background: this study explores the level of occupational stress and main sources of occupational and personal stress among rural health workers (rhw) of the health network of mashhad district. method: the first part of the occupational stress inventory (osi) (called the occupational roles questionnaire (orq)) was used to measure the rural health workers occupational stress (n=172). a number of...

Managing the complexity of medical recordkeeping in an occupational health setting has been compared to navigating a shadowy maze. Successful navigation requires knowledge-based clarity and direction. This article provides an overview of regulatory requirements related to medical recordkeeping in occupational health settings and highlights key medical record legislation and relevant practice st...

The 48th Annual Conference of Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society (NES) is organized by the Finnish Ergonomics Society (FES) together with University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, and with co-organizers Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Savonia, University of Applied Sciences. NES2016 conference gathers together researchers and practit...

BACKGROUND Community mental health care has shifted focus from resettlement to empowerment, reflecting a wider agenda for social inclusion. PURPOSE This study evaluated mental health day services from the perspectives of thirty-nine clients. METHOD Data analysis of the four focus groups explored the implications for occupational therapy. The data collected were subjected to constant compara...

This article reviews the role chloroform has played in dentistry and describes an occupational health clinical investigation into the possible hazards of chloroform use in the operatory. Due to a Food and Drug Administration ban on drugs and cosmetics containing chloroform, there has been some confusion as to whether the use of chloroform in the practice of dentistry is considered unsafe or has...

The historical development of the Employment Medical Advisory Service is described, and the Service's present organization is related to its range of activities, including its role as a source of information and advice on occupational health. The Employment Medical Advisory Service's influence on the development of occupational health practice, the collection of new knowledge and its adaptabili...