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Elizabeth L Yanik, Carolina Alvarez, Rebecca J Cleveland, Amanda E Nelson, Yvonne M Golightly
BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is a leading cause of disability. Occupations requiring high upper extremity demands may put workers at greater risk of shoulder injury and resulting pain. We examined associations of occupation with shoulder pain and upper extremity disability in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. METHODS: Work industry and occupational tasks for the longest job held were collected from participants. At follow-up ranging from 4-10 years later, participants were asked about shoulder symptoms (pain, aching, or stiffness occurring most days of 1 month in the last year) and given a 9-item, modified Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire to categorize disability from 0-4 (none-worst)...
May 11, 2024: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Hae-Mi Kim, Kyoung-Jin Kim, Kwanghyun Lee, Myeong Jin Yoon, Jenny Choih, Tae-Joon Hong, Eun Ji Cho, Hak-Jun Jung, Jayoung Kim, Ji Soo Park, Hye Young Na, Yong-Seok Heo, Chae Gyu Park, Heungrok Park, Sungho Han, Donggoo Bae
BACKGROUND: Several PD-1 antibodies approved as anti-cancer therapies work by blocking the interaction of PD-1 with its ligand PD-L1, thus restoring anti-cancer T cell activities. These PD-1 antibodies lack inter-species cross-reactivity, necessitating surrogate antibodies for preclinical studies, which may limit the predictability and translatability of the studies. RESULTS: To overcome this limitation, we have developed an inter-species cross-reactive PD-1 antibody, GNUV201, by utilizing an enhanced diversity mouse platform (SHINE MOUSE™)...
May 11, 2024: BMC Immunology
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Ashenafi Hailu, Birhanu Zeleke, Zeberihe Ermias, Fasil Kenea Duguma, Sara Dula, Samson Wakuma Abaya, Seblework Mekonen Shegen, Gudina Terefe Tucho, Tariku Neme Afata
Excessive occupational exposure to noise results in a well-recognized occupational hearing loss which is prevalent in many workplaces and now it is taken as a global problem. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss and associated factors among workers in the Bishoftu Central Air Base in Ethiopia. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 central air base workers through face-to-face interviews, an environment noise survey, and an audiometric test for data collection...
May 10, 2024: Scientific Reports
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Satoru Kanamori, Kiyomi Tomiyama, Yasuo Haruyama
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the non-inferiority of online counseling over face-to-face counseling for specific health guidance (SHG). METHODS: This prospective observational study was conducted using specific health checkup (SHC) and SHG data of individuals with health insurance in Japan. We analyzed data from 1,431 participants who met the inclusion criteria, including those who underwent online or face-to-face counseling between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, and received an SHC in the following year but no earlier than 90 days after their first counseling session...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational Health
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Leah H Schinasi, Augusta Williams, Alina Schnake-Mahl
OBJECTIVE: We estimated associations of a rest break ordinance, implemented for construction workers in Dallas, Texas in 2016, with workplace injuries and illnesses. METHODS: We used workers' compensation claims data to compare changes in rates of injuries and illnesses among Dallas, TX County construction (i.e., "treated") workers with changes in untreated workers, before (2013 - 2015) and after (2016 - 2018) a rest break ordinance was implemented. RESULTS: Immediately after the ordinance was implemented, rates of injuries/illnesses among treated workers were modestly lower than in comparison workers (Rate Ratio comparing post- versus pre-mandate rates, treated versus comparison workers: 0...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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J D Borrowman, Mackenzie Unke, Melissa Jones, Kara M Whitaker
OBJECTIVES: Qualitatively assess experiences of occupational pregnancy discrimination. METHODS: A fully remote phenomenological qualitative study was completed leveraging semi-structured interviews with a sample of pregnant employees in the US. Inclusion criteria included being pregnant, working at least 35 hours/week, employed at least one year at current employer, and without diagnosed depression/anxiety. RESULTS: Participants (N = 20) were on average 30 years of age, worked 42...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Darby Dwyer, Shyam S Ramachandran, Kyle McCall, Masen Ragsdale, David Ring, Sina Ramtin
