{"title":"Awareness of Polish physicians regarding the impact of air pollution on health.","authors":"Tadeusz M Zielonka","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1935677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1935677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The air quality in Poland is the worst in Europe. The aim of the study was to assess the awareness of Polish physicians about the impact of air pollution on health, the sources of their knowledge and how this knowledge is used in clinical practice. The study was based on a voluntary and anonymous questionnaire and included 94% of doctors from a hospital in Warsaw. Only 25% of physicians think that their knowledge of the impact of air pollution on health is sufficient. The main sources of this knowledge were the internet and TV. Only 5% of physicians know what air pollution concentrations are acceptable, 17% follow the levels of air pollution in their region and 3% inform their patients when air pollution exceeds permissible limits. The older and noninterventional physicians inform patients more often about these dangers. The knowledge of physicians on air pollution is not sufficient and they need professional education in this area.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 6","pages":"478-485"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1935677","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38989352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effectiveness of two levels of active office interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: a mixed-method approach.","authors":"Raweewan Maphong, Kasem Nakhonket, Suchitra Sukhonthasab","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1940074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1940074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sedentary behavior (SB) rates are rising globally, especially during working hours. This research focused on the effectiveness of two levels of active office interventions to reduce SB in office workers. Participants were 78 nonacademic university employees divided into a control (CON) group and an intervention (INT) group. At the organizational level, it was found that the organizational health culture, the physical and social environment, and the organizational health behavior were dramatically changed. At the individual level, compared with the CON group, the INT group was significantly higher in the METs rate; light-intensity physical activity (LPA); and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity, and was lower in SB (CON, 397.30 ± 39.33 minutes vs. INT, 389.09 ± 37.59 minutes), all <i>p</i> < .05. The intervention was effective in changing health behavior related to SB of office workers in both organization and individual levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 6","pages":"504-513"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1940074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39089042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Age, gender, and racial/ethnic differences in the association of triclocarban with adulthood obesity using NHANES 2013-2016.","authors":"Uloma Igara Uche, Christopher C King","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2020.1853016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2020.1853016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the association between triclocarban and obesity among US adults and compared the pattern of this association across age, gender, and racial/ethnic groups. Study found triclocarban to be associated with obesity (OR: OR:1.123 95% CI: 1.046, 1.205) and this association remained among women (OR:1.14 95% CI: 1.031, 1.261). Study participants aged 60 years and older were more likely to be overweight (OR:1.131 95% CI: 1.022 1.251) and obese (OR:1.192 95% CI: 1.079, 1.317) when compared to other age groups. Likewise, non-Hispanic whites (OR:1.126 95% CI: 1.003, 1.263) and \"other race including multi-racial\" (OR:1.431 95% CI: 1.219, 1.679) were more likely to be obese when compared to other racial/ethnic groups. In conclusion, triclocarban is associated with obesity among US adults and there is evidence of gender, age, and racial/ethnicity differences in the association.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 1","pages":"68-75"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2020.1853016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38318008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mueez Rehman, Akshay Sood, Charles Pollard, Diane Johnson, Kevin Vlahovich, Orrin Myers, Xin Shore, Linda Cook, Nour Assad
{"title":"Characterizing patterns of small pneumoconiotic opacities on chest radiographs of New Mexico coal miners.","authors":"Mueez Rehman, Akshay Sood, Charles Pollard, Diane Johnson, Kevin Vlahovich, Orrin Myers, Xin Shore, Linda Cook, Nour Assad","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1886035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1886035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Small pneumoconiotic opacities in coal miners are usually described as rounded, regular, and upper zone predominant. We aim to characterize chest radiographic patterns in New Mexico coal miners in comparison with other miners. Of the 330 chest radiographs reviewed, small pneumoconiotic opacities in New Mexico miners were almost always irregularly shaped, and lower lung zone predominant, consistent with diffuse dust-related pulmonary fibrosis. There was no significant difference in patterns of opacities between miners with exposure to coal mine dust exclusively, mixed coal and noncoal mine dust, and no coal dust. Our findings indicate that New Mexico coal miners demonstrate a different pattern of small pneumoconiotic opacities than the classic nodular pneumoconiosis described