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Working conditions, health status, and musculoskeletal disorders among hospital cleaning workers: a cross-sectional study in Turkey.
Med Pr
November 2024
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine).
Background: Cleaning workers face many workplace risk factors and may experience many health problems. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the musculoskeletal disorders, the health status of hospital cleaning workers, and the working conditions and risk factors affecting the workplace environment.
Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital of Turkey.
Associations of depressive symptoms and psychosocial working conditions with sickness absences in a Finnish cohort of 11,495 employees.
Prev Med Rep
November 2024
Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön Katu 34, PL 100, 33014 Tampereen yliopisto, Finland.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how questions about psychosocial work conditions and depressive symptoms can predict short or long-term sickness absences among employees.
- Data was collected from 11,495 Finnish employees over eight years, analyzing responses to health questionnaires and records of sickness absences.
- Findings indicated strong links between depressive feelings (like hopelessness) and psychosocial work conditions (like decision authority) with increased rates of sickness absence, suggesting that targeted interventions in occupational health could potentially lower work disability risks.
Incidentalomas in Chest Radiograph of Apparently Healthy Individuals Presenting for Pre-Employment Medical Examination in Enugu State, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract
September 2024
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
Background: A chest radiograph is the most commonly requested and performed imaging for diagnosis and screening including medical examination.
Aim: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of incidentalomas in radiographs of cases presenting for pre-employment medical examination.
Methods: This was a retrospective review of chest radiographs conducted for patients presenting for pre-employment medical examination from January to December 2022.
[Guidance for the occupational medicine service regarding the prevention of hepatitis C and HIV infection in Poland].
Med Pr
November 2024
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku / Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland (Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych i Hepatologii / Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology).
The set up of new healthcare models by taking into account diagnosis and health education of the viral infection, aims to achieve the goals of the World Health Organization Global Health Sector Strategy on viral diseases for 2022-2030. In comparison to Europe, Poland is ranked among countries with an moderate prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV), also human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). An additional challenge is the changing epidemiological situation due to the impact of immigrants, resulting mainly from the war in Ukraine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors associated with accidents involving biological material among health professionals.
Rev Bras Med Trab
February 2024
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Introduction: Accidents with biological material and cuting/piercing instruments among health professionals have led to increased rates of hospital infection and subsequent patient contamination.
Objectives: To compare factors associated with accidents involving biological material among health workers.
Methods: This cross-sectional epidemiological study, conducted in 2019-2020, included 229 physicians and non-physicians.
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