Topic translation of science into policy in occupational and environmental health

 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Longevity of Polish top-class athletes compared to other social elites and well-known people in the years 2001–2021
Witold Śmigielski, Łukasz Małek, Magdalena Kwaśniewska, Robert Gajda, Katarzyna Pawlak-Sobczak, Karol Korczak, Alicja Cicha-Mikołajczyk, Aleksandra Piwońska, Jerzy Piwoński, Janusz Śmigielski, Wojciech Drygas
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(3):335-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02369
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Evaluating exposure-response relationship in 1,3-butadiene and leukemia studies
Evangelia E. Antoniou, Chris Kirman
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(3):300-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02387
 
REVIEW / COMMENT
 

The long COVID and its mental health manifestations – the review of literature
Patrycja Pietrzak, Wojciech Hanke
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(3):360-80
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02373
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Did safety-engineered device implementation contribute to reducing the risk of needlestick and sharps injuries? Retrospective investigation of 20 years of observation in a specialist tertiary referral hospital
Anna Szczypta, Anna Różańska, Małgorzata Siewierska, Kamil Drożdż, Mirosław Szura, Katarzyna Talaga-Ćwiertnia
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(2):234-43
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02308
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Fatigue based on the subjective feeling of people representing selected medical professions
Ewa Puszczalowska-Lizis, Dominik Szymanski, Sabina Lizis, Joanna Krajewska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(1):72-83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02262
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Rehabilitation of sick-listed LBP patients in occupational health with collaboration of the workplace
Valtteri Kokkonen, Anne Lamminpää, Kari Reijula, Fabrizio Russo, Sergio Iavicoli, Vincenzo Denaro, Jaana Kuoppala
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(1):3-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02263
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Work for the Prison Service: selected health consequences – investigating the role of personal resources, job demands, work stress, and burnout
Ewa Sygit-Kowalkowska, Katarzyna Orlak, Mikołaj Stolarski
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(6):744-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02224
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Reinvigorating engineered noise controls: a systems approach
Jeremy Slagley, Adam Dudarewicz, Małgorzata Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska, Francis Slagley
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(5):672-84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02043
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

A narrative review on factors associated with job interruption during pregnancy
Loïc Brunner, Peggy Chagnon Krief, Isabelle Probst, Alessia Abderhalden-Zellweger, Saira-Christine Renteria, Julien Vonlanthen, Karine Moschetti
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(3):303-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02132
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Numerical and clinical analysis of an eyeball injuries under direct impact
Mateusz Koberda, Andrzej Skorek, Paweł Kłosowski, Marcin Żmuda-Trzebiatowski, Krzysztof Żerdzicki, Paweł Lemski, Urszula Stodolska-Koberda
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(2):263-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01913
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Teacher stress among public primary and secondary schoolteachers in Datong, a city of Shanxi Province, China: association between teacher stress and standardized workload
Xiaojuan Zhang, Jungang Guo, Li Ma, Ruijun Xu, Jinfang Wang, Yonghong Yang, Hong Shen
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(2):161-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01948
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in primary and tertiary healthcare: a comparative cross-sectional study
Ida Aulanko, Enni Sanmark, Lotta Oksanen, Sampo Oksanen, Laura Lahdentausta, Anne Kivimäki, Susanna Paju, Milla Pietiäinen, Pirkko Pussinen, Ahmed Geneid
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):139-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01944
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Lithium batteries safety, wider perspective
Bartłomiej Łukasz, Iwona Rybakowska, Anna Krakowiak, Magdalena Gregorczyk, Wojciech Waldman
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):3-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01995
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate – BNT162b2 seroconversion rate and side effects among Polish healthcare workers
Bartosz Siewert, Anna Szabat, Małgorzata Chądzińska-Cebula, Natalia Purpurowicz-Miękus, Piotr Sujkowski, Rafał Spachacz, Grzegorz Dworacki, Jacek Wysocki, Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska, Ewelina Gowin
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(6):761-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01887
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Safe patient handling education: analysis from European higher education institutions
Marion Karppi, Javier Jerez-Roig, Kati Naamanka, Teresa Mimoso, Erja Sormunen, Vilma Dudoniene, Eija Mämmelä, Aldina Lucena, Leena Tamminen-Peter
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(5):615-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01954
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Factors affecting work ability and influencing early retirement decisions of older employees: an attempt to integrate the existing approaches
Barbara Woźniak, Monika Brzyska, Aleksandra Piłat, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(5):509-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01354
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the Northern Italy population before the COVID-19 second wave
Nausicaa Berselli, Tommaso Filippini, Stefania Paduano, Marcella Malavolti, Alberto Modenese, Fabriziomaria Gobba, Paola Borella, Isabella Marchesi, Roberto Vivoli, Paola Perlini, Rossana Bellucci, Annalisa Bargellini, Marco Vinceti
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(1):63-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01826
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

