{"title":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Literacy: Why Is It Necessary, by Whom, Where and How?","authors":"Youngbum Kwon","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003540","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071439","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}
Rebecca Robbins, Andrea B Troxel, Stuart F Quan, Laura K Barger, Ralph DiClemente, Maya Fray-Witzer, Girardin Jean-Louis, David M Rapoport, Charles A Czeisler
{"title":"Understanding sleep behaviors and barriers to OSA evaluation and treatment among highway maintenance vehicle operators.","authors":"Rebecca Robbins, Andrea B Troxel, Stuart F Quan, Laura K Barger, Ralph DiClemente, Maya Fray-Witzer, Girardin Jean-Louis, David M Rapoport, Charles A Czeisler","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003541","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Poor sleep and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are prevalent among transportation workers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>45 transportation workers from worksites in the Northeast US completed surveys assessing 1) sleepiness, 2) OSA, and 3) OSA stage of change, then participated in focus groups or interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants were 93.2% male, 90.1% white non-Hispanic. 77.8% scored high risk for OSA, while 11.1% of those at risk reported an OSA diagnosis. Only 31.4% of high risk participants reported having contemplated OSA evaluation or treatment. Qualitative themes pertained to difficulty unwinding, uncertain work hours, fears about and barriers to OSA treatment, and misinformation about OSA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results reveal a high prevalence of OSA risk and a low rate of diagnosis and OSA readiness to change. We identify themes for future interventions to improve awareness about OSA among transportation workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071445","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}
{"title":"Job Change and Self-reported Symptoms: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Japan.","authors":"Hiroshi Ito, Shuichi Okaya, Yutaro Ono, Yingfang Zheng, Dongmei Ma, Nobutake Shimojo, Takahiro Tabuchi","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003539","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the association between job change-including first-time and repeat job changes-and new-onset physical and psychological symptoms in a general population sample in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from 19,281 Japanese adults who completed internet-based surveys in both 2022 and 2023. Job change within the past year was self-reported. Outcomes were new-onset symptoms in 2023, including headache, lethargy, and insomnia. Weighted logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Job changers (6.1%) were more likely to report new-onset headache (aOR, 1.57) and lethargy (aOR, 1.63). First-time job changers (2.0%) showed stronger associations, including insomnia (aOR, 2.93), and reported more adverse workplace conditions such as workload and harassment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Job change, particularly for the first time, was associated with increased symptoms and unfavorable workplace conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071451","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}
{"title":"Predictors of Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Tunisian Workers With Type 2 Diabetes.","authors":"Ines Rassas, Noura Bel Hadj, Hela Marmouch, Waad Kilani, Irtyah Merchaoui, Aouatef Mahfoudh, Charfeddine Amri, Mohamed Adnene Henchi","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003449","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to identify demographic, medical, and occupational determinants of health-related physical and mental quality of life (QoL) of workers with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Tunisia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was performed among a sample of workers with T2D. QoL and functioning at work were assessed through the World Health Organisation Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) and the work-role functioning questionnaires, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Predictors of impaired physical health were high body mass index ( P = 0.001; β = -4; 95% CI = [-12; -2.3]), high number of weekly worked hours ( P = 0.001; β = -3.2; 95% CI = [-4.5; 0.8]), and macroangiopathic complications ( P = 0.001; β = -4.4; 95% CI = [-13; -2.1]). Psychological domain decreased with high body mass index ( P = 0.001; β = -3.6; 95% CI = [-4.1; -0.03]) and low socioeconomic status ( P = 0.001; β = -3.9; 95% CI = [-7.6; -0.27]). High functioning at work increased both physical ( P = 0.001; β = 5.3; 95% CI = [3.1; 5.8]) and mental well-being ( P = 0.001; β = 4.7; 95% CI = [1.2; 4.9]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Improving the QoL of workers with T2D through intervention programs that involve reducing overweight/obesity, chronic diabetic complications, and hazardous work environments is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e642-e648"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144251639","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}
Guillermo Moreno, Marta M Hernández-Martín, Alfonso Meneses-Monroy, Antonio Moreno-Pimentel, L Iván Mayor-Silva, Domingo de-Pedro-Jiménez
{"title":"Relationships Between Work, Lifestyles, and Obesity: Comparative Analysis Between the Spanish National Health Survey 2017 and the European Health Survey 2020 in Spain.","authors":"Guillermo Moreno, Marta M Hernández-Martín, Alfonso Meneses-Monroy, Antonio Moreno-Pimentel, L Iván Mayor-Silva, Domingo de-Pedro-Jiménez","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003453","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003453","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examines the relationship between overweight/obesity and sociodemographic, lifestyle variables, and work-related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study with 7302 full-time employees was conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Men had a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity than women. Explanatory risk models, adjusted for age, sex, and physical activity, identified age, male sex, low physical activity, ex-smoking status, moderate to high meat consumption, high cured meat consumption, and high sugary drink consumption as associated factors for overweight/obesity. Over time, surveys revealed a decrease in physical activity, increased alcohol consumption, and more rotating and night shifts. Despite these changes, the overall prevalence of overweight/obesity remained unchanged.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Older men are at a higher risk of overweight and obesity, with key factors including low physical activity, ex-smoking status, and high consumption of meat, cured meat, and sugary drinks.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e662-e670"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144251641","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}
Akbar Sharip, Paul J Papanek, Craig Conlon, Constantine J Gean, Alya Khan, Robert Harrison, Manijeh Berenji
