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Annals of Occupational and... 2023ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize occupational medicine by providing a powerful tool for analyzing data, improving communication, and increasing efficiency. It...
ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize occupational medicine by providing a powerful tool for analyzing data, improving communication, and increasing efficiency. It can help identify patterns and trends in workplace health and safety, act as a virtual assistant for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals, and automate certain tasks. However, caution is required due to ethical concerns, the need to maintain confidentiality, and the risk of inconsistent or inaccurate results. ChatGPT cannot replace the crucial role of the occupational health professional in the medical surveillance of workers and the analysis of data on workers' health.
PubMed: 38029273
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Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance Dec 2019
Topics: Aerospace Medicine; Holidays; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Military Health; Occupational Injuries; Occupational Medicine
PubMed: 31747994
DOI: 10.3357/AMHP.9012PresPage -
La Medicina Del Lavoro Dec 2019.
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Topics: Academies and Institutes; History, 20th Century; Humans; Italy; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; Workplace
PubMed: 31846446
DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110iS1.9009 -
Scandinavian Journal of Work,... Nov 2022
Topics: Humans; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Health; Neoplasms; Occupational Medicine; Occupational Exposure
PubMed: 36228312
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.4067 -
Journal of Environmental and Public... 2021Noise is one of the most common worldwide environmental pollutants, especially in occupational fields. As a stressor, it affects not only the ear but also the entire...
INTRODUCTION
Noise is one of the most common worldwide environmental pollutants, especially in occupational fields. As a stressor, it affects not only the ear but also the entire body. Its physiological and psychological impacts have been well established in many conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding diabetes risk related to noises.
AIM
To evaluate the relationship between occupational exposure to noise and the risk of developing diabetes.
METHODS
This is a cross-sectional analytical study enrolling two groups of 151 workers each. The first group (noise exposed group: EG) included the employees of a Tunisian power plant, who worked during the day shift and had a permanent position. The second group (unexposed to noise group: NEG) included workers assigned to two academic institutions, who were randomly selected in the Occupational Medicine Department of the Farhat Hached University Hospital in Sousse, during periodical fitness to work visits. Both populations (exposed and unexposed) were matched by age and gender. Data collection was based on a preestablished questionnaire, a physical examination, a biological assessment, and a sonometric study.
RESULTS
The mean equivalent continuous sound level was 89 dB for the EG and 44.6 dB for the NEG. Diabetes was diagnosed in 24 workers from EG (15.9%) and 14 workers from NEG (9.3%), with no statistically significant difference (=0.08). After multiple binary logistic regression, including variables of interest, noise did not appear to be associated with diabetes.
CONCLUSION
Our results did not reveal a higher risk of developing diabetes in workers exposed to noise. Further studies assessing both level and duration of noise exposure are needed before any definitive conclusion.
Topics: Adult; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Noise, Occupational; Occupational Exposure
PubMed: 33828593
DOI: 10.1155/2021/1804616 -
Frontiers in Public Health 2022
Topics: Delivery of Health Care; Health Personnel; Humans; Vaccination
PubMed: 36211662
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1022327 -
Frontiers in Public Health 2022
Topics: Female; Humans; Occupational Health; Safety; Science; Women, Working
PubMed: 36388313
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1064075 -
Journal of Occupational and... Oct 2021High ambient temperatures and strenuous physical activity put workers at risk for a variety of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Through primary prevention, secondary...
High ambient temperatures and strenuous physical activity put workers at risk for a variety of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Through primary prevention, secondary prevention, and treatment, OEM health providers can protect workers from the adverse effects of heat. This statement by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides guidance for OEM providers who serve workers and employers in industries where heat exposure occurs.
Topics: Heat Stress Disorders; Hot Temperature; Humans; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Medicine; United States
PubMed: 34597285
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002351 -
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2022
PubMed: 35185499
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.830288 -
Journal of Occupational and... Dec 2019: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) represents the second most common occupational disease in the United States. Although the Occupational Safety and Health...
: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) represents the second most common occupational disease in the United States. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated an occupational noise exposure standard and associated recordkeeping requirements, OSHA inspections increasingly document practices that violate both the noise standard and recordkeeping regulation. This article describes five deviations from good clinical practices masking the true societal costs of NIHL, leading to missed prevention opportunities, and creating burdens for individuals and society. These include attributing NIHL to nonoccupational sources, exculpating the workplace because of audiogram patterns without careful documentation, ignoring symptoms or physical examination findings, and simply denying work-relatedness, leading to employers inappropriately lining out cases from the OSHA 300 log. The practices identified by OSHA suggest that many individuals are not following widely recognized and accepted practices when administering hearing conservation programs.
Topics: Adult; Female; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; Noise, Occupational; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Medicine; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PubMed: 31592942
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001728