Browsing by Subject "Occupational health"

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    • Hazard functions to describe patterns of new and recurrent sick leave episodes for different diagnoses 
      Navarro, Albert; Moriña, David; Reis, Ricardo; Nedel, Fúlvio B.; Martín, Miguel; Alvarado, Sergio (Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health, 2012)
      Objectives This study aims to identify the hazard functions that describe the occurrence patterns of new and recurrent sick leave (SL) episodes for mental, respiratory, and musculoskeletal diagnoses. Methods The data come ...
    • Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bars and Restaurants ... 
      Muñoz, Claudio; Droppelmann, Andrea; Erazo Bahamondes, Marcia; Aceituno, Paulina; Orellana Pozo, Cecilia; Parro Fluxa, Javiera; Mesías Monsalve, Stephanie; Marchetti Pareto, Nella; Navas Acien, Ana; Iglesias Álamos, Verónica; Navas Acie (Wiley, 2016-10)
      Objective To evaluate indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in bars and restaurants and identify the main determinants of airborne PAH concentrations. Methods This study included 57 bars/restaurants ...
    • Quality of work life and work process of assistance nurses 
      Parra Giordano, Denisse Ruth; Quijada Sánchez, Denisse Carolina; Grau Mascayano, Patricia del Carmen; Pinto Galleguillos, Daniela Ignacia (MDPI, 2022)
      Background: The concept of Quality of Work Life (QWL) has been built multidimensionally through social reproduction; it is impacted by the perceptions of each individual and by the relationship between workers and the work ...
    • Reduced neurobehavioral functioning in agricultural workers and rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in ... 
      Ramírez Santana, Muriel; Zúñiga Venegas, Liliana; Corral Zavala, Sebastián; Roeleveld, Nel; Groenewoud, Hans; Van der Velden, Koos; Scheepers, Paul T. J.; Pancetti, Floria (BMC, 2020)
      Background Previous biomonitoring studies have shown that people in the rural population of Coquimbo, the major agricultural area in northern Chile are being occupationally and environmentally exposed to organophosphate/carbamate ...
    • Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents 
      Fuente, Adrian; McPherson, Bradley; Hormazabal, Ximena (2013)
      OBJECTIVE: To compare hearing performance relating to the peripheral and central auditory system between solvent-exposed and non-exposed workers. METHODS: Forty-eight workers exposed to a mixture of solvents and 48 nonexposed ...
    • Validation of a questionnaire for psychosocial risk assessment in the workplace in Chile Validación de un ... 
      Alvarado, Rubén; Pérez-Franco, Juan; Saavedra, Nadia; Fuentealba, Claudio; Alarcón, Alex; Marchetti, Nella; Aranda, Waldo (2012)
      Background: The measurement of psychosocial risk among workers is becoming increasingly important. Aim: To adapt, validate and standardize a questionnaire to measure psychosocial risks in the workplace. Material and Methods: ...
    • What should we know about precarious employment and health in 2025? framing the agenda for the next decade ... 
      Benach, J.; Vives, A.; Tarafa, G.; Delclos, C.; Muntaner, C. (Oxford Univ Press, 2016)
      The generalization of flexible labour markets, the declining influence of unions and the degradation of social protection has led to the emergence of new forms of employment at the expense of the Standard Employment ...
    • Work process of nursing professors 
      Parra Giordano, Denisse; Felli, Vanda Elisa Andres (University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing Organisation, 2017)
      © 2017 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. Objective: to analyze the work process of nursing professors. Method: descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study, developed with a focus on critical epidemiology, carried ...
    • Work task association with lead urine and blood concentrations in informal electronic waste recyclers in ... 
      Shkembi, Abas; Nambunmee, Kowit; Jindaphong, Siripond; Parra Giordano, Denisse Ruth; Yohannessen Vásquez, Karla; Ruiz Rudolph, Pablo Alejandro; Neitzel, Richard L.; Arain, Aubrey (MDPI, 2021)
      The informal recycling of electronic waste ( "e-waste ") is a lucrative business for workers in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. Workers dismantle e-waste to recover valuable materials that can be sold ...