OBJECTIVE: We selected statements in the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) that had the potential to reinforce misconceptions regarding symptoms from rotator cuff tendinopathy (RCT). These statements were revised and presented with the original statement to specialists. METHODS: Twelve statements regarding RCT were identified as deviating from principles based on ethics, values, and the evidence regarding both pathophysiology and human illness behavior. One hundred fifteen upper extremity surgeons reviewed both original and revised versions of the statements and indicated their preference...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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J Mark Melhorn, Barry Gelinas, Douglas W Martin, Kurt T Hegmann, Matthew S Thiese
OBJECTIVE: Describe and evaluate methodological improvements in AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Guides) Sixth Edition 2024, including an updated sequential method and enhanced diagnosis-based impairment tables, compared to the Guides Sixth 2008. METHODS: Three physician experts and three pre-medical students, respectively, completed two rounds of impairment ratings using the AMA Guides Sixth 2008 vs. 2024 methods. Impairment values and completion times using each method were compared for both groups...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Hope F Douglas, Monica Midon, Dario Floriano, Klaus Hopster
OBJECTIVES: The goals were to determine the environmental levels of desflurane waste anesthetic gas and the desflurane occupational exposure of operating room staff during the anesthesia of large animal veterinary patients. METHODS: Active environmental sampling was performed using single-beam infrared spectrophotometry. Passive sampling with dosimeter badges was used to measure the occupational exposure of anesthesia and operating room staff. RESULTS: Higher concentrations of desflurane (n = 16) were measured at all recovery timepoints relative to the concentrations measured at all locations and timepoints at the start of anesthesia and surgery (p < 0...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Julie Ording, Marianne Cloeren, Brian Chen, David Caretto
Workers' compensation outpatient care requires attention to causation, functional assessment, work disability prevention and return-to-work planning, elements not usually addressed in other types of outpatient encounters. Because these elements of care deviate from the usual pattern of ambulatory services, providers of workers' compensation care have faced challenges in billing and auditing practices resulting in underpayment when providing high-value care based on evidence-based guidelines. Recent changes in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rules on documentation requirements for coding outpatient evaluation and management encounters offer an opportunity for occupational health clinicians to be paid appropriately for care that follows occupational medicine practice guidelines...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Karyn K X Low, Michael Di Donato, Shannon E Gray
OBJECTIVE: To determine patterns of physiotherapy and opioid use among compensated workers with low back pain (LBP), factors associated with these, and their association with time loss. METHODS: Accepted Victorian and South Australian workers' compensation claims, services, medicines data for LBP claims lodged 30th June 2010-1st July 2015. Descriptive statistics, multinomial logistic and Cox regression was used to determine usage groups, their predictors, and effect of these on time loss...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Gunilla M Liedberg, Mathilda Björk, Marie-France Coutu, Marie-José Durand, Christina Turesson
BACKGROUND: A well-defined and clear procedure is a key factor supporting return-to-work and enhancing collaboration and understanding between employers and employees. The adaptation of the Tool for Support-Gradual Return to Work, TS-GRTW, addresses relevant cultural aspects valuable for wider adoption. OBJECTIVE: develop a Swedish version, the GRTWswe, for implementation and integration into the Swedish labor market's RTW process. This involved translating, culturally adapting, and assessing the appropriateness and utility...
May 9, 2024: Work: a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation
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Louise Myles, Nicola Massy-Westropp, Fiona Barnett
BACKGROUND: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a reliable assessment of hand function. Interpretation of HGS is commonly done using normative data. Normative HGS data HGS considers the influence of age and gender without adjustment for anthropometric measurements or functional factors known to influence HGS. OBJECTIVE: To determine the potential relationship of select anthropometric measurements (height, weight, hand length and width, forearm length and circumference) and functional factors (hand dominance, work and lifestyle category) to HGS...
May 9, 2024: Work: a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation
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Robayet Ferdous Syed
BACKGROUND: Although the pandemic is nearing its end, the question of whether COVID-19 infection will be considered a work-related or occupational disease remains a legal issue. Therefore, this study aims to provide clarification on this matter. OBJECTIVES: Since the International Labour Organization (ILO) serves as the primary authority on work-related matters, this study is focused on analyzing the ILO's policies regarding the acknowledgment of COVID-19 infections as occupational diseases...
