OccIDEAS : Retrospective Occupational Exposure Assessment in Community-Based Studies Made Easier
Joint Authors
Girschik, Jennifer
Benke, Geza
Fritschi, Lin
Sadkowsky, Troy
Glass, Deborah
Friesen, Melissa C.
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Assessing occupational exposure in retrospective community-based case-control studies is difficult as measured exposure data are very seldom available.
The expert assessment method is considered the most accurate way to attribute exposure but it is a time consuming and expensive process and may be seen as subjective, nonreproducible, and nontransparent.
In this paper, we describe these problems and outline our solutions as operationalized in a web-based software application (OccIDEAS).
The novel aspects of OccIDEAS are combining all steps in the assessment into one software package; enmeshing the process of assessment into the development of questionnaires; selecting the exposure(s) of interest; specifying rules for exposure assignment; allowing manual or automatic assessments; ensuring that circumstances in which exposure is possible for an individual are highlighted for review; providing reports to ensure consistency of assessment.
Development of this application has the potential to make high-quality occupational assessment more efficient and accessible for epidemiological studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fritschi, Lin& Friesen, Melissa C.& Glass, Deborah& Benke, Geza& Girschik, Jennifer& Sadkowsky, Troy. 2009. OccIDEAS : Retrospective Occupational Exposure Assessment in Community-Based Studies Made Easier. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fritschi, Lin…[et al.]. OccIDEAS : Retrospective Occupational Exposure Assessment in Community-Based Studies Made Easier. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fritschi, Lin& Friesen, Melissa C.& Glass, Deborah& Benke, Geza& Girschik, Jennifer& Sadkowsky, Troy. OccIDEAS : Retrospective Occupational Exposure Assessment in Community-Based Studies Made Easier. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511299
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511299