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En tres meses Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales cumple un cuarto de siglo. En 1998, la entonces Societat Catalana de Seguretat i Medicina del Treball, hoy Associació Catalana de Salut Laboral, presidida por Jaume de Montserrat, anunciaba una nueva revista, que nacía con 35 años de historia y 120 números publicados en la extinguida Medicina de Empresa. Fernando G. Benavides asumía la tarea (1998-2005). Archivos nació con una clara voluntad de hacer realidad un instrumento "de difusión de información relevante, rigurosa y actual que necesita todo campo de conocimiento para su desarrollo y evolución" parafraseando a su segunda directora, Ana M García (2005-2015) y además de acuerdo con los criterios internacionales de calidad científica. .
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Bibliometrics , Pulmonary MedicineABSTRACT
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Humans , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Pandemics , Occupational Health , Societies, Medical , SpainSubject(s)
Coronavirus Infections , Occupational Health , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Humans , SARS-CoV-2 , Societies, MedicalABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To determine whether types of optical correction for refractive error are associated with sex, social class, and occupational group in the working population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among employees in Catalonia (Spain) aged 16 to 65 years who underwent the Asepeyo Prevention Society health examination in 2009 (86,831 participants: 59,397 men and 27,421 women). The type and purpose of refractive correction used were self-reported, as were sociodemographic variables; visual acuity with habitual correction was also measured. We performed descriptive and logistic regression analyses to evaluate the prevalence and type of correction used for refractive error as a function of age, sex, social class, and occupational group. RESULTS: Forty-six percent (95% confidence interval [CI] = 45.6 to 46.3) of individuals in this sample were users of optical correction for refractive error. Use of optical correction was more common among women than among men (54.8 and 41.9%, respectively) and especially among women aged 55 to 64 years (91.8%). Nonmanual (class I) workers were three times more likely to use optical correction than manual (class V) workers (odds ratio = 3.02; 95% CI = 2.82 to 3.24). Individuals in technical, administrative, or intellectual occupations were more likely to wear optical correction than unskilled professionals. CONCLUSIONS: The use of visual correction is more prevalent among women than among men, especially in older individuals. The use of optical correction is more common among more advantaged social groups and is associated with particular occupations.
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Contact Lenses/statistics & numerical data , Eyeglasses/statistics & numerical data , Occupations , Refractive Errors/therapy , Social Class , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Sex Distribution , Spain , Visual Acuity/physiology , Young AdultABSTRACT
Objetivos. Analizar la distribución de los problemas visuales causantes y no causantes de impedimento visual en una población laboral y su relación con la clase social. Métodos: Estudio transversal de una población de trabajadores por cuenta ajena de Catalunya, de 16 a 65 años sometidos al examen de salud de la Sociedad de Prevención Asepeyo del año 2009 (86.831 personas, 59.397 hombres, 27.421 mujeres)Se calcularon las prevalencias de problemas visuales causantes y no causantes de impedimento visual por edad, sexo y clase social basada en la ocupación y se analizaron las relaciones con modelos de regresión logística. Resultados: Un 2,2% (IC95% 2,1-2,3) de la población activa ocupada estudiada, padece problemas visuales que originan impedimento visual incluso con su corrección habitual. Después de ajustar por edad, se obtiene en los trabajadores de clase V un riesgo de impedimento visual 2,4 veces mayor que en la clase I. Conclusiones: Las mayores prevalencias y riesgos de impedimento visual afectan a las mujeres, los trabajadores de edad avanzada y los grupos sociales más desfavorecidos. Por el contrario, los problemas de visión resueltos con corrección y no causantes de impedimento visual se concentran en los trabajadores no manuales(AU)
Objectives. To analyze the distribution of visual problems which cause and do not cause visual impairment in a working population, and their relation to social class. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 86,831 employed workers (59,397 men, and 27,421 women) in Catalonia ages 16 to 65 years who, in 2009, underwent health surveillance exams at the Asepeyo Health Prevention. The prevalence of visual problems that cause and do not cause visual impairment was calculated by age, sex and occupational social class, and associations were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: 2.2% (95%CI 2.1-2.3) of the active working population studied had vision problems that cause visual impairment, even while wearing corrective lenses. After adjusting for age, workers in Class V show a 2.4-fold greater risk of visual impairment than those in Class I. Conclusions: Women, older workers and disadvantaged social groups showed the highest prevalence and risk of visual impairment. Conversely, problems resolved by vision correction that do not cause visual impairment are concentrated in non-manual workers(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Young Adult , Adult , Middle Aged , Vision Disorders/epidemiology , Vision Disorders/prevention & control , Vision Tests/methods , Visual Acuity/physiology , Asthenopia/complications , Visually Impaired Persons , Social Class , Occupational Risks , Logistic Models , Cross-Sectional Studies/methods , Cross-Sectional Studies/trends , Cross-Sectional Studies , Occupational Health/legislation & jurisprudence , Occupational Health/standards , Confidence IntervalsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the distribution of visual problems which cause and do not cause visual impairment in a working population, and their relation to social class. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 86,831 employed workers (59,397 men, and 27,421 women) in Catalonia ages 16 to 65 years who, in 2009, underwent health surveillance exams at the Asepeyo Health Prevention. The prevalence of visual problems that cause and do not cause visual impairment was calculated by age, sex and occupational social class, and associations were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: 2.2% (95% CI 2.1-2.3) of the active working population studied had vision problems that cause visual impairment, even while wearing corrective lenses. After adjusting for age, workers in Class V show a 2.4-fold greater risk of visual impairment than those in Class I. CONCLUSIONS: Women, older workers and disadvantaged social groups showed the highest prevalence and risk of visual impairment. Conversely, problems resolved by vision correction that do not cause visual impairment are concentrated in non-manual workers.
