International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The work environment in Philippine contact centres had been shown to expose employees to factors that contribute to work-related stress; health promotion strategies that could mitigate the impacts are needed. With the framework that stress is experienced as a result of the interactions of an individual with the environment, this study examined the relationship of stress with individual resilience and the presence of urban green spaces (UGS) in the environment. The study involved employees (N = 1...

BackgroundThe healthcare sector significantly contributes to environmental degradation and climate change. Implementing sustainable practices, known as "green practices," can mitigate these negative impacts. Healthcare professionals play a crucial role in adopting and promoting green practices, but their perceptions and experiences are not well understood. ObjectiveThis systematic review protocol outlines methods for synthesizing qualitative evidence on healthcare professionals perceptions and ...

BackgroundSelf-distancing measures imposed major changes in daily life. This study aimed to (i) evaluate the changes (pre-versus during pandemic) in time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in self-isolating Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (ii) to explore correlates of MVPA and SB. MethodsA cross-sectional self-report online survey, evaluating the time spent in MVPA and SB pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sociodemographic, behavio...

BackgroundWork is reported as one of the main sources of psychological stress. Because of its role in the onset of burnout and impact on economic and health systems, work-related stress (WS) has become an issue of much concern. Among modifiable factors capable of reducing WS, two categories of physical activity (PA), namely leisure-time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (LTPA and MVPA), show promising evidence. Previous findings suggest that LTPA and MVPA allow adults to experience psyc...

BackgroundDuring the last decades several developed countries reported a decrease in the occurrence of mining injuries. Mining is a very important sector of Colombias economy without analyses of injuries and fatalities in mining emergencies. ObjectiveThis study describes the occurrence of mining emergencies in Colombia between 2005 and 2018, and their principal characteristics. MethodsAn ecological study was performed with the mining emergencies registered by the National Mining Agency between...

ObjectiveTo explore the association between 24-hour activity behavior and emotional behavior problems using the component data isochronic substitution model, and to analyze the expected changes in emotional behavior problems of preschool children after different activities are substituted for each other. MethodThe physical activity, sedentary and sleep data of 211 preschool children aged 3 to 6 (91 boys and 120 girls) were measured using the ActiGraph wGT3-BT accelerometer, and the emotional an...

ObjectivesCompared to long-term expatriates, the health issues of short-term international business travellers are less clear. Particularly, there are no reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored the changes in health challenges faced by Japanese international business travellers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. DesignCross-sectional survey research using questionnaires SettingWe surveyed 3,845 listed public companies in Japan in September 2021. ParticipantsA total of 251 com...

The droplet has a limited travel distance. Nonetheless, especially in the indoor public space the air flow can propagate the droplet to travel long distance. Based on this situation, this paper aims to study the relationships of seat configuration-social distance-air flow-droplet dispersions. The analysis was based on the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) using lattice-Boltzmann model (LBM). The result confirms that by modifying public space configuration in this case by providing more space and...

BackgroundOngoing climate change has several indirect and direct health consequences. Children are among the most vulnerable group to suffer from these health impacts. Parents as caregivers play a particularly important role in protecting them adequately. ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to investigate how parents perceive the health consequences of climate change. Of particular interest were their information status and already used communication channels, to make them more addressable. In a...

ObjectivesThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to millions of deaths. Effectively cutting the transmission of COVID-19 is essential to reduce the impact. Previous studies have observed the potential relationship between the built environment and COVID-19 transmission; however, to date, stringent studies investigating these relationships at the individual level are still insufficient. Here, we aim to examine the relationship between household types and COVID-19 infection (or m...

Children are especially vulnerable to environmental harms, thus increasing their knowledge about risk factors caused by environmental exposures, in addition to epidemiology by providing practical experiences through a non-computer based educational game in environmental epidemiology may lead to more promising behavioral outcomes. Because no educational game exists in environmental epidemiology, we augmented an existing epidemiology game by adding an environmental health theme, involving practica...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between various levels of physical activity, self-perception, cardiometabolic risk factors, and weekend catch-up sleep ratio (CSR). Using raw data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2018 - 2021, all participants were divided into three groups (< 1.0, 1.0 [&le;] CSR < 1.5, or [&ge;] 1.5) by CSR, which is the value calculated by dividing weekend sleep time by weekday sleep time. After matching age and gender,...

ObjectivesThe pandemic of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created a challenging environment for workers. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for workplace bullying and mental health outcomes during the pandemic among workers. MethodsWe conducted a nationwide online cross-sectional survey from August to September 2020 in Japan (N = 16,384). Workplace bullying was measured by one item from the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire; severe psychological distress (SPD) by K6 ([&ge;...

BackgroundWaste generation is a daily occurrence and requires a proper system of collection, management, and disposal. This function lies on municipal solid waste managers (MSWM) who use manual methods of waste collection and management in the conduct of their activities. This exposes them to various forms of occupational health risks. AimThe study investigated the occupational risk exposure of waste managers in Port Harcourt metropolis. Materials and MethodThis descriptive cross-sectional sur...

The spread of new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections show no signs of stopping. Therefore, if the era of With-Colona will continue for a while, we must consider how to deal with this disaster well. The practice of social distance is one of the powerful tools for that purpose. In previous research, analysis of the factors that influence social distance has also been carried out using information from the US occupation information site O*NET. However, they targeted all industries, not specific indu...

Fatigue during work among oil and gas employees can have dangerous effects on wellbeing, economics, safety, and health. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in July and August of 2022 at two national oil and gas companies located in Muara Jambi and Jambi City. A convenience sample of 116 respondents was selected in total. To address the study hypotheses, partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed. This study aims to determine the relationship between the risk o...

BackgroundPublic health recommendations and governmental measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to abate the spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on health behaviours and lifestyle at home is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 in seven languages to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle ...

BackgroundChildrens physical activity (PA) and screentime (ST) levels changed significantly during the pandemic, having negative effects on their mental health, including symptoms of anxiety and depression. No information regarding Colombian childrens PA and ST levels has been reported during the post-pandemic period, or their association with mental health. AimDetermining associations between outdoor play, screentime and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a non-representative sample of Colo...

BackgroundSubstance use and mental disorders are highly prevalent in Thai homeless people living with no mental health recovery. The lack of psychosocial occupational therapists may be one huge problem for none of the measurement outcomes for clinical utility. We aimed to determine the known-group validity of the Assessment of Work Performance (AWP) with good content and internal consistency reliability. MethodsParticipants (N = 60) were recruited by screening with no cognitive impairment, no p...

ObjectiveTo determine the types of occupational accidents and their predictors at construction sites in Lusaka city. MethodsA qualitative research design which explored the views, experiences, and beliefs of construction workers. A sample size of seven participants who were previously involved in at least one construction accident was drawn purposively. Data was collected by interviewing participants using a semi-structured interview schedule and a voice recorder. The data from the voice record...