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Characteristics and outcomes from COVID-19 among Peruvian physicians: a nationwide register-based study. 秘鲁医生COVID-19的特点和结果:一项基于全国登记册的研究

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-06 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.2011694

Juan-Diego Mendoza-Saldaña, José Enrique Viton-Rubio, Susana Brissvany Guzman-Carrasco, Niels Victor Pacheco-Barrios, Carla Rebeca Lainez-Casal

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The relationship between respiratory health and hard metal dust exposure: A cross-sectional study. 呼吸系统健康与接触硬金属粉尘的关系:一项横断面研究。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-01-12 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1870911

Cebrail Şimşek, Gülden Sarı, Bilge Akgündüz Üzmezoğlu, Bülent Şimşek

{"title":"The relationship between respiratory health and hard metal dust exposure: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Cebrail Şimşek, Gülden Sarı, Bilge Akgündüz Üzmezoğlu, Bülent Şimşek","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2020.1870911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2020.1870911","url":null,"abstract":"The frequency and severity of respiratory disorders among workers exposed to hard metal dust is not well known.The objective of this cross-sectional study is to report the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, functional status, and radiological findings in hard metal-exposed workers in Türkiye.Among 139 workers, 96 were machining workers, and 43 were industrial tool sharpening workers. Radiographic abnormalities compatible with pneumoconiosis were found 39% of the workers and were more in machining workers statistically significant.Also, in machining workers group, percentage of expected values of FVC was lower than industrial tool sharpening workers group. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was 14.3%, and there was not a statistically significant difference in working groups. The study reveals that pulmonary symptoms, functional abnormalities, and radiological findings are mild. Assuming that reversibility may develop with avoidance from exposure when detected at this stage, early diagnosis of lung damage is essential.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 3","pages":"227-233"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2020.1870911","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38809414","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}

引用次数: 4

Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Egypt. 2019冠状病毒病大流行期间针对医护人员的暴力行为:来自埃及的横断面研究

IF 1.8 4区医学

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-30 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.1982854

Ahmed Arafa, Ahmed Shehata, Mohamed Youssef, Shaimaa Senosy

{"title":"Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Egypt.","authors":"Ahmed Arafa, Ahmed Shehata, Mohamed Youssef, Shaimaa Senosy","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1982854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1982854","url":null,"abstract":"Workplace violence (WPV) is a serious endemic phenomenon in healthcare settings, and it has been escalating during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, healthcare workers (HCWs) (105 physicians and 104 nurses) working at two public hospitals accepting patients with COVID-19 in Egypt were included. Using a self-administered questionnaire distributed in January 2021, data about HCWs' sociodemographic and occupational characteristics and their exposure to psychological and physical WPV during the past six months were collected. The results showed that the prevalence of psychological and physical WPV was 42.6% and 9.6%, respectively. Relatives of patients were the perpetrators in most WPV incidents. HCWs did not report 57.3% of psychological and 10.0% of physical WPV incidents. Female sex, having physical contact with patients, and working rotational shifts were associated with the increased exposure to psychological and physical WPV. In conclusion, this study showed a high prevalence of WPV against HCWs in Egyptian public hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 8","pages":"621-627"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39472062","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}

引用次数: 23

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-19 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1832038

Rivi Friedenberg, Leonid Kalichman, David Ezra, Oren Wacht, Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson

{"title":"Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries among emergency medical technicians and paramedics: A comprehensive narrative review.","authors":"Rivi Friedenberg, Leonid Kalichman, David Ezra, Oren Wacht, Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2020.1832038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2020.1832038","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article was to review the current knowledge relating to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) and non-fatal injuries in emergency medical technicians and paramedics (EMTs-Ps). A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Clinical Key. The annual prevalence of back pain ranged from 30% to 66%, and back injuries and contusions from 4% to 43%. Falls, slips, trips, and overexertion while lifting or carrying patients or instruments ranged from 10% to 56%, with overexertion being the most common injury. Risk factors were predominantly lifting, working in awkward postures, loading patients into the ambulance, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures. Lack of job satisfaction and social support was associated with WRMDs and injuries. EMTs-Ps had the highest rate of worker compensation claim rates compared to other healthcare professionals. Positive ergonomic intervention results included electrically powered stretchers, backboard wheeler, descent control system, and the transfer sling.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 1","pages":"9-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2020.1832038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38606325","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}

