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Filter by:The overall aim of this study is to investigate how work with physical demands affects the physical capacity, work ability, labor market affiliation, pain and self-reported health in the oldest group of workers. Following research questions are to be answered: 1. How high physical work demands affects muscle strength in 55-70-year-old workers and how obesity in combination with high physical work exposure influences muscle strength, work ability, cardiac function, and self-reported health? 2. Which parameters are important for work ability and how does the exposure of high physical workload affect the work ability over time in 55-70-year-old workers? 3. By exploring the underlying mechanism of pain among 55+ year old workers, how is pain associated with work ability, BMI and physical capacity?
An experimental study, which will aim to compare changes of trunk mechanical properties and neuromuscular control following spinal flexion exposure in crane operators and control subjects.
An interventional study on the effects of repeated trunk flexion exposure on trunk neuromuscular properties.
A 5-day cohort diurnal FeNO study of exposed and unexposed to airway irritants during hair treatments and commuting.
This is a two-group, cluster randomized controlled trial designed to assess a health promoting intervention in the home care sector. The intervention aims to evenly distribute the patients requiring high levels of demanding care across all workers on the units, which may lower the working strain and thus the incidence of musculoskeletal pain. The two groups in the study will be a control group and an intervention group. The intervention will last for approximately 4 months.
Background The respiratory tract often becomes the site of injury from occupational exposure. All construction sites generate high levels of dust, typically from concrete, silica, asbestos, cement, wood, stone, sand and therefore, the workers are exposed to this airborne dust and increased their risk of developing respiratory disorders. Limited studies have been conducted to assess the relationship between respiratory symptoms, lung function and occupational dust exposure among construction workers in Sabah. The objectives of this study are to determine the occupational exposure to dust and the relationship with the respiratory symptoms as well as lung function among construction workers in UMS Teaching Hospital. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study consisted of construction workers working in all sections in the development of UMS Teaching Hospital. A standard respiratory questionnaire was distributed to construction workers and lung function measurement was performed using Spirometry and the results of their respiratory status were compared between workers who were exposed and unexposed to dust. Occupational dust exposure was determined by the gravimetric method using an air sampler. The total duration of the collection was 8 hours and the filters with the dust samples were analyzed in the laboratory.
In this study the LiftSuit version 2.0 designed by Auxivo AG will be used. The LiftSuit is a soft wearable device that is designed to support workers perform physically demanding tasks including repetitive lifting and working in forward leaning positions. It is put on like a backpack and attached to the body using fabric bands and cuffs. Besides soft fabric parts the LiftSuit contains elastics elements. The elastic elements can be flexibly exchanged by the experimenter. For this experiment elastic elements of known stiffness will be hooked into the fabric frame.
Diffuse interstitial lung disease brings together a heterogeneous group of pulmonary pathologies, characterized by infiltrating and diffuse lesions of the pulmonary interstitium. The evolving risk of these ILD is pulmonary fibrosis, with the development of chronic respiratory failure. The process of the etiological diagnosis of ILD results from a multidisciplinary approach (pulmonologists, radiologists, occupational health specialists, anatomo-pathologists, etc…). Indeed, the multitude of possible causes of these diseases makes the etiological diagnosis difficult. Professional aetiologies are also frequently mentioned : pneumoconiosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, as a differential diagnosis. It therefore appears essential to deepen the professional aspect during the diagnostic process for ILD. Since May 2020, a professional interview has been systematically offered by the Occupational Pathology Consultation Center of the Hospital Center Lyon Sud, to patients followed by the team of Professor Vincent COTTIN, whose file was discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting. The data collected to constitute a database are the following variables: age, sex, diploma, professional course coded in CITP (International Standard Classification of Professions) and NAF (French Nomenclature of Activities), occupational exposures, smoking, risk factors non-professionals, clinical elements of ILD and elements relating to an occupational disease certificate. This database is anonymized.
This project will create a video-based app that empowers home healthcare workers to communicate with clients and their families about managing health and safety hazards in client homes. Using a participatory approach, home healthcare workers will 1) review and revise video scripts and recordings that demonstrate effective and less effective communication strategies when talking to clients, families, and other stakeholders about health and safety hazards and 2) contribute to the creation and review of an interactive app that they perceive to be useful, usable, and desirable.
The study hypothesizes that EHMRs with P100 filters will provide superior respiratory protection during simulated CPR compared to disposable N95 FFRs as measured by qualitative fit testing. To this end, the study is a prospective observational cohort to evaluate the effectiveness of disposable FFRs and EHMR during simulated CPR. The primary endpoint will be subject report of detection of the testing agent during a 2 minute session of simulated chest compressions on a mannequin while wearing the respiratory protection that subjects routinely wear during the course of employment.