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The Health and Occupation Research Network: An Evolving Surveillance System

Vital to the prevention of work-related ill-health (WRIH) is the availability of good quality data regarding WRIH burden and risks. Physician-based surveillance systems such as The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK are often established in response to limitations of statutory,...

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Autores principales: Carder, Melanie, Hussey, Louise, Money, Annemarie, Gittins, Matthew, McNamee, Roseanne, Stocks, Susan Jill, Sen, Dil, Agius, Raymond M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28951798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.003
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author Carder, Melanie
Hussey, Louise
Money, Annemarie
Gittins, Matthew
McNamee, Roseanne
Stocks, Susan Jill
Sen, Dil
Agius, Raymond M.
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description Vital to the prevention of work-related ill-health (WRIH) is the availability of good quality data regarding WRIH burden and risks. Physician-based surveillance systems such as The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK are often established in response to limitations of statutory, compensation-based systems for addressing certain epidemiological aspects of disease surveillance. However, to fulfil their purpose, THOR and others need to have methodologic rigor in capturing and ascertaining cases. This article describes how data collected by THOR and analogous systems can inform WRIH incidence, trends, and other determinants. An overview of the different strands of THOR research is provided, including methodologic advancements facilitated by increased data quantity/quality over time and the value of the research outputs for informing Government and other policy makers. In doing so, the utility of data collected by systems such as THOR to address a wide range of research questions, both in relation to WRIH and to wider issues of public and social health, is demonstrated.
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spelling pubmed-56058842017-09-26 The Health and Occupation Research Network: An Evolving Surveillance System Carder, Melanie Hussey, Louise Money, Annemarie Gittins, Matthew McNamee, Roseanne Stocks, Susan Jill Sen, Dil Agius, Raymond M. Saf Health Work Review Article Vital to the prevention of work-related ill-health (WRIH) is the availability of good quality data regarding WRIH burden and risks. Physician-based surveillance systems such as The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK are often established in response to limitations of statutory, compensation-based systems for addressing certain epidemiological aspects of disease surveillance. However, to fulfil their purpose, THOR and others need to have methodologic rigor in capturing and ascertaining cases. This article describes how data collected by THOR and analogous systems can inform WRIH incidence, trends, and other determinants. An overview of the different strands of THOR research is provided, including methodologic advancements facilitated by increased data quantity/quality over time and the value of the research outputs for informing Government and other policy makers. In doing so, the utility of data collected by systems such as THOR to address a wide range of research questions, both in relation to WRIH and to wider issues of public and social health, is demonstrated. Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2017-09 2017-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5605884/ /pubmed/28951798 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.003 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Stocks, Susan Jill
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The Health and Occupation Research Network: An Evolving Surveillance System
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.003
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