引用次数: 18

Investigating the relationship between occupational exposure to nanomaterials and symptoms of nanotechnology companies' employees. 调查纳米技术公司员工职业接触纳米材料与症状之间的关系。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-12-23 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1863315

Soqrat Omari Shekaftik, Farshad H Shirazi, Rasoul Yarahmadi, Mahboobeh Rasouli, Azadeh Ashtarinezhad

{"title":"Investigating the relationship between occupational exposure to nanomaterials and symptoms of nanotechnology companies' employees.","authors":"Soqrat Omari Shekaftik, Farshad H Shirazi, Rasoul Yarahmadi, Mahboobeh Rasouli, Azadeh Ashtarinezhad","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2020.1863315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2020.1863315","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The increasing use of nanomaterials in academic and industrial environments has raised concerns about the potential effects of these materials on human and the environment. Researches have shown that occupational exposure to nanomaterials can affect employees' health. Many companies are active in the field of nanotechnology in Iran. Therefore, this study was designed and conducted to investigate the relationship between the symptoms of these companies' employees and exposure to nanomaterials.Methods: The study was conducted among employees of 52 nanotechnology companies in Tehran. For this study, the employees of these companies were categorized in two groups: \"exposed\" and \"non-exposed\" to nanomaterials. Data collection tools included the NanoTool method form and a nonspecific symptom questionnaire designed and validated by a team of 19 experts in various fields. Finally, data were analyzed using SPSS.22 software.Results: The results showed that the frequency of cutaneous (such as roughness, itching and redness), respiratory (such as cough, sneezing, and burning throat) and ocular (such as burning, itching and redness) symptoms were higher among the exposed workers to nanomaterials. Examination of the correlation between these symptoms in the two studied groups showed that symptoms with high frequency have a significant relationship with exposure to nanomaterials.Conclusions: Given the high prevalence of some symptoms among the employees of the studied companies and their association with exposure to nanomaterials, it seems necessary to take control measures to reduce the exposure of employees to nanomaterials and consequently reduce the Investigated symptoms.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 3","pages":"209-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2020.1863315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38744050","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}

引用次数: 10

Estimation of the risk of COVID-19 mortality among physicians in Egypt. 对埃及医生COVID-19死亡风险的估计

IF 1.8 4区医学

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.2004986

Ahmed Arafa

引用次数: 1

The protective effects of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) on cadmium-induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats. 壳聚糖(COS)对镉致Wistar大鼠神经毒性的保护作用。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-29 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.2008852

İhsan Kısadere, Musa Karaman, Mehmet Faruk Aydın, Nurcan Donmez, Mustafa Usta

{"title":"The protective effects of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) on cadmium-induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats.","authors":"İhsan Kısadere, Musa Karaman, Mehmet Faruk Aydın, Nurcan Donmez, Mustafa Usta","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.2008852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.2008852","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) on some antioxidant and cytokine levels in the rat hippocampus as well as synaptophysin (SYP) immunoreactivity in the cerebral cortex of the cadmium (Cd) exposed rats. Thirty-two male albino Wistar rats were divided randomly into four equal groups as control (C; n = 8), Cd (n = 8), COS (n = 8), and Cd + COS (CdCOS; n = 8). The rats in the Cd and CdCOS groups received Cd chloride (CdCl2) (2 mg/kg/d) orally by gastric gavage three times a week for 4 weeks. Besides, COS (200 mg/kg/d) was administered to COS and CdCOS groups five times a week for 4 weeks. Then, they were decapitated and hippocampal/cerebral cortex tissue samples were taken for measurement of GSH levels, CAT and SOD activities, MDA values, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 levels as well as SYP immunoreactivity. Although tissue GSH levels were determined the lowest in the Cd group, these values were attenuated with COS treatment in the CdCOS group (p < .01). In addition, TNF-α levels were alleviated by COS treatment in the CdCOS group when compared to Cd (p < .01). SYP-positive cells were investigated in the cerebral cortex and found mild in the CdCOS group. COS exhibits potential protective effects on Cd-induced neurotoxicity in rats.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 9","pages":"755-763"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39942506","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}