May 7, 2024: Work: a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation
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Neel S Bhatt, Pamela Goodman, Wendy M Leisenring, Gregory T Armstrong, Eric J Chow, Melissa M Hudson, Kevin R Krull, Paul C Nathan, Kevin C Oeffinger, Leslie L Robison, Anne C Kirchhoff, Daniel A Mulrooney
IMPORTANCE: Employment is an important factor in quality of life and provides social and economic support. Longitudinal data on employment and associations with chronic health conditions for adult survivors of childhood cancer are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate longitudinal trends in employment among survivors of childhood cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective cohort study of 5-year cancer survivors diagnosed at age 20 years or younger between 1970 and 1986 enrolled in the multi-institutional Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open
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Marzena Waszczak-Jeka, Paweł Żuchowski, Marta Dura, Agnieszka Bielewicz-Zielińska, Michał Kułakowski, Alicja Góralczyk
In the course of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), depression occurs much more often than in the general population. Depression can be considered a poor prognostic factor. The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between the occurrence of depression and the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in patients with PsA. The study included 86 (47F/39M) patients with PsA. Only patients with high disease activity (DAPSA > 28) were enrolled in the study. The severity of depressive symptoms was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) for all patients...
May 10, 2024: Rheumatology International
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Emma Empson, Susan May
AIM: To develop a better understanding of the perceptions of first point of contact roles within primary care by pre-registration students of the Allied Health Professions (AHPs). BACKGROUND: General practice in the UK is under growing pressure from declining general practitioner (GP) numbers and increased service demand. The National Health Service (NHS) is attempting to mitigate this demand by making more effective use of its highly experienced workforce through the creation of first contact practitioners (FCPs)...
June 2024: Musculoskeletal Care
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Steve R Ommen, Carolyn Y Ho, Irfan M Asif, Seshadri Balaji, Michael A Burke, Sharlene M Day, Joseph A Dearani, Kelly C Epps, Lauren Evanovich, Victor A Ferrari, José A Joglar, Sadiya S Khan, Jeffrey J Kim, Michelle M Kittleson, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Matthew W Martinez, Seema Mital, Srihari S Naidu, Sara Saberi, Christopher Semsarian, Sabrina Times, Cynthia Burstein Waldman
AIM: The "2024 AHA/ACC/AMSSM/HRS/PACES/SCMR Guideline for the Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy" provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted from September 14, 2022, to November 22, 2022, encompassing studies, reviews, and other evidence on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and other selected databases relevant to this guideline...
May 3, 2024: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giuseppe Argenziano, Francesco Cusano, Monica Corazza, Salvatore Amato, Paolo Amerio, Luigi Naldi, Cataldo Patruno, Paolo D Pigatto, Pietro Quaglino, Paolo Gisondi, Andrea Chiricozzi, Francesco Tonon, Luca Stingeni, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Andreas Wollenberg, Maria Kinberger, Bernd W Arents, Nora Aszodi, Gabriela L Avila Valle, Sebastien Barbarot, Thomas Bieber, Helen A Brough, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Stéphanie Christen-Zäch, Mette Deleuran, Martin Dittmann, Corinna Dressler, Antjie H Fink-Wagner, Nicole Fosse, Krisztián Gáspár, Louise A Gerbens, Uwe Gieler, Giampiero Girolomoni, Stamatios Gregoriou, Charlotte G Mortz, Alexander Nast, Uffe Nygaard, Magali Redding, Eva M Rehbinder, Johannes Ring, Mariateresa Rossi, Esther Serra-Baldrich, Dagmar Simon, Zsuzsanna Z Szalai, Jacek C Szepietowski, Antonio Torrelo, Thomas Werfel, Carsten Flohr
SIDeMaST (Società Italiana di Dermatologia Medica, Chirurgica, Estetica e delle Malattie Sessualmente Trasmesse) contributed to the development of the present guideline on the systemic treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. With the permission of EuroGuiDerm, SIDeMaST adapted the guideline to the Italian healthcare context to supply a reliable and affordable tool to Italian physicians who take care of patients affected by atopic dermatitis. The evidence- and consensus-based guideline on atopic eczema was developed in accordance with the EuroGuiDerm Guideline and Consensus Statement Development Manual...
May 10, 2024: Italian journal of dermatology and venereology
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Michał Szulawski, Łukasz Baka
BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that teachers' ability to perform their work tasks well is one of the most important antecedents of the achievements of students. This project was focused on verifying an underresearched relation among basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration, the way the teachers use their time to recover from work stressors, with their performance and self-efficacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The participants were 503 teachers from a representative sample of schools in Poland...
May 10, 2024: Medycyna Pracy
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