Occupational health research: Challenges and opportunities in developing countries

Joseph, Bobby; Arasu, Sakthi

doi:10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_74_23

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“…Identifying and diagnosing occupational diseases need more objective quantitative indicators, and early symptoms are easily overlooked. Moreover, diagnostic and treatment resources are unevenly distributed, and the medical process is cumbersome (5)(6)(7).…”

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The application of metaverse in occupational health

Tang,

Liang,

Zhan

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe metaverse, as a new digital interactive platform, is garnering significant attention and exploration across industries due to technological advancements and societal digital transformation. In occupational health, there is immense potential for leveraging the metaverse to enhance work environments and occupational health management. It offers companies more efficient and intelligent solutions for occupational health management while providing employees with safer and more comfortable work environments.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar databases to identify relevant studies published between January 2015 and March 2024. The search terms included “metaverse,” “virtual reality,” “occupational health,” “workplace safety,” “job training,” and “telemedicine.” The selected articles were analyzed, and key findings were summarized narratively.ResultsThe review summarizes the broad application prospects of metaverse technology in immersive training, occupational risk identification and assessment, and occupational disease monitoring and diagnosis. However, applying the metaverse in occupational health also faces challenges such as inadequate technical standards, data privacy issues, human health hazards, high costs, personnel training, and lagging regulations.ConclusionMetaverse offers new possibilities for addressing the numerous challenges faced in occupational health and has broad application prospects. In the future, collaborative efforts from multiple stakeholders will be necessary to promote the sustainable development of metaverse technology in occupational health and better protect workers’ occupational health.

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