From the Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt (R.S., S.S.E.); and Public Health, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt (A.E.).
J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Aug 1;66(8):e365-e370. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003155. Epub 2024 May 28.
This cross-sectional study assessed physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward occupational diseases, their practice of occupational history taking, and the associated factors and barriers.
From January 1 to June 30, 2023, Egyptian physicians from different specialties (n = 278) completed a questionnaire including sociodemographic and occupational data, questions measuring knowledge, attitudes, practice, and barriers.
The significant predictor of low knowledge was the nonuse of a standard history form. The lack of undergraduate education/postgraduate training in occupational diseases was the predictor of unfavorable attitudes and poor practice. Unfavorable attitudes also predicted poor practice. The main barriers were insufficient knowledge and busy schedules.
Different specialties physicians are essential in recognizing occupational diseases. They need to be knowledgeable about occupational diseases within their specialties. Specialized undergraduate and postgraduate training in this topic can help achieve such needs.
本横断面研究评估了医生对职业病的知识和态度、他们的职业史采集实践，以及相关的因素和障碍。
2023 年 1 月 1 日至 6 月 30 日，来自不同专业的埃及医生（n=278）完成了一份问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学和职业数据、衡量知识、态度、实践和障碍的问题。
低知识的显著预测因素是非使用标准病史表。缺乏职业病本科/研究生教育是不利态度和实践不佳的预测因素。不利的态度也预示着实践不佳。主要障碍是知识不足和繁忙的日程安排。
不同专业的医生在识别职业病方面至关重要。他们需要了解自己专业领域内的职业病。该主题的专业本科和研究生培训可以帮助满足这些需求。
