Agreement in diagnosing occupational asthma by occupational and respiratory physicians who report to surveillance schemes for work-related ill-health

Turner, Susan; McNamee, Roseanne; Roberts, Catherine; Bradshaw, Lisa; Curran, Andrew; Francis, Mandy; Fishwick, David; Agius, Raymond

doi:10.1136/oem.2008.044560

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“…Comparisons with other medical surveillance programmes, involving general practitioners, occupational physicians or chest physicians, are therefore difficult and may not be appropriate. In a recent study, Turner et al 32 demonstrated that although the level agreement was only fair between occupational and chest physicians, no systematic errors were observed. Consequently, these findings only apply to France.…”

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Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009

Paris

Ngatchou-Wandji

Luc³

et al. 2012

Occup Environ Med

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009

Paris

Ngatchou-Wandji

Luc³

et al. 2012

Occup Environ Med

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“…For example, studies have been implemented within THOR to examine physicians’ diagnostic preferences regarding WRIH. From these it was concluded that, when presented with the same information, there was no systematic difference in the diagnostic labelling of work-related mental ill health by (THOR) occupational physicians, psychiatrists, and GPs or of asthma by (THOR) occupational physicians and chest physicians [27] , [28] . Research by THOR is not limited to WRIH determinants.…”

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confidence: 95%

The Health and Occupation Research Network: An Evolving Surveillance System

Carder

Hussey

Money

et al. 2017

Safety and Health at Work

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Vital to the prevention of work-related ill-health (WRIH) is the availability of good quality data regarding WRIH burden and risks. Physician-based surveillance systems such as The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK are often established in response to limitations of statutory, compensation-based systems for addressing certain epidemiological aspects of disease surveillance. However, to fulfil their purpose, THOR and others need to have methodologic rigor in capturing and ascertaining cases. This article describes how data collected by THOR and analogous systems can inform WRIH incidence, trends, and other determinants. An overview of the different strands of THOR research is provided, including methodologic advancements facilitated by increased data quantity/quality over time and the value of the research outputs for informing Government and other policy makers. In doing so, the utility of data collected by systems such as THOR to address a wide range of research questions, both in relation to WRIH and to wider issues of public and social health, is demonstrated.

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