| Document ID (ISN) | 101677 |
| CIS number |
03-638 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0170-2327 - Ergo-Med |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Morfeld M., Schnabel P.E. |
| Title |
What is the value of self-diagnosis? Postvalidation of a screening form that allows the evaluation of occupational allergies in craft industries |
| Original title |
"Was ist Selbstdiagnose wert?" Postvalidierung eines Screeningbogens zur Erfassung berufsbedingter Allergien im Handwerk [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep.-Oct. 2002, Vol.26, No.5, p.142-150. Illus. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
In the context of a multicentric study aimed at preventing occupational allergies among craftsmen, 1000 workers in the wood and plastic converting industries were asked to evaluate the possible allergies from which they suffered, their safety at work and their job satisfaction by means of a questionnaire. A total of 278 responses was collected. For validating the self-diagnosis responses and evaluating the effective prevalence of allergies, 100 workers were subjected to further allergy and lung function tests and had to respond to the questionnaire a second time. Examinations enabled to identify 96 cases of allergy. 32 subjects showed a significant allergy from the clinical point of view, among whom 72% had diagnosed it in the questionnaire. 22 subjects exhibited non-specific toxic symptoms and eight had noticeable lung-function problems. The comparison of questionnaire data and medical diagnoses showed a relationship between safety shortcomings within the enterprise and allergies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
subjective assessment; small enterprises; diagnosis; allergies; handicrafts |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey; comparative study; evaluation of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Allergies
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