Search results for "Occupational Health"

Challenges influencing the safety of migrant workers in the construction industry: A qualitative study in Italy, Spain, and the UK

2021

Abstract The construction industry is notoriously high risk for accidents, injuries, and deaths, particularly for non-national or migrant workers, who comprise a significant proportion of the workforce. This paper presents an international, qualitative study focused on exploring the challenges which influence the safety of migrant construction workers in Italy, Spain, and the UK. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature, we formulated two research questions about the challenges relating to safety that migrant workers face and the challenges to safety training effectively improving migrant workers’ safety behaviours. We present our template analysis of semi-structured interviews and…

2020

A soldier’s occupational physical task requirements are diverse and varied. However, the type of physical training that most effectively improves soldiers’ occupational task requirements has not been studied previously. The purpose of this study was to determine the important strength characteristics for soldiers during a repeated simulated military task course, and the type of training that may be effective to improve these abilities during a specialized military training period. Forty-two (n = 42) soldiers participated in the study. They were divided into three training groups; a soldier task-specific training group (TSG, n = 17), a strength training group (STG, n = 15), and a control gro…

2020

Limited data are available regarding strength and endurance training adaptations to occupational physical performance during deployment. This study assessed acute training-induced changes in neuromuscular (electromyography; EMG) and metabolic (blood lactate, BLa) responses during a high-intensity military simulation test (MST), performed in the beginning (PRE) and at the end (POST) of a six-month crisis-management operation. MST time shortened (145 ± 21 vs. 129 ± 16 s, −10 ± 7%, p < 0.001) during the operation. Normalized muscle activity increased from PRE to POST in the hamstring muscles by 87 ± 146% (116 ± 52 vs. 195 ± 139%EMGMVC, p < 0.001) and in the quadriceps by 54 ± 81% (26 ± 8…

2020

Decreases in aerobic fitness during military operations have been observed in several studies. Thus, differences in training adaptations during a 6-month crisis-management operation were compared by using the change in endurance performance as the outcome measure. Sixty-six male soldiers volunteered for the study, consisting of pre–post assessments of blood biomarkers, body composition, physical performance, and the military simulation test (MST) performance. Physical training volume was self-reported. After the follow-up, the data were divided based on individual changes in endurance performance. Endurance performance was improved in the high-responder group (HiR, n = 25) and maintained or…

Erwartungen und Informationsbedarf von Rehabilitanden bezüglich stationärer psychosomatischer Rehabilitation

2018

Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie Um ein Online-Portal zur Vorbereitung auf die stationäre psychosomatische Rehabilitation zu entwickeln, wurden Informationsbedarf und Online-Nutzungsverhalten von Rehabilitanden untersucht. Methodik Vier Fokusgruppen mit Rehabilitanden (N=31) sowie zwei mit Behandlern (N=18) wurden durchgeführt und qualitativ-inhaltsanalytisch ausgewertet. Ergebnisse Insgesamt wurden 419 Aussagen von Rehabilitanden und 333 Aussagen von Behandlern kodiert und kategorisiert. Aktuelle Informationsmaterialien zur Rehabilitation wurden von Rehabilitanden als zu ausführlich und schwer verständlich eingeschätzt. Unsicherheit bestand vor allem hinsichtlich der Wirksamkeit und Nachhal…

Exposición ambiental a dióxido de nitrógeno y salud respiratoria a los 2 años en la Cohorte INMA-Valencia

2018

Resumen: Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre la exposición a dióxido de nitrógeno (NO2) en las etapas prenatal y posnatal y la incidencia de problemas respiratorios en niños/as hasta los 2 años de edad. Método: La población consistió en 624 niños/as de la cohorte INMA-Valencia. Se estimó la exposición individual al NO2 en el exterior de la vivienda durante el periodo prenatal y hasta los 2 años de edad, a partir de la combinación de datos empíricos y el desarrollo de métodos geoestadísticos. Se aplicó un cuestionario para obtener la información sobre los síntomas respiratorios a los 2 años. La asociación entre la exposición al NO2 y los eventos respiratorios se realizó mediante regresión l…

Análisis bibliométrico de los estudios IBERPOC y EPI-SCAN. Contribución de la temática tabaquismo al estudio IBERPOC

2018

Resumen Objetivos Realizar un analisis bibliometrico de los estudios IBERPOC y EPI-SCAN a traves de las bases de datos Science Citation Index y Scopus y conocer la repercusion global y el impacto de la tematica tabaquismo en el estudio IBERPOC. Metodo La busqueda bibliografica general fue realizada en Science Citation Index-Expanded a traves de la plataforma Web of Science (WoS) (Thomson Reuters) y en Scopus el 23 de marzo de 2015. La estrategia de busqueda empleada fue «iberpoc» OR «episcan». La busqueda de las citas se realizo el 15 de octubre de 2015. Resultados Se obtuvieron un total de 24 publicaciones; 13 del estudio IBERPOC (9 sobre «EPOC» y 4 sobre «tabaco») y 11 del estudio EPI-SCA…

La salud pública y las políticas de salud: del conocimiento a la práctica. Informe SESPAS 2016

2016

Kupfer und seine anorganischen Verbindungen [BAT Value Documentation in German language, 2017]

2017

Évaluation de la qualité métrologique des données du programme de médicalisation du système d’information (PMSI) en périnatalité : étude pilote réali…

2015

Resume Position du probleme La France est l’un des derniers pays europeens a ne pas pouvoir fournir d’informations perinatales fiables, indispensables a la realisation de travaux de recherche et a la production d’indicateurs nationaux. Le systeme d’information perinatale en France est fragmente et les donnees, difficiles a regrouper, ne repondent pas aux exigences d’Europeristat. Les donnees du PMSI offrent la potentialite de fournir des informations systematiques et standardisees pour l’ensemble des naissances. L’objectif etait d’etudier la qualite metrologique des donnees du PMSI pour construire des indicateurs de base en sante perinatale dans trois centres hospitaliers universitaires, av…