scholarly journals NOSACQ-50 for Safety Climate Assessment in Agricultural Activities: A Case Study in Central Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9177
Author(s):  
Mario Fargnoli ◽  
Mara Lombardi
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Climate Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sustainable Agricultural Systems ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Safety climate assessment has been recognized as a powerful tool to bring to light workers’ perceptions related to safety practices, attitudes and behaviors at the workplace. Accordingly, its investigation can provide useful information about safety problems within a company before accidents occur. In literature, numerous studies can be found investigating safety climates in different types of industry. However, safety climate assessment in agricultural activities is addressed scarcely, even though agriculture represents a very hazardous sector. To reduce this gap, the present study proposes an investigation of safety climate among farmers by means of the Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50). The results of the survey brought to light a low level of safety perception of the interviewed sample, especially as concerns safety commitment and risk-taking attitudes. In particular, a different attitude toward safety issues has been registered depending on both the position and gender of the interviewed farmers. Overall, the output of this cross-sectional analysis adds to the current literature by expanding knowledge of safety climate among farmers, representing a baseline for further investigations based on human-centered approaches to enhance safety in agriculture and consequently social and workplace aspects of sustainable agricultural systems.

Safety climate and related factors in rehabilitation nurses of hospitals in Iran

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Javad vatani ◽  
Zahra Khanikosarkhizi ◽  
Mohammad Ali Shahabi Rabori ◽  
mohammad khandan ◽  
Mohsen aminizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Climate Assessment ◽  
Safety Work ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Individual

BACKGROUND: Safety climate is a common insight of staff that indicates individuals’ attitudes toward safety and priority of safety at work. OBJECTIVES: Nursing is a risky job where paying attention to safety is crucial. The assessment of the safety climate is one of the methods to measure the safety conditions in this occupation. The aim of this study was to assess the safety climate of rehabilitation nurses working in hospitals in Tehran. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study which was carried out on 140 rehabilitation nurses selected from all hospitals and clinics in Tehran in 2019. To collect the required data, a two-section questionnaire was used. The first section was related to demographic factors and the second part (22 statements) was to measure the safety climate using nurses’ safety climate assessment questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS V16 using independent t-test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U test at the 5% level. RESULTS: Findings showed that the total mean of safety climate was 3.06±0.56. According to the results, a significant difference was found between the positive and negative satisfaction of nurses with safety climates (P-value = 0.03), communication with nurses (P-value = 0.01) and supervisors’ attitude (P-value = 0.02). Furthermore, a significant difference in safety climate between the individual with the second job and the individual without second could be observed (P-value = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that the safety climate was not at an acceptable level. Thus, it is essential to introduce safety training courses (e.g. safety, work-rest balance, and so on) and to improve the safety performance at work.

Prevalence and associations of gender concordance in general practice consultations: a cross-sectional analysis.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Thomson ◽  
Simon Morgan ◽  
Amanda Tapley ◽  
Mike Van Driel ◽  
Kim Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Female Physician ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Male Physician ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Gender Concordance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Physician Patient

Rationale, aims and objectives: Gender effects on physician-patient interactions are well-established and gender concordance of the physician-patient dyad influences consultation dynamics, person-centeredness and outcomes. We aimed to establish the prevalence and associations of gender-concordant and gender-discordant consultations of general practice (family medicine) trainees and to compare outcomes of gender-concordant and gender-discordant consultations.Method: A cross-sectional analysis from an ongoing cohort study. The outcome measure was whether a consultation included a gender concordant (female-female, male-male) or discordant (male-female, female-male) physician-patient dyad. Independent variables related to patient, physician (registrar), practice, consultation content and consultation outcome.Results: Five hundred and ninety-two general practice (GP) registrars (trainees) in 4 of Australia’s 17 regional training programs provided data on 56,234 individual consultations. Sixty-two point nine percent of consultations were gender-concordant (73.5% female-female, 26.5% male-male) and 37.1% were gender-discordant (47.0% male physician-female patient, 53% female physician-male patient). Associations of having a gender-concordant consultation were patient female gender and younger age (<55), the patient not being new to the registrar and the registrar being part-time, younger and having worked at the practice previously. Addressing a reproductive/contraceptive/ genital problem was associated with gender concordance. Gender-concordant consultations were  ‘complex’: significantly longer than gender-discordant consultations, addressed a greater number of problems, resulted in more pathology ordered, more follow-up organised and more learning goals generated.Conclusions: Gender-concordant consultations may be more complex and gender-concordance is ‘sought’ by patients rather than being random.  Thus, efforts could be made in general practice to provide access to both male and female GPs, especially for female patients or groups or patients with particular needs. 

scholarly journals Prominent seasonality of 25(OH)D vitamin deficiency in Latvia: Age and gender-related variations and testing regimen

