The Atlas of health and working conditions by occupation

✍ Scribed by J. P. J. Broersen; A. N. H. Weel; F. J. H. van Dijk; J. H. A. M. Verbeek; A. Bloemhoff; J. C. van Duivenbooden

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 647 KB
• Volume: 67
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-0131
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00385649

✦ Synopsis

The results of the general Atlas of Health and Working Conditions by Occupation were compared with the results of the Atlas of Health and Working Conditions in the Construction Industry Both are based on questionnaire data from periodical occupational health surveys lPOH Ssl The scores on most of the items showed considerable differences between the two atlases, partly due to differences in the regional origin of the data Therefore, direct comparisons between the atlases are biased by regional differences To study the reliability and the generalizability of the results of both atlases, similarities between the data files with respect to occupations in the construction industry were studied Most of the items on working conditions, especially those with a widespread distribution, showed a close resemblance between the data files in terms of the relative position of an occupation compared to other occupations in the construction industry The items on health showed less resemblance, except for the items on musculoskeletal complaints, which showed results similar to those of the work items These results indicate the reliability and generalizability of the judgements based on both atlases outside the regions of origin, as far as items with a widespread distribution are concerned Therefore, we recommend the aggrega-J P J Broersen()

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