Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Assessing occupational disability from asthma.

P Harber1

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1690.

Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|February 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Is postal postoperative follow-up in urogynaecology feasible?

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·2012
Same author

Longitudinal analyses of chest radiographs from the European Carbon Black Respiratory Morbidity Study.

The European respiratory journal·2002
Same author

Frequency of occupational health concerns in general clinics.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine·2001
Same author

Time and knowledge barriers to recognizing occupational disease.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine·2001
Same author

Intelligent database generated occupational questionnaire system.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine·2000
Same author

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis from Pezizia domiciliana. A case of El Niño lung.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine·1999
Same journal

The private funding of public research. New directions in the administration of occupational and environmental health research.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
Same journal

High-cost analysis. A closer look at the case for work-site health promotion.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
Same journal

Teaching stress management skills to occupational and environmental health physicians and practitioners. A graduate-level practicum.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
Same journal

Exposure to biogenic silica fibers and respiratory health in Hawaii sugarcane workers.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
Same journal

The detection of increased amounts of the extracellular domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor in serum during carcinogenesis in asbestosis patients.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
Same journal

Hazardous waste worker education. Long-term effects.

Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association·1994
See all related articles

Occupational asthma is a growing concern for disability evaluations. Current systems fail due to asthma

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Medicine
  • Pulmonology
  • Disability Evaluation

Background:

  • Asthma is increasingly recognized as a cause of occupational disability.
  • Workplace exposures can cause new-onset asthma or exacerbate pre-existing conditions.
  • Existing disability evaluation systems, designed for pneumoconiosis, are inadequate for asthma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the limitations of current disability evaluation systems for asthma.
  • To highlight the unique challenges in assessing asthma-related occupational disability.
  • To propose a framework for organizing reports on asthma-related disability.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and disability evaluation principles.
  • Analysis of asthma's characteristics relevant to occupational disability.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Distinction between airway hyperresponsiveness and asthma disease.

    • Main Results:

    • Asthma's inherent variability, treatment responsiveness, and variable time course complicate disability assessment.
    • Pneumoconiosis evaluation systems do not account for these asthma-specific factors.
    • A clear distinction is made between airway hyperresponsiveness as a trait and asthma as a disease.

    Conclusions:

    • A tailored approach is needed for evaluating occupational asthma disability.
    • A structured reporting scheme is proposed to address specific questions in asthma-related disability cases.
    • Improved methods are required to accurately assess work-related asthma and its impact on disability.