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Who's Behind the Wheel? Work and Health Backgrounds of New Transit Bus Operators.
J Occup Environ Med
December 2024
From the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (R.O., S.A.S., B.W., W.K.A., A.W.M., C.D.); Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (R.O.); School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University, Portland, Oregon (B.W., W.K.A., P.G.), Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, OR (T.B.), School of Business, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon (T.N.B.), and School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (A.W.M.).
Objective: Investigate new bus operators' ( N = 293) occupational and health backgrounds to inform how transit authorities can support their future health and job success.
Methods: New bus operators completed surveys and direct measurements that addressed demographics, work history, and 10 health risk factors.
Results: Participants averaged 42.
A study of the effect of half-day climatotherapy on changes in salivary cortisol levels.
Int J Biometeorol
August 2024
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
In our previous study setting, climatotherapy programme consisted of six sessions - four in the mid-mountain area and two in a flat park. For all sessions, the subjects underwent climatotherapy in the morning under slightly cool conditions. During each session, the subjects' blood pressure, pulse rate, skin temperature, blood lactate, salivary cortisol and mood profile were recorded, and meteorological data were collected at the sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of guardrail color on driver behavior based on driving style along mountain curves.
Traffic Inj Prev
July 2024
School of Business, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, PR China.
Objective: Mountain highways are linearly complex, with extensive curves and high accident injury rates, how to improve driving safety is the key to traffic safety management on mountain highways, and it also meets the need for harmonious and sustainable development of the society. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of different guardrail color configurations on the driving behavior of different styles of drivers when driving on mountainous curves from the perspective of improving road aids - guardrails.
Methods: A virtual reality experiment was designed using a driving simulator and VR technology, and 64 subjects were recruited to participate and complete the experiment.
Acute mountain sickness predicts the emotional state of amateur mountaineers.
Sci Rep
February 2024
School of Physical Education, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
Research on amateur mountaineers is scarce, and this study aims to delve into the emotional experiences of ten amateur mountaineers during their ascent using the "Befindlichkeitsskala" (BFS) and Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness scoring system (LLS). These subjects were exposed to altitudes of 3140 m, 4300 m, and 5276 m, respectively. We found that LLS scores were negatively correlated with positive emotions (β = -27.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReal-World User Demographics of Three Web-Based Digital Mental Health Interventions Provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs: Observational Study Using Web Analytics Data.
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October 2023
Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States.
Background: Unguided digital mental health interventions (UDMHIs) have the potential to provide low-cost and effective mental health care at scale. Controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of UDMHIs to address mental health symptoms and conditions. However, few previous publications have described the demographics of real-world users of UDMHIs that are freely available to the public.
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