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The Effect of the Training Program at Occupational Health Training Center (OHTC) on the Attitude of Occupational Health Residents

Accession number;04A0659904

Title;The Effect of the Training Program at Occupational Health Training Center (OHTC) on the Attitude of Occupational Health Residents

Author; YOSHIKAWA RIE (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) FUJISAKI TAKESHI (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) IDE HIROSHI (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) UCHIDA KAZUHIKO (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) HINO YOSHIYUKI (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) ODA SUSUMU (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN) MORI KOJI (Univ. Occupational and Environmental Health, Occupational Health Training Center, JPN)

Journal Title;J UOEH Occup Environ Health

Journal Code:Z0840A

ISSN:0387-821X

VOL.26;NO.3;PAGE.381-390(2004)

Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, TBL.5, REF.3

Pub. Country;Japan

Language;Japanese

Abstract;University of Occupational and Environmental Health (UOEH) conducts three courses in postgraduate education of occupational health (OH). Graduates of UOEH who have already received a basic education in OH can participate in any course and are trained to play an appropriate role as an occupational physician (OP). We operate the training program to provide practical knowledge and skills as well as to encourage interest in occupational health and to promote a further understanding of the role of the OP. In this study we evaluated changes in attitude of participants and the effectiveness of our program by an anonymous questionnaire. The subjects were all 19 participants of the 3-month program conducted between September 2003 and February 2004 as a part of the postgraduate education following several years of clinical experience. They were expected to be occupational physicians with a clinical specialty. The data were collected from questionnaires handed out at the beginning and the end of the program. The questionnaire included 8 items on the attitude toward occupational health. The subjects answered the questions according to a scale of 1 to 7. Data analysis was performed using the unpaired t-test by SPSS. The results suggested that our training program had a positive effect on trainees. Interest in occupational practice (P<0.05) and willingness to act as a full-time occupational physician in a large company (P<0.05) increased significantly. When considering the positive correlation between willingness to act as an OP and interest in a field that has some overlap between the speciality and occupational health, it was thought that developing a vision as an OP with respect to their career was important for training. However, in some clinical fields it may be difficult to define a relationship between the clinical speciality and occupational health.... (author abst.)

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