Evaluation of the Q16 questionnaire on neurotoxic symptoms and a review of its use.

Lundberg, Ingvar; Högberg, M; Michélsen, Hans; Nise, Gun; Hogstedt, Christer

doi:10.1136/oem.54.5.343

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“…Although a higher number of symptoms were included in previous surveys, in the presented study, some symptoms which were found to be non-specific or autonomic (e.g. dizziness, headache, nausea, loss of appetite) were excluded, and therefore could not fall under any specific subscale [13,15,16,31]. Data from this study also provided identical findings to those presented by a large US Agricultural Health Study (AHS) on pesticideexposed male farmers [15].…”

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Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA

Khan¹,

Baidya²,

Aryal³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. Every farming method, whether conventional or organic, has been associated with some sort of risky behaviors leading to health issues among farmers. Substantial evidence is not available in the literature to determine whether the magnitudes of health outcomes vary between conventional and organic farmers. The study investigated whether selfreported neurological and mental health symptoms differ between conventional and organic farmers living in Indiana, USA. Materials and method. A self-reported questionnaire survey collected information from 200 conventional and 157 organic farmers of Indiana on demographic characteristics, depression and neurological symptoms. Statistical analyses were conducted to observe the differences in self-reported symptoms by groups of farmers. Results. It was observed that the conventional farmers had significantly higher age-adjusted mean neurological symptom score (p<0.01) than the organic farmers. Regression models revealed positive and significant associations of conventional farming with total (β =1.34; p=0.02), sensory (β =0.83; p=0.001) and behavioural (β =0.09; p=0.03) symptoms after accounting for age, income, education and years in farming. Positive but non-significant associations were also observed in conventional farmers with cognitive and motor symptoms, and with all subscales of depression symptoms in the adjusted models. Conclusion. The findings obtained suggest the importance of a larger study to further explain the difference in mental and neurological health effects in these two categories of farmers.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 52%

Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA

Khan¹,

Baidya²,

Aryal³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…We conducted direct observations of non-industrial mining in order to analyze the hazards of this activity. Apart from this observation, because our survey aimed to outline the impact of the working conditions on the health of these mining craftsmen, we distributed a questionnaire based on a Swedish occupational health survey questionnaire [6]. Our survey took place from 22 December 2005 to 9 January 2006.…”

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Identification of hazards in the workplaces of Artisanal mining in Katanga

Elenge¹,

Brouwer²

2011

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objective: While artisanal mining takes place in casual framework and with total ignorance of good practices, few studies have focused on the origin of hazards specific to each workplace constitutive of this exploitation facility. Nevertheless, this study is a condition of an efficient occupational health and safety control in this sector. Materials and Method: We took the effort to identify different workplaces, as well as hazards specific to each of them, through the observation and analysis of the tasks, tools and the processes related to their use applied in the Ruashi artisanal mine. Results: The investigated exploitation facility consists of five workplaces: diggers (60% -in charge of mineralized gangue recovery); crushers; washers; hand-made furnace workers (in charge of various treatment processes); and loaders (in charge of packing the obtained material). Beside the risks common to these various workplaces and ensuing notably from the lack of hygiene and working in bad positions, operating in underground galleries, in particular, exposes diggers to the risks connected with collapsing parts of the mine, suffocation, dehydration or fine particles in the breathed air. Crushers are especially exposed to traumatism risks, notably ocular, and loaders are exposed to risks related to handling heavy loads. These risks are connected with the mining processes because, in spite of the similarity of tools, they appear less often in other forms of artisanal exploitation described in literature. It is notable in the case of crushing in sawed gas bottles where ocular trauma risk is decreased. It was also shown that humidification of work surface reduces dust particles emission into the air. Conclusions: Hazards identification, through a tools and processes description, has the advantage of providing information on reducing the occurrence of these risks. It shows that this reduction is not necessarily a consequence of the activity mechanization degree.

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“…Several types of neurologic endpoints are considered. Many studies have reported prevalence of a range of self-reported symptoms, often based on variations of an established checklist (189,123). Mood and affect have also been assessed using self-report as well as validated scales.…”

Section: Is Low-level Pesticide Exposure Neurotoxic?mentioning

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Health Effects of Chronic Pesticide Exposure: Cancer and Neurotoxicity

Alavanja

Hoppin

Kamel

2004

Annu. Rev. Public Health

647

369

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health s Abstract Pesticides are widely used in agricultural and other settings, resulting in continuing human exposure. Epidemiologic studies indicate that, despite premarket animal testing, current exposures are associated with risks to human health. In this review, we describe the routes of pesticide exposures occurring today, and summarize and evaluate the epidemiologic studies of pesticide-related carcinogenicity and neurotoxicity in adults. Better understanding of the patterns of exposure, the underlying variability within the human population, and the links between the animal toxicology data and human health effects will improve the evaluation of the risks to human health posed by pesticides. Improving epidemiology studies and integrating this information with toxicology data will allow the human health risks of pesticide exposure to be more accurately judged by public health policy makers.

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Evaluation of the Q16 questionnaire on neurotoxic symptoms and a review of its use.

Cited by 86 publications

References 17 publications

Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA

Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA

Identification of hazards in the workplaces of Artisanal mining in Katanga

Health Effects of Chronic Pesticide Exposure: Cancer and Neurotoxicity

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