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Title: Using O*NET to Estimate the Association Between Work Exposures and Chronic Diseases
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Dembe, Allard E. Yao, Xiaoxi Wickizer, Thomas Shoben, Abigail Dong, Xiuwen Sue |
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Using O*NET to Estimate the Association Between Work Exposures and Chronic Diseases American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57,9 (September 2014): 1022-1031. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.22342/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Wiley Online Keyword(s): Health, Chronic Conditions; Occupational Information Network (O*NET); Occupations; Working Conditions Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Background: A standardized process using data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is applied to estimate the association between long-term aggregated occupational exposure and the risk of contracting chronic diseases later in life. We demonstrate this process by analyzing relationships between O*NET physical work demand ratings and arthritis onset over a 32-year period. Methods: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth provided job histories and chronic disease data. Five O*NET job descriptors were used as surrogate measures of physical work demands. Logistic regression measured the association between those demands and arthritis occurrence. Results: The risk of arthritis was significantly associated with handling and moving objects, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, bending and twisting, working in a cramped or awkward posture, and performing general physical activities. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the utility of using O*NET job descriptors to estimate the aggregated long-term risks for osteoarthritis and other chronic diseases when no actual exposure data is available. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Dembe, Allard E., Xiaoxi Yao, Thomas Wickizer, Abigail Shoben and Xiuwen Sue Dong. "Using O*NET to Estimate the Association Between Work Exposures and Chronic Diseases." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57,9 (September 2014): 1022-1031.
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