska, the<i> Satisfaction with Job Scale</i> by Zalewska.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis of intergroup differences revealed that remote work stress severity was significantly lower than on-site work stress severity. The regression analyses proved that work-family conflict and job satisfaction were significant predictors of remote and on-site work stress. Continuance commitment positively predicted on-site work stress. Both models turned out to be statistically significant. The variables included in the models explained 39% and 35% of the variability of the remote work and on-site work stress, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Remote work is associated with lower stress severity than on-site work. For both types of work, the higher the level of work-family conflict, the higher the level of stress severity, but the higher the job satisfaction, the lower the stress severity. Continuance commitment is positively related to on-site stress, which means that people who work for an organization and see no alternative feel more stressed. Such an effect was observed only in the case of on-site work. The study findings are discussed in light of previous research, and implications for organizational practice are considered. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):96-111.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/00/1f/ijomeh-36-96.PMC10464780.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10471386","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":"Lithium batteries safety, wider perspective.","authors":"Bartłomiej Łukasz,&nbsp;Iwona Rybakowska,&nbsp;Anna Krakowiak,&nbsp;Magdalena Gregorczyk,&nbsp;Wojciech Waldman","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Energy production and storage has become a pressing issue in recent decades and its solutions bring new problems. This paper reviews the literature on the human and environmental risks associated with the production, use, and disposal of increasingly common lithium-ion batteries. Popular electronic databases were used for this purpose focused on the period since 2000. Assessment of the toxicological and environmental impact of batteries should then have a holistic scope to precede and guide the introduction of appropriate safety measures. In this short review the authors will try to touch upon this complex subject and point out some important issues related to an unprecedented development of lithium ion batteries-powered world. Given the multi-billion dollar business with the risks associated with the development of new technologies requires careful consideration of whether the balance of profits and losses is beneficial to humans and the planet. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):3-20.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1e/e2/ijomeh-36-3.PMC10464770.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10100382","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":"Developing a work well-being questionnaire for social- and health-care managers.","authors":"Niina Herttuala,&nbsp;Anne Konu,&nbsp;Lauri Kokkinen","doi":"10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01910","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>There is a need for up-to-date research on health-care and social managers' work well-being. The purpose was to develop a questionnaire for measuring health-care and social managers' subjective work well-being and to determine whether their background factors are connected to their work well-being.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The authors developed a questionnaire based on their previous health-care and social managers' work well-being framework. It covers 5 separate categories: 1) individual factors, 2) social factors, 3) professional support from one's own manager, 4) organizational factors, and 5) work-related factors. Using statistical methods, the authors examined the questionnaire's internal validity, its fit with the framework, and the connections between several background factors and work well-being. The survey data (N = 281) were collected from South Osthrobothnia and Central Osthrobothnia in Finland.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The questionnaire's internal validity was good, and it fit rather well with the authors' previous framework. Managers' work well-being was highest for the category of \"professional support from one's own manager\" and lowest for \"organizational factors.\" The authors found connections between different categories of work well-being and a) years of managerial experience, b) level of management, and c) occupational group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The questionnaire gives a holistic view of managers' work well-being and is suit- able for measuring work well-being in the social- and health-care context. An examination showed that there is a need to improve the individual situations of the social- and health-care managers. The questionnaire can be used to assess managers' work well-being and to build a knowledge base for developing organizational policies. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(6):665-78.</p>","PeriodicalId":14173,"journal":{"name":"International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/18/8d/ijomeh-35-665.PMC10464797.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10452405","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}