Occupational health nurses' activity after general health examination for workers

2006 ◽  
Vol 1294 ◽  
pp. 109-112
Author(s):  
M. Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Examination

scholarly journals Development of a Chatbot Program for Follow-Up Management of Workers’ General Health Examinations in Korea: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2170
Author(s):  
Byeong Jin Ye ◽  
Ju Young Kim ◽  
Chunhui Suh ◽  
Seong Pil Choi ◽  
Maro Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Digital Healthcare

(1) Background: Follow-up management of workers’ general health examination (WGHE) is important, but it is not currently well done. Chatbot, a type of digital healthcare tool, is used in various medical fields but has never been developed for follow-up management of WGHE in Korea. (2) Methods: The database containing results and explanations related to WGHE was constructed. Then, the channel, which connects users with the database was created. A user survey regarding effectiveness was administered to 23 healthcare providers. Additionally, interviews on applicability for occupational health services were conducted with six nurses in the agency of occupational health management. (3) Results: Chatbot was implemented on a small scale on the Amazon cloud service (AWS) EC2 using KaKaoTalk and Web Chat as user channels. Regarding the effectiveness, 21 (91.30%) rated the need for chatbots as very high; however, 11 (47.83%) rated the usability as not high. Of the 23 participants, 14 (60.87%) expressed overall satisfaction. Nurses appreciated the chatbot program as a method for resolving accessibility and as an aid for explaining examination results and follow-up management. (4) Conclusions: The effectiveness of WGHE and the applicability in the occupational health service of the chatbot program for follow-up management can be confirmed.

scholarly journals Sex Differences and Psychological Factors Associated with General Health Examinations Participation: Results from a Vietnamese Cross-Section Dataset

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan-Hoang Vuong ◽  
Kien-Cuong Nghiem ◽  
Viet-Phuong La ◽  
Thu-Trang Vuong ◽  
Hong-Kong Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
General Health ◽  
Prolonged Treatment ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Doctor Visit ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Baseline Category

This study focuses on the association of sex differences and psychological factors with periodic general health examination (GHE) behaviors. We conducted a survey in Hanoi and the surrounding areas, collecting 2068 valid observations; the cross-section dataset was then analyzed using the baseline category logit model. The study shows that most people are afraid of discovering diseases through general health examinations (76.64%), and the fear of illness detection appears to be stronger for females than for males (β1(male) = −0.409, p < 0.001). People whose friends/relatives have experienced prolonged treatment tend to show more hesitation in participating in physical check-ups (β2 = 0.221, p < 0.05). On the ideal frequency of GHEs, 90% of the participants agree on once or twice a year. The probability of considering a certain period of time as an appropriate frequency for GHEs changes in accordance with the last doctor visit (low probability of a health examination every 18 months) and one’s fear of potential health problems post-checkup (no fear raises probability of viewing a health examination every 6 months by 9–13 percentage points). The results add to the literature on periodic GHE in particular and on preventive health behaviors in general.

scholarly journals Occupational health in physiotherapy: General health and reproductive outcomes

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean E Cromie ◽  
Valma J Robertson ◽  
Margaret O Best
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Reproductive Outcomes

scholarly journals Investigation On The Health Status of 11800 Occupational Noise Workers in Xinjiang

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyu Zhao ◽  
Dongkui He ◽  
Hanwei Zhang ◽  
Tingting Hou ◽  
Chengxin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Abnormal Rate

Abstract Background: To investigate the current status of occupational noise hazards in some Xinjiang enterprises, and to provide a basis for the development of targeted noise prevention measures. Methods: We used descriptive analysis to investigate a total of 11,800 subjects who underwent occupational health examination in Xinjiang Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital. Results: The hearing abnormality rate of noise exposure practitioners was 8.03%, which was higher in males than that in females (χ²=54.507, p <0.05). The abnormal rate of high-frequency hearing threshold in Xinjiang minorities was lower than that of Han nationality (χ²=11.780, p <0.05), the results of the electrocardiogram were reversed (χ²=9.128, p <0.05). Differences in abnormal rates of blood pressure (χ²=149.734, p <0.05), hearing (χ²=231.203, p <0.05), and physical examination (χ²=360.609, P <0.05) are statistically significant in different industries. The abnormal rate of blood pressure (χ²=67.416, p <0.05) and hearing (χ²=49.535, p <0.05) gradually decreases with the expansion of the enterprise scale. Conclusion: Male, elderly, mining, small and medium enterprise practitioners should be the key population for noise occupational hazard prevention. It is necessary to standardize occupational health management in enterprises, improve workers' self-protection awareness and the quality of life of employees.

scholarly journals Willingness to Participate in Alcohol Prevention Interventions Targeting Risky Drinking Employees. The WIRUS Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen ◽  
Tore Bonsaksen ◽  
Jens Christoffer Skogen ◽  
Lisebet Skeie Skarpaas ◽  
Aleksandra Sevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Alcohol Prevention ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Prevention Interventions

Background: The extent to which eligible individuals in a target population are willing to participate in interventions is important when evaluating the efficacy of public health interventions.Objectives: As part of a process evaluation of an ongoing randomized controlled trial, this study aimed to identify the proportion of risky drinkers who were willing to participate in an alcohol prevention intervention in an occupational health setting, and correlates for such willingness.Methods: Risky drinking employees from 22 companies in Norway were identified through an alcohol screening survey. Risky drinkers' (N = 779) willingness to complete a health examination and to be randomized into an alcohol prevention intervention (digital or face-to-face intervention, or control) was recorded by personnel from occupational health services. The proportion of employees who were willing to participate was assessed on 31 potential correlates (sociodemographic, alcohol-related, work-related, and lifestyle/daily activity). Adjusted (multiple logistic regression) analyses were utilized to explore associations between potential correlates and willingness to participate.Results: Altogether, 38.1% of employees were willing to participate in prevention interventions. In the adjusted analysis, only 5 out of 31 potential correlates were significantly associated with willingness to participate. Managers were more than twice as willing to participate than workers (OR = 2.17, p &lt; 0.01). Willing employees had less workplace decision latitude (perceived control over workplace decisions and less possibility of utilizing personal skills in the job) (OR = 0.62, p &lt; 0.05), and were more overcommitted with exorbitant work ambition and need for approval (OR = 1.49, p &lt; 0.05). Willing employees had to some extent less alcohol-related impaired work performance (presenteeism, OR = 0.78, p &lt; 0.05), and they spent less time on care activities (OR = 0.84, p &lt; 0.05).Conclusions: Reaching four out of ten with risky drinking habits for prevention interventions strengthens the rationale for targeting this public health problem in occupational health care settings. In particular, this study suggests the importance of ensuring secure commitment among workers, who were less willing til participate than managers. Nevertheless, tailoring recruitment and implementation strategies based on easily identifiable correlates may be onerous.

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