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Evaluation of Occupational Exposure to Noise and Its Effect on Hearing Loss of Workers in a Cement Factory in Northern Iran 伊朗北部某水泥厂工人职业性噪声暴露评价及其对听力损失的影响

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10702

H. Mehri, F. Sepahi Zoeram, M. Vojdani, Morteza Esmaeil zade Kavaki

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes in Construction Projects: A Field Study in One of the Large Construction Projects in Iran 建设项目安全成果影响因素分析——以伊朗某大型建设项目为例

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10706

S. Ghiyasi, Milad Koushki Rad, A. Soltanzadeh, Mona Ghafourian, Hadi Najafiyan

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Investigating Corona Disease Anxiety in Nurses and Its Relationship with Cognitive Flexibility: A Case Study 护士冠状病毒病焦虑及其与认知灵活性的关系研究

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-25 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9488

Rohollah Fallah Madvari, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, F. Kargar-Shouroki, Reyhaneh Sefidkar, Fatemeh Babaee, Mohadeseh Bagheshahi, Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan

{"title":"Investigating Corona Disease Anxiety in Nurses and Its Relationship with Cognitive Flexibility: A Case Study","authors":"Rohollah Fallah Madvari, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, F. Kargar-Shouroki, Reyhaneh Sefidkar, Fatemeh Babaee, Mohadeseh Bagheshahi, Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9488","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) had many psychological consequences. Nurses experience anxiety due to their professional duties. Considering the importance of mental health and caring behaviors in nurses, the present study was conducted to investigate Covid-19 anxiety in nurses and its relationship with cognitive flexibility. Method: The present study was conducted on 100 nurses of a selected hospital in 2021. Data collection tools included demographic questionnaire, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI). Data analysis was performed through version 22 of SPSS software using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal–Wallis, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA and correlation tests. Results: The mean of cognitive flexibility was 96.68 (13.72). The median of Covid-19 disease anxiety was equal to 8 (9). Accordingly, the results of data analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between demographic variables and covid-19 anxiety (P>0.05). Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between cognitive flexibility and covid-19 anxiety (P>0.05). Conclusion: In this study, cognitive flexibility had no significant effect on Coronavirus disease anxiety. Considering the presentation of contradictory results in this field, authors suggest that a similar study be conducted with a larger sample size and different variables be taken into account. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45264623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessment of Covid-19 Anxiety and Its Relationship with Sleep Quality in Industrial Workers: a Case Study 新冠肺炎焦虑及其与睡眠质量关系的个案研究

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9474

Seyvan Sobhani, Sara Tabanfar

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Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus Infection Risk Perception Questionnaire with a Working Life Approach 基于工作生活方法的冠状病毒感染风险感知问卷的心理测量特性

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9470

Maryam Feiz Arefi, M. Delshad, Amin Babaei Pouya, M. Abdollahi, M. Kamali, Mohsen Poursadeqiyan

{"title":"Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus Infection Risk Perception Questionnaire with a Working Life Approach","authors":"Maryam Feiz Arefi, M. Delshad, Amin Babaei Pouya, M. Abdollahi, M. Kamali, Mohsen Poursadeqiyan","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9470","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Coronavirus is a viral disease with a fast-spreading rate. It has become a pandemic. For preventing the covid-19 infection, respect for health protocols is necessary. The level of adherence to the protocols depends on one’s risk perception. To measure the level of risk perception, a valid and reliable measurement tool is needed. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the psychometric properties of the coronavirus infection risk perception (CIRP) questionnaire, with a working life approach. Methods: The article concentrated on the generation, translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the CIRP questionnaire. In this cross-sectional study, authors generated an item pool, extracted from the literature relating to risk perception in COVID-19 disease. 228 people participated in the study. The initial scale, consisting of 41 Items, was produced from literature. A scale, containing 26 Items, appeared as a result of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the internal consistency. Data analysis was conducted at a 95% confidence level. Data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical version (V. 21). Results: Exploratory factor analysis of the scale, explained 45.3% of the variance observed. In addition to the analyses indicated, satisfactory results for internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.72 to 0.87) and intra-class correlation (ranging from 0.79 to 0.94) were obtained. Conclusion: This study generated the Persian-language version of the CIRP, for Iranian individuals through psychometric testing, to measure risk perception. This questionnaire is reliable for measuring people's CIRP.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45870103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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COVID-19 Surveillance in Workplaces: a Success Story of Surveillance in Migrant Workers in Brunei Darussalam 工作场所新冠肺炎监测：文莱达鲁萨兰国移民工人监测的成功案例

