Occupational history: A neglected component of history taking

Alex, Reginald; Francis, Mark R.; Prashanth, HR; Kundavaram, Abhilash

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“…The nonuse of a standard history form among participant physicians was the significant independent predictor of low knowledge. Regularly gathering an occupational history is believed to improve a doctor's knowledge of occupational medicine 15 . Mnemonic devices, electronic health records, or questionnaires carefully structured to include essential elements of occupational history can ensure the proper level of detail included in the documentation of occupational history 18,32 .…”

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“…Regularly gathering an occupational history is believed to improve a doctor's knowledge of occupational medicine. 15 Mnemonic devices, electronic health records, or questionnaires carefully structured to include essential elements of occupational history can ensure the proper level of detail included in the documentation of occupational history. 18,32 Indeed, some authors advised the use of a template or proforma.…”

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“…3,7,9,10,[12][13][14] Despite the importance of occupational history in diagnosing occupational diseases, several studies have shown that many physicians do not take an occupational history and rarely ask about details other than the patient's current occupation, with few taking an adequate occupational history from all patients. [14][15][16][17][18] However, to our knowledge, no research has been conducted on Egyptian physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward occupational diseases or their practice of occupational history taking. Thus, this research aims to evaluate different specialty physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward occupational diseases and occupational…”

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“…Despite the importance of occupational history in diagnosing occupational diseases, several studies have shown that many physicians do not take an occupational history and rarely ask about details other than the patient's current occupation, with few taking an adequate occupational history from all patients 14–18 …”

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Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Occupational Diseases Diagnosis and Occupational History Taking

Sehsah,

El-Gilany,

El-Hadidy

2024

J Occup Environ Med

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Objectives This cross-sectional study assessed physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward occupational diseases, their practice of occupational history taking, and the associated factors and barriers. Methods From January 1st to June 30th, 2023, Egyptian physicians from different specialties (n = 278) completed a questionnaire including sociodemographic and occupational data, questions measuring knowledge, attitudes, practice, and barriers. Results The significant predictor of low knowledge was the non-use of a standard history form. The lack of undergraduate education/postgraduate training in occupational diseases was the predictor of unfavorable attitudes and poor practice. Unfavorable attitudes also predicted poor practice. The main barriers were insufficient knowledge and busy schedules. Conclusions Different specialties physicians are essential in recognizing occupational diseases. They need to be knowledgeable about occupational diseases within their specialties. Specialized undergraduate and postgraduate training in this topic can help achieve such needs.

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2021

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences

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The Complexities of Unknowns: Knowledge Contestations and Occupational Disease Recognition

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In decision-making processes, competing knowledge claims create tensions, contestations, and negotiations between various social actors in their efforts to reach a decision. While attention to questions of knowledge (such as how certain knowledge gains legitimacy and authority) are useful in examining the dimensions and stakes of knowledge contestations, broadening the analysis to consider the complex role of unknowns can provide fruitful and nuanced insights into these contestations. Through a qualitative methodological research design, in this dissertation I focus on knowledge contestations in relation to the challenges of recognizing occupational diseases in the context of the Ontario workers' compensation system. The research questions that drive this investigation are as follows: (1) how do unknowns complicate knowledge contestations, specifically those surrounding the recognition of occupational diseases; (2) how do various types of knowledges and unknowns become mobilized in these recognition processes;(3) what counts as evidence in recognition processes, and what role does evidence play in supporting various knowledge claims; and (4) how do social and political factors influence the recognition of occupational disease? In exploring these questions, I primarily draw on three theoretical resources: new materialism, sociology of knowledge, and ignorance studies. I find that multiple dimensions of unknowns play a pivotal role in knowledge contestations over occupational disease recognition. The forms that such unknowns tend to take complicate and obscure connections between occupational factors and the development of disease. The mobilization of unknowns in contestations over disease recognition presents further challenges due to conflicting economic and other interests of the various social actors involved in these decisionmaking processes, as well as the broader influence of the dominant biomedical model in knowledge about disease and the body.iii

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Occupational history: A neglected component of history taking

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Occupational Diseases Diagnosis and Occupational History Taking

Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Occupational Diseases Diagnosis and Occupational History Taking

The Case For Cadmium and Lead Heavy Metal Screening

The Complexities of Unknowns: Knowledge Contestations and Occupational Disease Recognition

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