International archives of occupational and environmental health
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Apr 2016
Observational StudyIncreased night duty loading of physicians caused elevated blood pressure and sympathetic tones in a dose-dependent manner.
Night duty has been recognized as a significantly harmful stressor for physicians. However, the relationship between various levels of duty loading and stress response is unknown. This study examined whether duty load increases cardiovascular stress indicators in a dose-dependent manner. ⋯ This observational analysis suggests that the dose-dependent stress responses of the cardiovascular system in physicians were caused by the duty load.
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Apr 2016
General practitioners' and occupational health physicians' views on their cooperation: a cross-sectional postal survey.
Prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration into the workplace are examples of overlapping work fields of general practitioners (GPs) and occupational health physicians (OPs). In Germany, however, cooperation between GPs and OPs is often lacking or suboptimal. In this article, we present GPs' and OPs' views on a variety of aspects of their cooperation and differences between them. ⋯ The data show potential interest of both physicians groups to develop cooperation. As the ratings often differed significantly, particularly in regard to statements presented, answers influenced by social desirability are generally unlikely.