Ascertainment of occupational histories in the working population: The occupational history calendar approach
| Autor: | Cryer Pc, G. P. Herbison, Hilda Firth, Rebbecca Lilley, Anne Marie Feyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Pilot Projects Q1 Occupational safety and health Occupational medicine Young Adult Survey methodology Risk Factors Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health medicine Humans education Occupational Health Qualitative Research Aged Exposure assessment education.field_of_study Recall business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Middle Aged R1 Hazard Research Design Population Surveillance Data quality Mental Recall Female sense organs business New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 54:21-31 |
| ISSN: | 0271-3586 |
| Popis: | Background Self-reported occupational histories are an important means for collecting historical data in epidemiological studies. An occupational history calendar (OHC) has been developed for use alongside a national occupational hazard surveillance tool. This study presents the systematic development of the OHC and compares work histories collected via this calendar to those collected via a traditional questionnaire. Methods The paper describes the systematic development of an OHC for use in the general working population. A comparison of data quality and recall was undertaken in 51 participants where both tools were administered. Results TheOHCenhanced job recall compared with the traditional questionnaire. Good agreement in the data captured by both tools was observed, with the exception of hazard exposures. Conclusions A calendar approach is suitable for collecting occupational histories from the general working population. Despite enhancing job recall the OHC approach has some shortcomings outweighing this advantage in large-scale population surveillance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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