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Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2025
Employee Health Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon.
Background: Absenteeism among healthcare workers (HCWs) disrupts workflows and hampers the delivery of adequate patient care. The aim of the study was to examine predictors of sick leaves among HCWs in a tertiary medical center in Lebanon.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of sick leaves linked to health records of 2850 HCWs between 2015 and 2018 was performed.
Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
College of Nursing, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Objectives: High nurse turnover during nursing shortages can contribute to missed nursing care. This study investigated the prevalence of missed nursing care and how nurse turnover affects missed nursing care.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted to collect data from a convenience sample of nurses working in general hospitals in South Korea.
Front Public Health
January 2025
The Third People's Hospital of Ganzhou, Ganzhou, China.
Background: The "Double Reduction" policy requires schools to reduce Chinese students' extracurricular activities and homework to lessen academic stress and improve mental well-being. However, there is limited research on primary school teachers' psychological well-being within the context of the "Double Reduction" policy. This study examined self-reported burnout levels of primary school teachers and investigated the relationship between burnout and depressive symptoms in the context of the "Double Reduction" policy in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Sci
January 2025
Department of Medicine for Orthopaedics and Motor Organ, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Background: Although hearing loss in orthopaedic surgeons from exposure to hammering sounds have been previously reported, there are no reports on the noise environment during total hip arthroplasty (THA) in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate the sound level generated by cementless THA in Japan, and to discuss the broader sound environment within this space.
Methods: 94 cementless THAs (94 patients with informed consent) performed by four surgeons were included.
J Agromedicine
January 2025
Department of Occupational Health Engineering and Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Objective: Farming tasks often involve repetitive movements, heavy lifting, awkward postures, and prolonged periods of standing or bending, all of which can contribute to the development of musculoskeletal issues (MSDs) such as back pain, joint pain, and muscle strains. The consequences include decreased work time, disability, and increased financial costs. Various ergonomic risk evaluation techniques have been created for industrial fields, but there is a shortage of specific techniques for farming occupations.
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