Behavioural interventions to promote workers' use of respiratory protective equipment

Luong-Thanh, Bao-Yen; Laopaiboon, Malinee; Koh, David; Sakunkoo, Pornpun; Moe, Hla Hla

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010157.pub2

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“…It is possible that an optimized and more accurate instrument to measure intention would have been able to detect more subtle changes with greater accuracy. Nevertheless, the results are in line with existing literature reporting small increases in attitudes, knowledge and behavior after conducting similar interventions (Luong Thanh et al, 2016).…”

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“…The intervention format was in part chosen because the authors wanted to test how fit-testing as an intervention would compare against a more common lecture-based intervention. As described earlier, Luong Thanh et al (2016) showed small improvements in RPE use due to, among others, lecture based interventions. In addition, lecture based interventions are relatively easy to construct and perform.…”

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confidence: 55%

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The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Intervention on the Use of Respirators in the Norwegian Smelter Industry

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The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Intervention on the Use of Respirators in the Norwegian Smelter Industry

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“…Three SRs included studies about the efficacy of interventions to prevent occupational skin and lung diseases 40–42…”

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Evidence-based occupational health and safety interventions: a comprehensive overview of reviews

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ObjectivesOccupational injuries and diseases are a huge public health problem and cause extensive suffering and loss of productivity. Nevertheless, many occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines are still not based on the best available evidence. In the last decade, numerous systematic reviews on behavioural, relational and mixed interventions to reduce occupational injuries and diseases have been carried out, but a comprehensive synopsis is yet missing. The aim of this overview of reviews is to provide a comprehensive basis to inform evidence-based decision-making about interventions in the field of OHS.MethodsWe conducted an overview of reviews. We searched MEDLINE (Ovid), the Cochrane Library (Wiley), epistemonikos.org and Scopus (Elsevier) for relevant systematic reviews published between January 2008 and June 2018. Two authors independently screened abstracts and full-text publications and determined the risk of bias of the included systematic reviews with the ROBIS (Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews) tool.ResultsWe screened 2287 abstracts and 200 full-texts for eligibility. Finally, we included 25 systematic reviews with a low risk of bias for data synthesis and analysis. We identified systematic reviews on the prevention of occupational injuries, musculoskeletal, skin and lung diseases, occupational hearing impairment and interventions without specific target diseases. Several interventions led to consistently positive results on individual diseases; other interventions did not show any effects, or the studies are contradictory. We provide detailed results on all included interventions.DiscussionTo our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive overview of behavioural, relational and mixed interventions and their effectiveness in preventing occupational injuries and diseases. It provides policymakers with an important basis for making evidence-based decisions on interventions in this field.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018100341

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“…Some other reviews of intervention studies in the OH field also suggest that the quality of evidence resulting from these studies may be deficient. A recent Cochrane review of the effectiveness of behavioral interventions concerning respiratory protective equipment concluded that reviewed studies were of low methodological quality with all included studies judged to have a high risk of bias (34). Further, Robson et al reviewed articles on the effectiveness of occupational health and safety management system interventions and found that only 1 of 23 articles described an intervention study with a sufficiently high methodological quality (35).…”

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Interventions to Reduce Exposures in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Over Six Decades, 1960–2019

Ohlander

Kromhout

Tongeren

2020

Front. Public Health

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Background: Reducing occupational ill-health from chemical and biological agents is realized primarily through the mitigation and elimination of hazardous exposures. Despite evidence of declining exposure in European and North-American workplaces, comprehensive studies of the effectiveness of workplace interventions for reducing hazardous exposure and associated work-related ill-health seem rare. We reviewed occupational intervention studies targeting exposure to chemical and biological agents, and determined trends in frequency and quality of such studies. Methods: We searched Embase, Medline, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed original articles on occupational intervention studies published 1960-2019, aimed at reducing workers' exposure to dusts, gases, fumes, or liquids of chemical, biological, or mineral nature, or workers' risks for associated health outcomes. The frequency of articles, intervention types, intervention endpoints, and study quality of published intervention studies between 1960 and 2019 and according to 10-year intervals were analyzed. Results: Of 3,663 retrieved articles, 146 intervention studies were identified and reviewed, of which 63 concerned control measures, 43 behavioral change, 28 use of personal protective equipment, and 12 workplace policies. Intervention endpoints were occupational exposures (73%), health outcomes (22%), and a combination of both (5%). Of reviewed studies, 38% involved a control group, 16% randomized the intervention, 86% were planned interventions, and 86% compared exposure or health outcomes pre and post intervention. Over time the number of intervention studies identified in this search increased from none during 1960-1969 to ∼60 during 2000-2009 and 2010-2019, respectively. The study quality improved over time, with no studies during 1960-1989 that complied with the highest quality criteria. During 2000-2009 and 2010-2019 16 and 12% of studies, respectively, were judged to be of highest quality. Conclusion: Despite an improvement over the last six decades in the frequency and quality of intervention studies targeting exposure to chemicals and biological agents, the absolute number of intervention studies remains low, particularly when considering Ohlander et al. Interventions in Occupational Health only high quality studies. Occupational exposure to chemical and biological agents is still causing excessive disease in workforces worldwide. To reduce occupational ill-health caused by these exposures, it is important to expand the evidence on (cost-)effectiveness and transferability of interventions to reduce exposure and health effects.

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Behavioural interventions to promote workers' use of respiratory protective equipment

Cited by 31 publications

References 51 publications

The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Intervention on the Use of Respirators in the Norwegian Smelter Industry

The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Intervention on the Use of Respirators in the Norwegian Smelter Industry

Evidence-based occupational health and safety interventions: a comprehensive overview of reviews

Interventions to Reduce Exposures in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Over Six Decades, 1960–2019

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