Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers

Jung, Sung Won; Lee, June-Hee; Lee, Kyung-Jae; Kim, Hyoung‐Ryoul

doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2019.09.004

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“…As shown in Table 2, perception of workers was, on average, low. This perception contradicts the findings reported in the scientific literature (13,22,23). Our interviewees assigned the highest mean value to physical risks exposure and the lowest to biological risks.…”

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Occupational risk perception of construction workers: a cross sectional study

Mastrantonio,

Cofini,

Mastrangeli

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionConstruction workers are often exposed to significant injury risk. The aim of our study is to assess their occupational hazards and injury risk perception.MethodsWe administered 256 questionnaires to construction workers. The survey was aimed at collecting information regarding occupational risk and hazard exposure perception, risk control and behavioral self-assessment. We analyzed the data obtained in order to highlight any associations between injury risk perception and anamnestic, occupational, behavioral or perceptual factors.ResultsParticipants were prevalently males (92.37%) aged 21–60 years (94%). They showed a job seniority level of 21.3 (11.51) on average and, ranging from a 1 to 10 score, a danger awareness of 6.8 (2.9), a lack of prevention measures 6.0 (3.3), an improper behavior of 7.3 (2.7), an unpredictable fate of 6.0 (2.9). These factors resulted significantly associated with the injury risk perception. Multivariable analysis highlighted that the injury risk perception was associated with the lack of prevention measure and unpredictable fate. On the other hand, we found a negative association with the workers’ improper behaviors.ConclusionWorkers’ perception showed fairly uniform average values even when occupational risk was demonstrated. Our analysis suggests a positive correlation between injury risk perception and the idea that injuries are due both to fate and to chance; it also shows a negative correlation between injury risk perception and the idea that injuries are due to improper behavior. A lack of fully comparable studies confirms the need for further studies on the injury risk perception of construction workers.

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Occupational risk perception of construction workers: a cross sectional study

Mastrantonio,

Cofini,

Mastrangeli

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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“…However, many nurses experience physiological issues, such as headache, due to long shifts and prolonged PPE use. Headaches in general are widely experienced, and nearly 90% of the world population has experienced a headache at least once in their lifetime [ 11 , 12 ]. Nurses who wear N95 masks are likely to experience some breathing resistance [ 7 , 13 ].…”

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The Association between Using Personal Protective Equipment and Headache among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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It is mandatory that healthcare workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for COVID-19 patients. Studies have shown that wearing PPE for a prolonged time may lead to symptoms of physical discomfort including headache. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and association between prolonged use of PPE and headaches. This was a cross-sectional study. A convenience sample of healthcare workers who worked with COVID-19 patients in clinical settings was recruited. The data were collected through an electronic survey shared as a link through social media. This study included 1060 participants, 753 (71%) female and 307 (29%) male. Participants were divided into two groups. Group A had 628 (60%) participants who did not have chronic headache before the COVID-19 pandemic, while Group B contained 432 (40%) participants who had a previous chronic headache. Headaches differed significantly between Groups A and B in frequency, type, location, and quality during the COVID-19 period. The analysis found a significant relationship between duration of PPE use and headache occurrence. The significant relationship between the duration of PPE usage and headache occurrence among healthcare workers should be considered when refining policies and procedures regarding prolonged PPE use.

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“…On the other hand, our study's main strong point is that, to the extent of our knowledge, this is the first study in South Korea and one of the few studies worldwide to focus on the simultaneous exposure of noise and vibration effects on insomnia. Other studies have previously investigated the effect of noise and vibration exposure on a variety of mental health problems [9,45]. However, those exposures were investigated individually, not simultaneously.…”

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Association between Occupational Noise and Vibration Exposure and Insomnia among Workers in Korea

Nari

Kim

Kang

et al. 2020

Life

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Background: The effect of noise and vibration exposure on disturbed sleep has been investigated in the past. However, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between workplace noise and vibration exposure with insomnia amongst representative Korean workers, both simultaneously and separately. Methods: Our research analyzed an overall population of 30,837 workers aged 15 years or older using data derived from the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) conducted in 2017. Chi-squared tests and logistic regression were performed to investigate baseline characteristics and to quantify the association between workplace exposure to noise and vibration with insomnia. Relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (S) were calculated to measure interactions between simultaneous noise and vibration exposure with insomnia. Results: The prevalence of those who reported insomnia was 18.3% of the general population. Among men and women, insomnia in those who were exposed to noise only was 13.9% and 18.3%, respectively, and in those who were exposed to vibration only, it was 23.9% in males and 26.4% in females. Insomnia in those who were exposed to both noise and vibration simultaneously was 20.5% and 41.2% in men and women, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) of insomnia due to noise exposure was 1.10 and 1.07 in men and women, respectively. OR of vibration exposure was 1.84 in men and 1.58 in women. For noise plus vibration exposure OR was 1.83 in men and 3.14 in female workers, where the synergistic effect of noise and vibration exposure could be seen. The association between the varying degree of simultaneous noise plus vibration exposure with insomnia showed a dose–response relationship. The interaction measures showed a synergistic effect of simultaneous exposure in women but not in men. Conclusion: Our study revealed an association between occupational noise and vibration exposure and insomnia, both individually and simultaneously. Additional studies and research are required to further comprehend this relationship.

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Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers

Cited by 9 publications

References 53 publications

Occupational risk perception of construction workers: a cross sectional study

Occupational risk perception of construction workers: a cross sectional study

The Association between Using Personal Protective Equipment and Headache among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Association between Occupational Noise and Vibration Exposure and Insomnia among Workers in Korea

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