OBJECTIVE This study examined (a) occupational therapists' attitudes about spirituality in practice on the basis of whether they identified themselves as religious, (b) whether their personal definition of spirituality related to their religiousness, (c) whether their definition related to their attitude about spirituality in practice, and (d) the methods they used to address the spiritual need...

BACKGROUND To assess the status of occupational hazards and their prevention among the practicing dentists in Chandigarh city, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A closed-ended questionnaire was prepared to record demographic status, types of occupational hazards encountered, and status of measures used for their prevention. A total 113 out of 130 dentists completed the questionnaire and the respon...

Methods 22 adult individuals with asthma were asked to complete three asthma-specific quality of life questionnaires (Juniper Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ-J), Sydney Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ-S), Living With Asthma Questionnaire (LWAQ)). Interviews were conducted to elicit patients’ views on the content validity of the questionnaires and transcribed verbatim. Them...

The exploratory correlational-regression study investigated the extent that the variability in the number of agricultural awareness activities conducted by elementary teachers in east-central Iowa could be explained by selected teacher characteristics—degree of education, grade level, agricultural classes, agricultural experience, and perceptions toward integrating agriculture. A sample of 689 ...

Teaching profession was once viewed as a ‘low stress occupation’ and they have been envied for tenure, light workload, flexibility and other perks such as foreign trips for study and conference. However, some recent studies suggest that university faculty is among the most stressed occupational group. The present study was conducted to explore the faculty perception towards occupational stress ...

Scrotal cancer has a particular interest for students of the history of occupational medicine as it was the first malignant disease to be connected with a specific occupation when in 1775 Percivall Pott described its occurrence in chimney sweeps.' Although it does arise spontaneously, most cases of scrotal cancer are associated with some occupational hazard. Since the eighteenth century there h...

Hepatitis B and C are considered as an important health hazard among health care workers (HCWs). These blood borne infections can be transmitted either from HCW to a patient or vice-versa. Both viruses are known to cause hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Among these two blood borne infections, HBV is usually more stable in the external environment and is more infectious as comp...

Herpetic whitlow is a herpes infection of the digits of the hand, first described in 1909, caused by either herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2. It was not until 1959 that herpetic whitlow was reported to occur in health care professionals. Nurse anesthetists are among the many health care professionals considered to be at high risk for acquiring herpetic whitlow, making it an occupational, b...

OBJECTIVES The goals of this epidemiological paper are focused on studying teachers' vocal complaints, their voice pattern, and the impact of voice disorders on psychosocial working conditions. PATIENTS A representative stratified random sample of 282 teachers from kindergartens and elementary schools was studied. Two types of self-report questionnaires were applied: an inquiry about teachers...

Monitoring of indoor climate is an essential part of occupational health and safety. While questionnaires are commonly used for surveillance, not all workers may perceive an identical indoor climate similarly. The aim of this study was to evaluate perceived indoor climate among workers with chronic pain compared with pain-free colleagues and to determine the influence of central sensitization o...