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9473

A. Lai, A. Trivedi, Norzawani Ishak, Norzalena Ahmad, Nurasiah Omar

{"title":"COVID-19 Surveillance in Workplaces: a Success Story of Surveillance in Migrant Workers in Brunei Darussalam","authors":"A. Lai, A. Trivedi, Norzawani Ishak, Norzalena Ahmad, Nurasiah Omar","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9473","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Migrant workers are at a high risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to their work and residential status. Surveillance for SARS-COV-2 in this group is important for early detection of infection and breaking the chain of disease transmission in the workplace and community. This report describes an enhanced active surveillance strategy for COVID-19 in migrant workers of Brunei Darussalam during the first wave of the outbreak in 2020. Methods: Active and phased surveillance of migrant workers for SARS-CoV-2 was conducted by the Ministry of Health on a total of 9443 workers, in 2020. Surveillance was carried out using a nasopharyngeal swab test for SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) in phases I and II, whilst a rapid antigen test was used in phase III. Results: Phase I included 7073 workers from 714 workplaces; phase II covered 860 workers from 190 workplaces; and phase III covered 1510 workers. Three positive cases were detected during phase I of the surveillance. No migrant worker was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the second and third phases of surveillance. Conclusion: The number of positive cases detected was small; however, this strategy actively searched for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 among the migrant worker population in the country, and further confirmed the absence of any hidden local transmission of cases in this population.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45826022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Barriers to Coronavirus Pandemic Control in Industry 工业控制冠状病毒大流行的障碍

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9468

F. Laal, Rohollah Fallah Madvari, A. Gholami

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Teleworking and Its Effects on Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic Covid-19大流行期间远程办公及其对健康的影响

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9467

Negin Pazhoohesh, B. Kouhnavard

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The Relationship between Anxiety Symptoms and Demographic Characteristics of Administrative Staff during Covid-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Study Covid-19大流行期间行政人员焦虑症状与人口学特征的关系:一项横断面研究

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9472

Sara Tabanfar, Seyvan Sobhani

{"title":"The Relationship between Anxiety Symptoms and Demographic Characteristics of Administrative Staff during Covid-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Sara Tabanfar, Seyvan Sobhani","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9472","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the increase in anxiety in the community, this study aims to investigate the relationship between anxiety symptoms and demographic characteristics of administrative staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: We selected 193 Administrative staff in Qazvin to participate in a cross-sectional descriptive study, using a multi-stage sampling method. Data collection tools included a demographic information questionnaire and the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS). Data were analyzed using SPSS software, independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. The significance level was considered to be 0.05. Results: The mean age of participants was 33.61±8.3. 62.6% were female and 75.2% were married. Anxiety score with a mean and standard deviation of 24.88±7.52 was evaluated to be moderate. There was a significant positive correlation between anxiety score and age (P= 0.007 and r= 0.267), and work experience (P= 0.003 and r= 0.313). Participants with a family member over the age of 65, or a member with a chronic illness, had significantly higher mean anxiety scores than other participants. Conclusion: Employees' anxiety in this study was assessed as moderate. To bring anxiety to a low level and increase the general health of individuals, it is suggested that managers and heads of departments consider programs to reduce the anxiety of employees. By reducing anxiety scores, they can increase the productivity of these people.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43918943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Designing a Tool for Measuring Preventive Behaviors Against Coronavirus (PBAC) in Lifestyle and Home-based Jobs of Iranian 设计一种工具来衡量伊朗人在生活方式和家庭工作中的冠状病毒预防行为

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i2.9471

Zahra Ghalichi Zaveh, Amin Babaei Pouya, Nastuna Ghanbari Sagharloo, Leila Azizi Fard, M. Abdollahi, Alireza Khammar, M. Kamali, Mohsen Poursadeqiyan

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