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Diagnostics of new occupational diseases -prevention of new work-related disorders
Laštovková, Andrea ; Pelclová, Daniela (advisor) ; Petrovová, Markéta (referee) ; Seifert, Bohumil (referee)
6 ABSTRACT Background The existence of risks of new work-related disorders and occupational diseases in the society is constantly increasing in relation to the fast and continuous development of working conditions, techniques used, materials and overall acceleration of the working pace. Aim of the study The aim of the study is to analyse new risks in the working environment and to evaluate early diagnostic possibilities of new occupational diseases including their prevention. The study also compares the current situation in this field in the Czech Republic and other European countries. Materials and methods The doctoral dissertation is a multiple manuscript thesis focusing on one common topic - new occupational diseases. The first publication studied the acknowledgement of low-back pain disease caused by overload as an occupational disease. Specialists from European countries were inquired via questionnaire focusing on diagnostic and evaluation criteria of this disease in their countries. Representatives from countries acknowledging low-back pain diseases caused by overload provided further evaluation criteria and number of cases. Correspondingly, the second publication studied the evaluation of burnout syndrome as an occupational disease. Representatives from countries acknowledging the burnout syndrome as...
A study to research symptoms, development, health and social incidence of work related disease resulting from longterm single-sided overuse of the upper limbs
PETERKOVÁ, Monika
Occupational diseases from excessive and one-sided overloading of upper limbs are classified as diseases caused by physical factors. In the ``list of occupational diseases{\crqq} they are covered in chapter two. This group of diseases falls mainly under items 9 and 10 with the biggest proportion of occupational diseases caused by physical factors and it accounts for ca. 45% of the newly reported occupational diseases . Moreover, a slowly increasing trend in occurrence of those diseases has been reported in recent years.

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