2022 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Sergey Nikulshin ◽  
Jana Osite ◽  
Stella Lapina ◽  
Anda Krisane ◽  
Iveta Dzivite-Krisane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Central Laboratory ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Optimal Period ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Seasonality of 25(OH)D deficiency rate is a factor of major clinical and social impact and should be considered when planning for appropriate testing and tailored correction. We present retrospective cross-sectional analysis of over a million 25(OH)D tests performed in two leading Latvian laboratories – Central Laboratory and E.Gulbja Laboratory. Both series of tests demonstrated prominent seasonal variability of 25(OH)D deficiency rate (<20 ng/ml) and critical deficiency rate (<12 ng/ml): the lowest percentage of deficient tests was in August, while a significant peak was found in March-April. This trend was present at all ages and in both genders, variations were pronounced even for a high-latitude country and more prominent for critical deficiency, in younger age groups and in males. Analysis of testing regimens of both laboratories revealed that schedule was not optimal, period of higher testing intensity being far removed from the 25(OH)D deficiency peak.

scholarly journals SUN-039 Estradiol Dose and Concentrations in Transfeminine Individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan J Nolan ◽  
Adam Brownhill ◽  
Ingrid Bretherton ◽  
Peggy Wong ◽  
Susan Fox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Position Statement ◽  
Target Range ◽  
Estradiol Valerate ◽  
Consensus Guidelines ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Estradiol Concentration

Abstract Background: Feminizing hormone therapy with estradiol is used to align an individual’s physical characteristics with their gender identity. Australian expert consensus guidelines (1) recommend targeting estradiol concentrations of 250-600 pmol/L (68-163 pg/mL) based on local cross-sectional data (2). We aimed to establish the proportion of individuals achieving estradiol concentrations in consensus guidelines. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was performed of transfeminine individuals attending a primary or secondary care clinic in Melbourne, Australia who were prescribed oral estradiol valerate for at least 6 months and had estradiol dose and concentration available. Estradiol concentration was measured by immunoassay. Outcomes were (1) proportion of individuals achieving target estradiol concentrations and (2) influence of estradiol dose and BMI on estradiol concentrations. Results: 259 individuals (median age 25.8(IQR 21.9,33.5) years)) had data available for analysis. Median duration of estradiol therapy was 24(15,33) months. Median estradiol concentration was 328(238,434) pmol/L (89(65,118) pg/mL) on 6(4,8) mg estradiol valerate. 172 (66%) individuals had estradiol concentrations within the target range recommended in consensus guidelines. 70 (27%) individuals had estradiol concentrations below target, and 17 (7%) above target. There was a weak positive correlation between estradiol dose and estradiol concentration (r=0.156, p=0.012). There was no correlation between BMI and estradiol concentration achieved (r=-0.063, p=0.413). Conclusions: 66% of individuals achieved estradiol concentration recommended in consensus guidelines with a relatively high oral estradiol dose. There was significant interindividual variability. Estradiol concentration should be interpreted in conjunction with clinical features of feminization and weighed against potential risks of escalating estradiol dose. References 1. Cheung AS, Wynne K, Erasmus J, Murray S, Zajac JD. Position statement on the hormonal management of adult transgender and gender diverse individuals. Med J Aust 2019; 211:127-133 2. Angus L, Leemaqz SY, Ooi O, Cundill P, Silberstein N, Locke P, Zajac JD, Cheung AS. Cyproterone acetate or spironolactone in lowering testosterone concentrations for transgender individuals receiving estradiol therapy. Endocr Connect 2019

scholarly journals Utilitarian Cycling in Belgium: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of Regular Cyclists

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 884-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas de Geus ◽  
Bart Degraeuwe ◽  
Grégory Vandenbulcke ◽  
Luc Int Panis ◽  
Isabelle Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Environmental Correlates ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual

Background:For an accurate estimation of health benefits and hazards of utilitarian cycling, a prospective collection of bicycle usage data (exposure) is fundamental. Individual and environmental correlates are necessary to guide health promotion and traffic safety issues. Firstly, this study aims to report on utilitarian bicycle usage in Belgium, using a prospective data collection in regular adult commuter cyclists. Secondly, the association is explored between the individual variation in bicycle usage and individual and environmental correlates.Methods:1187 regular adult cyclists filled out travel diaries prospectively. Multivariate linear regression with Stepwise selection (SMLR) models studied the association between exposure and individual and environmental correlates.Results:Higher age and availability of cycle paths have a positive association with bicycle usage to work. Women cycle significant less compared with men, and so do cyclists with ‘poor’ or ‘average’ health. Living in an urban crown (opposed to city center) and living in Flanders (opposed to Brussels or Wallonia) is associated with significantly more cycling.Conclusions:Utilitarian cycling is related to regional differences, level of urbanization of the place of residence, availability of bicycle paths, and gender. These findings are useful in estimating health benefits and hazards of utilitarian cycling among regular Belgian cyclists.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF INTERFACE ON USER TRUST; USER BEHAVIOR IN E-COMMERCE PRODUCTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1589-1596
Author(s):  
N. Yashmi ◽  
E. Momenzadeh ◽  
S. Taghipour Anvari ◽  
P. Adibzade ◽  
M. Moosavipoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marketing Campaign ◽  
Ui Design ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
User Trust

AbstractIn this analytical research, the dependency of trust on the user interface in e-commerce has been reviewed. The approach of this case study on payment gateways (PGs) was a combination of the cross-sectional analysis and empirical study. First, the situation of a PG was evaluated in the marketing campaign. Then, the UI of 8 famous PGs was redesigned and 160 volunteers ranked the credibility of each page. Finally, the highest-ranked page was implemented, and the campaign was repeated. Results showed the users who trusted increased from 23.4% to 54.5% due to a new UI design.

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