Search Results - "Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine"

A review of permissible limits of drinking water by Kumar, Manoj, Puri, Avinash

“…Water is one of the prime necessities of life. We can hardly live for a few days without water. In a man's body, 70-80% is water. Cell, blood, and bones…”
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Healthy Worker Effect Phenomenon: Revisited with Emphasis on Statistical Methods - A Review by Chowdhury, Ritam, Shah, Divyang, Payal, Abhishek R

“…Known since 1885 but studied systematically only in the past four decades, the healthy worker effect (HWE) is a special form of selection bias common to…”
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The health of the healthcare workers by Joseph, Bobby, Joseph, Merlyn

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Occupational pesticide exposure, impaired DNA repair, and diseases by Kaur, Karashdeep, Kaur, Rupinder

“…Pesticides are a mixture of chemical substances used to kill pests. Apart from their toxicity to pests, thy affect nontarget organisms. They also generate free…”
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Tackling corona virus disease 2019 (COVID 19) in workplaces by Ramesh, Naveen, Siddaiah, Archana, Joseph, Bobby

“…Coronaviruses are zoonotic viruses and six species of Coronaviruses are known to cause human disease such as cause common cold, severe acute respiratory…”
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: A cross-sectional assessment of risk factors in a tertiary hospital, India by Yasobant, Sandul, Rajkumar, Paramasivan

“…Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are responsible for morbidity in many working populations. Apart from lowering the quality of workers' life and…”
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Effect of shift work on sleep, health, and quality of life of health-care workers by Nena, Evangelia, Katsaouni, Maria, Steiropoulos, Paschalis, Theodorou, Evangelos, Constantinidis, Theodoros, Tripsianis, Grigorios

“…Background: Shift work is associated with sleep disruption, impaired quality of life, and is a risk factor for several health conditions. Aim of this study was…”
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The spiritual dimension of health for more spirituality at workplace by Chirico, Francesco, Magnavita, Nicola

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Comparing the effectiveness of three ergonomic risk assessment methods-RULA, LUBA, and NERPA-to predict the upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders by Yazdanirad, Saeid, Khoshakhlagh, Amir, Habibi, Ehsanollah, Zare, Asma, Zeinodini, Mohammad, Dehghani, Fatemeh

“…Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are a major problem in all jobs. Several methods are available for assessing the exposure to risk factors associated with…”
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Emotional Intelligence and Occupational Stress Among Nursing Professionals in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Bangalore: A Multicentric, Cross-Sectional Study by Regy, Minitta M, Ramesh, Naveen

“…Nursing profession requires strength and resilience not just physically, but emotionally as well which requires them to adapt in stressful situations that they…”
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Mental health effects of climate change by Padhy, Susanta Kumar, Sarkar, Sidharth, Panigrahi, Mahima, Paul, Surender

“…We all know that 2014 has been declared as the hottest year globally by the Meteorological department of United States of America. Climate change is a global…”
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Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome: Are green buildings better than conventional buildings? by Gawande, Sonal, Tiwari, Rajnarayan, Narayanan, Prakash, Bhadri, Ashwin

“…Indoor air quality (IAQ) influences human health, productivity and wellness. Green buildings are believed to have better IAQ. The 'sick building syndrome'…”
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Occupational stress among staff nurses: Controlling the risk to health by Sharma, Parul, Davey, Anuradha, Davey, Sanjeev, Shukla, Arvind, Shrivastava, Kajal, Bansal, Rahul

“…Nursing has been identified as an occupation that has high levels of stress. Job stress brought about hazardous impacts not only on nurses' health but also on…”
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Determinants of workplace productivity decline in the tunisian onshore oil and gas industry by Imen, Ayadi, Nehla, Rmadi, Imen, Sellami, Nada, Kotti, Mounira, Hajjaji, Ahmed, Rebai

“…Background: This study explored the impact of occupational stress, personal factors, and physical conditions on work productivity decline (WPD) among workers…”
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Response to Letter to Editor by Tiwari, Rajnarayan, Raghavan, Sampathraju

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Healthy worker effect phenomenon by Shah, Divyang

“…The Healthy Worker Effect (HWE) phenomenon has been under debate since some years. Some epidemiologists regard HWE as an ordinary method problem while others…”
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Knowledge and perception of farmers regarding pesticide usage in a rural farming village, Southern India by Satya Sai, Minnikanti, Revati, G, Ramya, R, Swaroop, Ann, Maheswari, Eswaran, Kumar, Mudigubba

“…Background: Farmers are extensively using pesticides for pest control in agriculture. Their precarious handling practices may lead to higher exposure resulting…”
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Global mesothelioma epidemic: Trend and features by Bianchi, Claudio, Bianchi, Tommaso

“…Mesothelioma incidence has taken epidemic proportions in various countries. The trend of the epidemic remains undefined. To collect the most recent available…”
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Perceived heat stress and health effects on construction workers by Dutta, Priya, Rajiva, Ajit, Andhare, Dileep, Azhar, Gulrez Shah, Tiwari, Abhiyant, Sheffield, Perry

“…Increasing heat waves-particularly in urban areas where construction is most prevalent, highlight a need for heat exposure assessment of construction workers…”
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Combating climate change-induced heat stress: Assessing cool roofs and its impact on the indoor ambient temperature of the households in the Urban slums of Ahmedabad by Vellingiri, Selvakumar, Dutta, Priya, Singh, Srishti, Sathish, L, Pingle, Shyam, Brahmbhatt, Bijal

“…Background: The rising global temperature and frequent heatwaves are the adverse effects of climate change. The causalities and ill impacts of the heat stress…”
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