引用次数: 5

Association of maternal blood lead concentration with the risk of small for gestational age: A dose-response meta-analysis. 母亲血铅浓度与胎龄小风险的关系:一项剂量-反应荟萃分析。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-01-25 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.1874857

Ahmad Habibian Sezavar, Bahman Pourhassan, Nader Rahimi Kakavandi, Mohammad Reza Hooshangi Shayeste, Morteza Abyadeh

{"title":"Association of maternal blood lead concentration with the risk of small for gestational age: A dose-response meta-analysis.","authors":"Ahmad Habibian Sezavar, Bahman Pourhassan, Nader Rahimi Kakavandi, Mohammad Reza Hooshangi Shayeste, Morteza Abyadeh","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.1874857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.1874857","url":null,"abstract":"In spite of growing evidence for the negative effect of lead, knowledge about the dose-response relationship of maternal blood lead level (BLL) and the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) is limited. We performed this meta-analysis to evaluate the dose-response relation between maternal BLL and the risk of SGA. A systematic search through Embase and PubMed was performed. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. The nonlinear and linear relationships between maternal BLL and the risk of SGA were also investigated. Results from 51,065 patients showed a significant association between maternal BLL and risk of SGA in highest versus lowest analysis (OR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.12-2.10, p = 0.007). While there was no association in linear dose-response (OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.00-1.04, p = 0.021) meta-analysis, a direct relationship was observed in the nonlinear model (nonlinearity p < 0.001). Results of this dose-response meta-analysis showed that maternal BLL higher than ∼ 0.3 µg/dL is directly associated with the risk of SGA.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 4","pages":"293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/19338244.2021.1874857","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38858362","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}

引用次数: 6

Environmental asbestos exposure and nonmalignant pleural findings: a retrospective evaluation of a five-year chest CT repository. 环境石棉暴露和非恶性胸膜发现:五年胸部CT库的回顾性评估。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.2004987

Abdulsamet Sandal, Seval Müzeyyen Ecin, Adem Koyuncu, Gamze Durhan, Meltem Gülsün Akpinar, Ahmet Ugur Demir, Lütfi Cöplü

{"title":"Environmental asbestos exposure and nonmalignant pleural findings: a retrospective evaluation of a five-year chest CT repository.","authors":"Abdulsamet Sandal, Seval Müzeyyen Ecin, Adem Koyuncu, Gamze Durhan, Meltem Gülsün Akpinar, Ahmet Ugur Demir, Lütfi Cöplü","doi":"10.1080/19338244.2021.2004987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2021.2004987","url":null,"abstract":"This registry-based case-control study aimed to assess the association between asbestos deposits in the birthplace and/or residence and nonmalignant pleural findings, namely pleural plaques (PPs) and pleural thickening (PT), on chest CT scans. In total, 39,472 CT scans obtained over five years in a tertiary referral hospital in Ankara, Turkey, were evaluated. Cases involving patients with PP (n = 537), PT (n = 263), PP&PT (n = 69), and controls (n = 543) from the same study base without those conditions were included. Each case group was compared to controls using unconditional logistic regression. The presence of asbestos deposits in the district of birthplace (adjusted OR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.35-3.37) and both birthplace and residence (aOR = 4.32, 95% CI: 2.26-8.27) was significantly related to the PPs. As the importance of environmental asbestos exposure in Turkey continues, future prospective studies could contribute to developing screening strategies.","PeriodicalId":8173,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health","volume":"77 9","pages":"734-743"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39653799","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}

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Acute occupational phosphine intoxications in the maritime shipping sector: a scoping review. 急性职业膦中毒在海上航运部门:范围审查。

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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-16 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.1990829

Petra Van de Sijpe, Maria Luisa Canals, Olaf Jensen, David Lucas

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