in the literature, predominantly from Appalachian miners. This may indicate differences in racial/ethnic characteristics or in the silica/silicate content of dust between the Appalachian and Mountain West regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 4","pages":"263-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1886035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25366871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Respiratory symptoms and their association with exposure to respiratory dust among indigo-dyed cotton workers.","authors":"Ratanee Kammoolkon, Nutta Taneepanichskul, Surasuk Taneepanichskul","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1893633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1893633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indigo-dyed cotton weavers are exposed to various dust particles that may contain chemical contaminants from indigo fermentation process and can be related to respiratory symptoms. This cross-sectional study thus investigates the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and their association with respiratory dust (RD) exposure among workers in northeastern Thailand. It recruited 146 indigo-dyed cotton weavers. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was collected by a self-report questionnaire included cough, phlegm, chest tightness, wheezing, and dyspnea. The average RD was 47.9 ± 28.3 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. Logistic regression models revealed a strong association between RD exposure and respiratory symptoms after adjustment. An exposure to RD ≥50 µg/m<sup>3</sup> was associated with 5.05-, 3.58-, 2.88-, and 3.30-fold increased odds ratio of cough, phlegm, chest tightness, and dyspnea, respectively. The study results reveal that RD exposure may contribute to respiratory symptoms among indigo-dyed cotton weavers.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":"356-361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1893633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25430153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tahira Kootbodien, Zelda Holtman, Laila Asmal, John Joska, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Peter Smith, Lorann Stallones, Raj S Ramesar, Leslie London
{"title":"Organophosphate pesticide exposure as a risk factor for attempted suicide in Cape Town, South Africa: A case-control study.","authors":"Tahira Kootbodien, Zelda Holtman, Laila Asmal, John Joska, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Peter Smith, Lorann Stallones, Raj S Ramesar, Leslie London","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.2018983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.2018983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pesticides are a commonly used agent for suicide in many Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMICs). However, accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticide may also increase the risk of suicide. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study to investigate whether prior household, garden or occupational OP exposure were associated with attempted suicide using conditional logistic regression modeling. Participants who attempted suicide with any means and were admitted to two Western Cape Province hospitals in South Africa were compared to a sample of controls matched by age, sex and time of admission with unrelated conditions, between August 2015 and August 2017. The means of attempted suicide was not recorded. OP exposure was determined by dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites detected in hair and by environmental and occupational history. Approximately 85% of participants reported using pesticides in the home or garden and 15% of participants reported current or past occupational exposure while working on a farm. Attempted suicide was not associated with reported home or garden OP use (Odds ratio [OR] = 0.59, 95%CI 0.33-1.04), hair DAP metabolites (OR = 1.00, 95%CI 0.98-1.02) or current or past agricultural work (OR = 1.08, 95%CI 0.62-1.87), but was associated with hazardous drinking and unemployment with no household income. We found no evidence that attempted suicide was associated with environmental or occupational pesticide use in an urban South African population attending an emergency center.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":"789-799"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39857838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amal Saad-Hussein, Eman M Shahy, Khadiga S Ibrahim, Heba Mahdy-Abdallah, Mona M Taha, Ebtesam A Abdel-Shafy, Eman E Shaban
{"title":"Influence of GSTM1, T1 genes polymorphisms on oxidative stress and liver enzymes in rural and urban pesticides-exposed workers.","authors":"Amal Saad-Hussein, Eman M Shahy, Khadiga S Ibrahim, Heba Mahdy-Abdallah, Mona M Taha, Ebtesam A Abdel-Shafy, Eman E Shaban","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.2025024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.2025024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several studies discussed the relationship between the toxicity of organophosphates (OPs) and carbamates pesticides and oxidative stress which affects human health. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pesticides on the induction of oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity. It was also focused on glutathione-S-transferase gene polymorphism in the modulation of these effects. In addition, the role of the educational level of exposed workers was studied. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), liver enzymes, malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione S transferase (GST) were estimated at 100 pesticide-exposed workers (50 urban researchers (UE) and 50 rural sprayers (RE)), and 100 matched controls (50 urban controls (UC)and 50 rural controls (RC)). AChE and BuChE were decreased in RE and UE compared to RC. