PURPOSE The purpose of the study is to monitor the exposure and health of workers in Great Britain who use pesticides as a part of their job, and to gain a better understanding of the relationship between long-term exposure to pesticides and health. PARTICIPANTS Study participants are professional pesticide users who are certified in the safe use of pesticides or who were born before 1965 and...

BACKGROUND Differing perspectives of self-harm may result in a struggle between patients and treatment staff. As a consequence, both sides have difficulty communicating effectively about the underlying problems and feelings surrounding self-harm. Between 2009 and 2011, a programme was developed and implemented to train mental health care staff (nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatris...

OBJECTIVES As part of a consultancy project on occupational health, the Delphi method was used to identify research priorities in occupational health in Malaysia. METHODS Participation was sought from government ministries, industry, and professional organisations, and university departments with an interest in occupational and public health. Two rounds of questionnaires resulted in a final l...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe current trends in parent education on infant feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to clarify the role of the occupational therapist in educating parents. METHOD Questionnaires were mailed to 190 neonatologists across the United States who were asked to forward it to a NICU occupational therapist. The questionnaire gathered...

Occupational exposure limits for substances having an irritant and odoriferous effect “Fresh, clean air” is a characteristic of the quality air we breathe. The perception unpleasant or unexpected odour often interpreted as indication pollution associated with concerns about adverse health effects. frequently asked question then: Does it only smell, also harmful to health? If hazardous are handl...

background: occupation is one of the major parts of our daily lives that might cause a great amount of stress. stress and job burnout are linked together. the association between musculoskeletal disorders (msd) and burnout syndrome as a psychosocial factor was investigated previously. objectives: the aim of this study was to identify the role of occupational stress and burnout in musculoskeleta...

background: in any research work the used tools to approach the designed project goals, should be evaluated. the purpose of the present study was to obtain validity and reliability of nutritional knowledge, illness perception and dietary adherence questionnaire. methods: the questionnaire of student ratings of teaching was evaluated in a descriptive study. in this study the views of 11 expert f...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational stress among rehabilitation staffs in tehran’s training hospitals . methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 169 staff members selected from a total of 300 rehabilitation staffs working in tehran’s training hospitals, recruited by random cluster sampling. ...