The analysis of screening costs for hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia as part of obligatory examinations of employees
Andrzej Marcinkiewicz, Dominik Olejniczak, Daniel Śliż, Anna Staniszewska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(5):581-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01708
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

The effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiovascular risk factors and urinary mercury in workers employed at electrolytic production of chlorine
Anna Skoczyńska, Maciej Cyran, Barbara Turczyn, Anna Wojakowska, Beata Smyk, Marta Skoczyńska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(4):551-64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01597
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

The number of nurses and midwives per 1000 inhabitants influences life expectancy: a retrospective analysis based on data from 46 countries
Bożena Czarkowska-Pączek, Małgorzata Dawidowska, Lena Serafin
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(4):505-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01699
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Sources of healthcare workers’ COVID‑19 infections and related safety guidelines
Lotta-Maria A.H. Oksanen, Enni Sanmark, Sampo A. Oksanen, Veli-Jukka Anttila, Jussi J. Paterno, Maija Lappalainen, Lasse Lehtonen, Ahmed Geneid
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(2):239-49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01741
 
REVIEW / COMMENT
 

COVID-19 and respiratory protection for healthcare providers
Sarkis Sozkes, Serda Sozkes
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(2):307-18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01666
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Treatment outcomes of peri-articular steroid injection for patients with work-related sacroiliac joint pain and lumbar para-spinal muscle strain
Khalid Medani, Kushinga Bvute, Natasha Narayan, Cesar Reis, Akbar Sharip
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(1):111-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01602
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes and infections in daycare workers: an overview of current epidemiological evidence and implications for primary prevention
Anca Radauceanu, Myriam Bouslama
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(6):733-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01549
 
OTHERS
 

New trends in the prevention of occupational noise-induced hearing loss
Mariola Sliwinska-Kowalska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(6):841-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01600
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Occupational health hazards of street cleaners – a literature review considering prevention practices at the workplace
Vera van Kampen, Frank Hoffmeyer, Christoph Seifert, Thomas Brüning, Jürgen Bünger
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(6):701-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01576
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Continuous professional development of nurses and ICNP® introduction in Poland
Grażyna Dębska, Bożena Gorzkowicz, Zofia Foryś, Dorota Kilańska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(3):353-63
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01480
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Classification of the appropriate behaviors of Patients for Patient Safety against the Chinese cultural background, based on grounded theory
Yaohui Wang, Quanlong Liu, Lina He, Xinchun Li
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(3):263-72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01525
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Challenges for the labor market: 2 complementary approaches to premature cessation of occupational activity
Aleksandra Piłat, Michał Wilga, Matilde Leonardi, Anastasia Vlachou, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(5):695-721
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01350
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Health promotion and prevention in occupational health systems in Europe
Piotr Sakowski, Andrzej Marcinkiewicz
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(3):353-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01384
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience
Gabriele Giorgi, Giulio Arcangeli, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Venerando Rapisarda, Nicola Mucci
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(2):255-65
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01333
 
EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Letter to the Editor (April 4, 2018) concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”
Philip J. Landrigan, Richard A. Lemen, on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(6):845-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01345
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Evaluation of the safety of users of active implantable medical devices (AIMD) in the working environment in terms of exposure to electromagnetic fields – Practical approach to the requirements of European Directive 2013/35/EU
Patryk Zradziński, Jolanta Karpowicz, Krzysztof Gryz, Wiesław Leszko
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(6):795-808
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00783
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Evaluation of circulating microparticles in healthy medical workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation: A preliminary study
Ghassan Al-Massarani, Fadi Najjar, Abdulmunim Aljapawe, Adnan Ikhtiar
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(6):783-93
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01106
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Health promotion for the aging workforce in Poland
Nicola Magnavita, Piotr Sakowski, Ilaria Capitanelli, Daniele Ignazio La Milia, Umberto Moscato, Andrea Poscia, Walter Ricciardi
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(6):753-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01207
 
EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Authors’ response (November 28, 2017) to the letter to the Editor concerning the paper “Screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea: Validation of STOP-Bang questionnaire”
Martin B. Popević, Andjela Milovanović, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradović, Dejan Nešić, Jovica Milovanović, Aleksandar P.S. Milovanović
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(5):699-701
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01307
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Evaluation of a chemical risk assessment method of South Korea for chemicals classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR)
Min-Uk Kim, Sang-Hoon Byeon
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(4):491-501
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01125
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Air temperature exposure and agricultural occupational injuries in the Autonomous Province of Trento (2000–2013, North-Eastern Italy)
Matteo Riccò
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(3):317-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01114
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

