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ArticleJournal of occupational health2016

Surveys on minimum practical abilities required by nonspecialist occupational physicians in Japan.

Masako Nagata, Koji Mori, Asako Ishikawa, Tomohisa Nagata

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Article in Journal of occupational health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Masako NagataOccupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Koji Mori
Asako Ishikawa
Tomohisa Nagata

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to identify the practical abilities required by nonspecialist occupational physicians and specify the priorities for training programs.

methodsA practical abilities list was developed through a focus group meeting of specialists. We created a survey questionnaire and asked three groups, namely, occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, and health officers, to rate the importance of each practical ability.

resultsThe mean scores for all 45 items were greater than 4, i.e., in the middle of the 7-point Likert scale, for all the three groups. The occupational physicians' responses had a correlation with the other groups' responses. However, there were differences with regard to some practical abilities between the three groups. Five practical abilities from the top quartile were marked "A" by all the three groups: "Submit opinions on fitness for duty and work accommodation on the basis of data from health examination," "Respect employee privacy," "Submit opinion on fitness for duty and work accommodation on the basis of data from face-to-face interviews with employees," "Submit opinions on fitness for duty and work accommodation on the basis of data from health surveillance," and "Implement face-to-face interviews for employees who have worked overtime and evaluate the subjects' conditions including mental and physical health status, degree of accumulated fatigue, and depression."

conclusionsThis study resulted in a rank-ordered list of 45 practical abilities that are required by nonspecialist occupational physicians. This result may be useful to review and redesign the existing training program for nonspecialist occupational physicians.

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Occupational Health NursingOccupational Health PhysiciansAdultClinical CompetenceEducation, MedicalFemaleFocus GroupsHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedOccupational Health ServicesOccupational MedicineSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID27108644
PMCPMC5356952

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