{"title":"WOEMA Position Paper and Call-to-Action: California Needs More Physicians Specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM).","authors":"Akbar Sharip, Paul J Papanek, Craig Conlon, Constantine J Gean, Alya Khan, Robert Harrison, Manijeh Berenji","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003426","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This paper describes the critical shortage of physicians trained in occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) in California, analyzes the adverse impacts of that shortage, and proposes a specific target for increasing OEM residency slots.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The US ratio of OEM physicians to workers is 2 per 100,000 workers, compared with a ratio of 4 to 40 per 100,000 workers in most industrialized nations. California's shortage OEM physicians costs the state's employers over $1 billion annually in needless workers' compensation losses and other health impacts. Graduating 40 additional OEM residents in the state annually would cost an extra $27 to 32 million per year.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The return-on-investment from increasing the number of OEM residencies and residency slots in California would be substantial, approaching at least 10-to-1, benefitting the state's workers and employers, and its environmental quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"705-710"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059456","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}
{"title":"Psychosocial Work Environment Related to Presenteeism Among Japanese Employees.","authors":"Sakiko Ozawa, Takafumi Monma, Momoko Tsuchida, Ayako Kikuchi, Fumi Takeda","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003439","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to identify the primary psychosocial work environment related to presenteeism stratified by sex.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze the relationship between the psychosocial work environment and presenteeism among 12,526 Japanese employees.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multiple regression analysis adjusted for attributes and health problems showed that presenteeism was related to all items of the task- and workgroup-level job resources, especially task-level job resources, such as suitable jobs and career opportunities strongly, for both sexes. The magnitude of the associations with each item was stronger for men than for women. Several items of job demands were slightly related to presenteeism only for men.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The primary psychosocial work environment related to presenteeism was task-level job resources for both sexes, and the magnitude of each relationship was stronger for men than women.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e605-e611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001318","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}
Suzanne Orhan Pees, Sandra van Oostrom, Frederieke Schaafsma, Karin Proper
{"title":"Occupational Physicians' Behavioral Determinants Regarding Prevention and the Association With Time Allocated to Preventive Tasks.","authors":"Suzanne Orhan Pees, Sandra van Oostrom, Frederieke Schaafsma, Karin Proper","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003422","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>While prevention is key in preventing work-related health problems, it is unclear how much time Dutch occupational physicians (OPs) allocate to preventive tasks. This study aimed to assess OPs' attitudes, social influence, and self-efficacy (ASE) regarding preventive tasks and the association with time allocated to these tasks.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, questionnaire data on ASE determinants and time allocated to preventive tasks were collected from 227 OPs and analyzed using multivariable linear regression, adjusted for demographic characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>OPs spent about 10% of their time on preventive tasks, had a positive attitude but low self-efficacy, and experienced varying social support. Results showed that social support from employers and OPs' self-efficacy were positively associated with time allocated to prevention. For attitude towards prevention and time allocated to preventive tasks, no association was found.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Efforts should be made to increase social support and improve self-efficacy for Dutch OPs, for example by developing educational programs for both OPs and employers.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"685-690"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12379773/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144061763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianying Wang, Peter Butterworth, Amanda Cooklin, Lyndall Strazdins, Liana Leach
{"title":"Investigating the Association Between Work Family Conflict and Major Depression Disorder.","authors":"Tianying Wang, Peter Butterworth, Amanda Cooklin, Lyndall Strazdins, Liana Leach","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003448","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003448","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Aiming to assess the association between work-family conflict (WFC) and major depressive disorder (MDD) within an Australian middle-aged cohort, addressing gaps in research concerning severe, clinically osisosed depression.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Utilizing data from Wave 5 of the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life project, this study investigates the relationship between WFC and MDD using logistic regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that participants with high WFC had significantly increased odds of MDD (OR: 1.77, CI: 1.11-2.84) when evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 with a cutoff point of 10, after controlling for a wide range of covariates.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study highlights the complex relationship between WFC and depression in an Australian community cohort, revealing that while WFC is linked to severe, clinically important depressive symptom levels, its influence on clinically diagnosed MDD is less definitive.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e630-e641"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144028429","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}
Ville Ojanen, Mikko Korhonen, Kirsi Koskela, Tiia Reho, Riitta Sauni
{"title":"Predictive Factors Associated With the Utilization of Vocational Rehabilitation for Occupational Diseases in Finland: A Multiregister Analysis.","authors":"Ville Ojanen, Mikko Korhonen, Kirsi Koskela, Tiia Reho, Riitta Sauni","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003435","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003435","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aims of the study were to evaluate the utilization of vocational rehabilitation (VR) in occupational diseases (ODs) and to determine associated predictive factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The national register data of recognized ODs in Finland (2005-2018) were combined with insurance compensation data and sociodemographic data. We analyzed the effect of the diagnosis, age group, sex, socioeconomic group, and number of allergic ODs on VR utilization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 24,237 working aged subjects with a recognized OD, 1615 (6.7%) had received VR. Allergic ODs of the skin or respiratory system accounted for 76% of VR cases. The probability of VR decreased significantly with age.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Utilization of VR varied substantially between ODs and age groups. It is important to assess the need for VR services when the OD is diagnosed, especially in the case of work-related hypersensitivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e597-e604"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12379794/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144176286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}