How job and family demands impact change in perceived stress: A dyadic study
Ewelina Smoktunowicz, Roman Cieślak
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(2):199-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01134
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Economic situation and occupational accidents in Poland: 2002–2014 panel data regional study
Błażej Łyszczarz, Ewelina Nojszewska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(2):151-64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01093
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Zinc exposure for female workers in a galvanizing plant in Northern Italy
Matteo Riccò, Silvia Cattani, Carlo Signorelli
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(1):113-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00878
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Obstructive sleep apnea risk for driving license applicants in India – A community based study
Abhishek Dubey, Darshan K. Bajaj, Apurva Mishra, Balendra Pratap Singh, Vinay Gupta, Surya Kant, Swati Dixit
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(1):25-36
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01021
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Social costs of loss in productivity-related absenteeism in Poland
Agnieszka Genowska, Justyna Fryc, Jarosław Pinkas, Jacek Jamiołkowski, Krystyna Szafraniec, Andrzej Szpak, Iwona Bojar
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(6):917-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01123
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Do workers’ health surveillance examinations fulfill their occupational preventive objective? Analysis of the medical practice of occupational physicians in Catalonia, Spain
Mari Cruz Rodríguez-Jareño, Emilia Molinero, Jaume de Montserrat, Antoni Vallès, Marta Aymerich
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(6):823-48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00911
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Combined effects of NQO1 Pro187Ser or SULT1A1 Arg213His polymorphism and smoking on bladder cancer risk: Two meta-analyses
Xiao-Chun Wang, Jian Wang, Hui-Hui Tao, Chao Zhang, Li-Fa Xu
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(5):791-802
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00930
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea: Validation of STOP-Bang questionnaire
Martin B. Popević, Andjela Milovanović, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradović, Dejan Nešić, Jovica Milovanović, Aleksandar P.S. Milovanović
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(5):751-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00906
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Back and neck pain disability and upper limb symptoms of home healthcare workers: A case-control study from Northern Italy
Matteo Riccò, Federica Pezzetti, Carlo Signorelli
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(2):291-304
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00629
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Effort–reward imbalance, overcommitment and their associations with all-cause and mental disorder long-term sick leave – A case-control study of the Swedish working population
Ulrik Lidwall
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(6):973-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00712
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Professional activity, information demands, training and updating needs of occupational medicine physicians in Italy: National survey
Benedetta Persechino, Luca Fontana, Giuliana Buresti, Bruna Maria Rondinone, Patrizia Laurano, Marcello Imbriani, Sergio Iavicoli
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(5):837-58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00736
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Availability and the use of work-life balance benefits guaranteed by the Polish Labour Code among workers employed on the basis of employment contracts in small and medium enterprises
Aleksandra Andysz, Aleksandra Jacukowicz, Aleksander Stańczak, Marcin Drabek
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(4):709-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00745
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Poor weight control, alcoholic beverage consumption and sudden sleep onset at the wheel among Italian truck drivers: A preliminary pilot study
Gian Luca Rosso, Cristina Montomoli, Stefano M. Candura
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(3):405-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00638
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Implementation of smoke-free homes in Poland
Dorota Kaleta, Adam Fronczak, Bukola Usidame, Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska, Piotr Wojtysiak
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(1):137-48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00435
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Examination of virtual phantoms with respect to their possible use in assessing compliance with the electromagnetic field exposure limits specified by Directive 2013/35/EU
Patryk Zradziński
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(5):781-92
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00342
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Increased risk of horse sensitization in southwestern Iranian horse riders
Mozhgan Moghtaderi, Shirin Farjadian, Zeynab Hosseini, Alireza Raayat
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(5):909-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00471
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Scientific publications in public, environmental and occupational health journals by authors from China, Japan and Korea in East Asia: A 10-year literature survey from 2003 to 2012
Meina Li, Xiaodong Liu, Lulu Zhang
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(4):663-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00401
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

A systematic review to determine reliability and usefulness of the field-based test batteries for the assessment of physical fitness in adolescents – The ASSO Project
Antonino Bianco, Moném Jemni, Ewan Thomas, Antonino Patti, Antonio Paoli, Joana Ramos Roque, Antonio Palma, Caterina Mammina, Garden Tabacchi
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(3):445-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00393
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

Residential exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and its associates: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey in Poland
Dorota Kaleta, Piotr Wojtysiak, Bukola Usidame, Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Adam Fronczak, Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(3):557-70
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00434
 
ORIGINAL PAPER
 

The influence of ski helmets on sound perception and sound localisation on the ski slope
Lana Ružić, Anton Tudor, Ivan Radman, Mario Kasović, Vjekoslav Cigrovski
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2015;28(2):389-94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00590
 
 
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