Measurement of trends in incidence of work-related skin and respiratory diseases, UK 1996–2005

McNamee, Roseanne; Carder, Melanie; Chen, Yiqun; Agius, Raymond

doi:10.1136/oem.2007.036731

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“…In 2008, McNamee et al [10] published a method to analyze trends in occupational disease using count data obtained from the Health and Occupation Research Network (THOR), a UK-based voluntary physician-reporting scheme. This multilevel version of the Poisson regression model made some important methodological advances in analyzing data reported to physician-reporting schemes made up of multiple reporting centers.…”

Section: Statistical Methods Used To Estimate Trends In Occupational mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Building on this work, a European collaboration (MODERNET) used the method developed by McNamee et al [10] to descriptively compare trends in OCD, OACD and occupational asthma between Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom [3 & ]. There was a declining trend for occupational asthma and OCD in both recognized compensation claims and physicianreported cases in most countries (Table 1) [3 & ].…”

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Worldwide trends in incidence in occupational allergy and asthma

Stocks

Bensefa‐Colas

Berk

2016

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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Section: Statistical Methods Used To Estimate Trends In Occupational mentioning

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Section: Europementioning

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Worldwide trends in incidence in occupational allergy and asthma

Stocks

Bensefa‐Colas

Berk

2016

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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“…Additionally, it is known that case numbers have been affected by fluctuations in the numbers and reporting habits of participating health care practitioners over time [3]. Data from THOR and the Industrial Injuries and Disablement Benefit scheme suggest a downward trend in the annual number of new pneumoconiosis cases from 2005 onward [3,4]. However, as is the case when using data from disease registries, measures of disease frequency from both of these sources may be underestimated due to case ascertainment and selection biases.…”

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Incidence of the Pneumoconioses in the United Kingdom General Population between 1997 and 2008

Amar

Jick²,

Rosenberg³

et al. 2012

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Background: The incidence of the pneumoconioses in the UK is primarily estimated using occupational-based registries and disability pension schemes. These sources indicate a downward trend in the incidence of the pneumoconioses from 1995 onwards. There are no previously published general population-based observational studies quantifying the incidence of the pneumoconioses in the UK. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of the pneumoconioses in the UK general population between 1997 and 2008 using data from the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Methods: Data from the UK-based GPRD were used to estimate the incidence of pneumoconioses over a 12-year period (1997–2008). Crude incidence rates for asbestosis and non-asbestos-related pneumoconioses were stratified by gender, age group and calendar period, and rate ratios were adjusted using Poisson regression. Results: The majority of cases was diagnosed with asbestosis, and the overall, crude incidence density for this pneumoconiosis during the 12-year study period was 2.7 (95% confidence interval 2.5–2.9) per 100,000 person-years. The incidence increased progressively during the period 1997–2005 and then decreased slightly during the period 2006–2008, even after controlling for the strong effect of an ageing UK population. The non-asbestos-related pneumoconioses, in contrast to asbestosis, showed a progressive reduction in incidence from 2003 onwards. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the pneumoconioses remain an important public health issue and, furthermore, documents an overall increase in asbestosis incidence in the UK between 1997 and 2008.

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“…This makes a surveillance scheme for dermatologists more attractive than a scheme for OPs. However, monitoring trends in incidences by the presented descriptive statistical approach is hampered by reporter fatigue [7], relatively small number of participating dermatologists and lack of information of the catchment population. To improve the discovery of new cases of contact dermatitis, OPs in The Netherlands now are encouraged to carry out active medical surveillance in workers at risk with the help of a recently adopted guideline [8].…”

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Notification of occupational skin diseases by dermatologists in The Netherlands

Pal

Wilde

Beurden

et al. 2009

Occupational Medicine

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Background A voluntary surveillance scheme of occupational skin diseases (OSDs) in The Netherlands starting in 2001 aimed to improve insight in the incidence of OSD especially occupational contact dermatitis (OCD), risk professions and causal agents. This paper presents the results of this scheme during 2001-05. MethodsReports of new cases of OSD received from the participating dermatologists on a monthly basis were analysed. Data evaluated included information on diagnosis, sex, age, sickness, absenteeism, profession and causal agents. Relative differences in incidence rates between industries or branches were estimated by calculating incidence rate ratios. ResultsAbout 80% of the notifications concerned OCD. The highest number of notifications was recorded in the first year of the scheme. This was probably due to reporting of a mixture of incident and prevalent cases. During the following 5 years, the number of yearly notifications of OSD declined. Hairdressers, nurses, metalworkers, mechanics and cleaners were the most commonly affected professions. Wet work and irritating substances were the most frequently reported causal agents. Most patients with OCD were not absent from work.Conclusions A voluntary surveillance scheme with dermatologists provides valuable data about the distribution of OCD in risk professions and the causal agents. However, it has certain limitations in assessing trends in incidence. Active medical surveillance in populations at risk should be encouraged not only to improve secondary prevention but also to obtain more reliable information about the incidence of OCD.

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Measurement of trends in incidence of work-related skin and respiratory diseases, UK 1996–2005

Cited by 57 publications

References 19 publications

Worldwide trends in incidence in occupational allergy and asthma

Worldwide trends in incidence in occupational allergy and asthma

Incidence of the Pneumoconioses in the United Kingdom General Population between 1997 and 2008

Notification of occupational skin diseases by dermatologists in The Netherlands

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