background: considering the lack of data available on changes of physical activity over time in iran, this study was designed to evaluate changes in physical activity levels among iranian adults over a median 6.5 yr period. methods: in this population-based cohort study, 3515 participants, aged ≥ 20 yr (2100 females and 1415 males) were followed from phase ii (2002-2005) to phase iv (2008-2011)...

background: traffic accidents are the main cause of death and disability in the world and iran. the injuries caused by traffic accidents may result in severe limitations and worst outcomes in various aspects of lives of traffic accident injured people and their families. therefore, understanding their experiences is very important to design better programs with regard to their treatment and ret...

Korea needs national strategies to handle problems of Small Scale Enterprises (SSEs) systematically. Since 1993, the Korean government has begun to provide financial subsidy programs for Occupational Health Services (OHSs) in SSEs from Occupational Injury Prevention Fund. To identify the health care status in SSEs in Korea, 5,080 factories, which had participated in the Government-funded Subsid...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to assess the cost-effectiveness of emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) performed on both penetrating and blunt trauma victims, using both published survival and outcome data and previously unaccounted for data on the cost of occupational exposure. METHODS Cost-utility analysis was performed using decision-analytic models constructed for both penetrating and bl...

Orchard workers are a population at risk for serious and disabling occupational injuries and illnesses. The purpose of this descriptive, exploratory study was to gather information about orchard workers' perceptions and experiences related to their work to better understand factors that contribute to their occupational risk. The sample consisted of 180 Hispanic orchard workers from 3 counties i...

In resronse to "Occupational Cumubtivc Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extn::mity," by Rcnee Williams and Muriel Westlnorland (Mal' 1994, pp. 411-420), I disagree wirh the statement that "physical therapisls have expenise in job analysis. cxercise rherapy, biomechanics, and pain Illanagemellr" (p. 412). Occuparional rherapist." ellucarioll specifkallv involves manv hours of rask analvsis, which a...

OBJECTIVES This study is planned to assess the trend of occupational injuries in Korea from 2001 to 2010. METHODS Ten years of occupational injuries, from 2001 to 2010, were analyzed in order to investigate the changing profiles according to the various characteristics of injuries; economic sectors, age of the injured, and type of injuries. The changing profile of occupational injuries was in...

The authors developed, tested, and replicated a model in which safety-specific transformational leadership predicted occupational injuries in 2 separate studies. Data from 174 restaurant workers (M age = 26.75 years, range = 15-64) were analyzed using structural equation modeling (LISREL 8; K. G. Jöreskog & D. Sörbom, 1993) and provided strong support for a model whereby safety-specific transfo...

The purpose of this study was to examine nonfatal occupational injury data associated with slip and fall accidents by extracting the latest information from the database of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Systematic information on the cost and causes of industrial slip and fall accidents are not readily available from statistical and survey data sources, as such, detailed information rega...

BACKGROUND/AIM Occupational therapists and physiotherapists have established roles in work-related practice. However, there is limited information about the attributes required by these professions for competent practice in this field. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the research literature to determine the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required by occupational...