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity were elevated in UE and UC compared to the RE and RC. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was elevated in UE compared to RE. MDA in RE and UE showed elevation compared to RC. There was a significant reduction in the levels of GSH, GST, and GPx in UE compared to RE and RC. The most sensitive pesticide-induced hepatotoxicity group were exposed workers with the GSTT1 genotype. Within these workers, ALT and ALP were significantly correlated with MDA and inversely correlated with AChE and BuChE, while AST was inversely correlated with AChE and BuChE only in UE. Conclusion: GST gene polymorphisms appeared to have a significant role in workers' susceptibility to hepatotoxic effects due to occupational exposure to pesticides; GSTT1 was the most sensitive genotype.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":"800-808"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39686581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael J Kyron, Wavne Rikkers, Jennifer Bartlett, Emma Renehan, Katherine Hafekost, Michael Baigent, Rebecca Cunneen, David Lawrence
{"title":"Mental health and wellbeing of Australian police and emergency services employees.","authors":"Michael J Kyron, Wavne Rikkers, Jennifer Bartlett, Emma Renehan, Katherine Hafekost, Michael Baigent, Rebecca Cunneen, David Lawrence","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1893631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1893631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Answering the Call</i>, the Australian National Police and Emergency Services Mental Health and Wellbeing Study, surveyed 14,868 Australian ambulance, fire and rescue, police, and state emergency service employees. Emergency services personnel had lower rates of mental wellbeing and higher rates of psychological distress and probable PTSD than the general adult population. Overall 30% had low wellbeing, 21% had high and 9% had very high psychological distress, and 10% had probable PTSD. An estimated 5% had suicidal ideation and 2% had a suicide plan in the past 12 months, while 16% binge drink at least weekly. Only one in five of those with very high psychological distress or probable PTSD felt they received adequate support for their condition. These findings highlight the risk of mental health conditions associated with work in the emergency services sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 4","pages":"282-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1893631","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25422661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic bronchitis and emphysema among workers exposed to dust, vapors, or fumes by industry and occupation.","authors":"Brent Doney, Laura Kurth, Girija Syamlal","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1957755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1957755","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exposures to dust, vapors, or fumes (DVF) are associated with chronic bronchitis (CB) and emphysema. The 2007-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data were used to estimate age-standardized prevalence of CB and emphysema among ever-employed adults by exposure status and industry and occupation groups. Age-standardized CB and emphysema prevalence were 2.3% and 1.9%, respectively. Of the estimated 111 million U.S. workers exposed to DVF, 2.7% reported CB and 2.8% reported emphysema. Workers in the \"accommodation, food services\" industry and \"food preparation, serving related\" occupations were more likely to report CB and emphysema. Current findings indicate that workplace exposures may be associated with high prevalence of CB and emphysema in certain industry and occupational groups. Early diagnosis and identifying associated workplace exposures are important steps in CB and emphysema prevention efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 7","pages":"525-529"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1957755","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10457213","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}
Juan-Diego Mendoza-Saldaña, José Enrique Viton-Rubio, Susana Brissvany Guzman-Carrasco, Niels Victor Pacheco-Barrios, Carla Rebeca Lainez-Casal
{"title":"Characteristics and outcomes from COVID-19 among Peruvian physicians: a nationwide register-based study.","authors":"Juan-Diego Mendoza-Saldaña, José Enrique Viton-Rubio, Susana Brissvany Guzman-Carrasco, Niels Victor Pacheco-Barrios, Carla Rebeca Lainez-Casal","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.2011694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.2011694","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The healthcare workforce has played an integral role in fighting COVID-19 and continues to do so despite the continuous adverse outcomes. To address this issue, official public data concerning COVID-19 cases and deaths of Peruvian physicians was used to quantify the risk of death and infection by SARS-CoV-2. 20.9% Peruvian physicians were infected and 0.7% died, with the male general practitioners being the most affected group within the workforce. Notably, the Loreto region was disproportionately affected and had the highest cumulative incidence, mortality and case fatality rate. Ultimately, this identified risk group needs to be supported with sufficient resources/tools such as personal protective equipment, training, access to health care, vaccination, etc.</p>","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 9","pages":"697-701"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39951463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}