Occupational Health
Community Medicine · Topic 11
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume II · Community Medicine · Topic 11 · combined PDF page 276
Practice questions
- For a worker with low back pain, which approach best reflects the initial work-participation strategy in the Dutch multidisciplinary guideline?
- When assessing a worker with low back pain or lumbosacral radicular syndrome, which assessment is specifically advised by the guideline?
- Which prevention measures are advised for workers at risk of low back pain or lumbosacral radicular syndrome in the Dutch guideline?
- A worker with low back pain has not improved in work participation after six weeks of the initial stepped-care approach. What does the guideline recommend next?
- According to the Dutch guideline, after what point should multidisciplinary (occupational) rehabilitation therapy be considered when work participation remains problematic?
- A worker with persistent low back pain has not increased work participation despite initial measures. Which is one of the additional treatments the guideline says may be considered after six weeks, according to risk and prognostic factors?
- A public-health team assessing occupational health among women tea plantation workers in India should account for which feature emphasized in the systematic review?
- What did the systematic review report about musculoskeletal disorders among women workers in Indian tea plantations?
- When communicating the tea plantation review's findings on emotional distress and gendered responsibilities, which interpretation is most defensible?
- Which statement best represents the systematic review's account of housing and facilities in Indian tea plantation settings?
- A handloom-worker meta-analysis estimated a relative risk of 1.24 for musculoskeletal disorders versus controls, with P=0.16. Which conclusion is statistically appropriate?
- The handloom meta-analysis reported an overall disease relative risk of 1.03 versus controls with P=0.78. Which interpretation best fits these findings?
- Which group of health concerns was identified in the handloom occupational-health review in addition to musculoskeletal disorders?
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, which group did the systematic review identify as experiencing the highest occupational risk?
- Which combination best reflects workplace interventions reported to reduce transmission during COVID-19?
- What occupational-health pattern did the COVID-19 review report for remote-enabled sectors?
- Which approach best reflects how the COVID-19 review recommends strengthening occupational health and safety systems for future preparedness?
- In a systematic review and meta-analysis of operating-room personnel, what was the pooled prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries?
- Which pattern of musculoskeletal pain was reported among operating-room personnel in the meta-analysis?
- Which statement accurately distinguishes occupational exposures reported among operating-room personnel in the meta-analysis?
- Which statement correctly summarizes the mental-health findings of the operating-room occupational-health meta-analysis?
- In the systematic narrative review of thoroughbred racing stable staff and trainers, what proportion reported experiencing an injury in the previous year?
- Which statement best represents the psychological-health findings reported for thoroughbred racing stable staff and trainers?
- Which combination of concerns was described in the review of thoroughbred racing stable staff and trainers beyond workplace injuries?
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational health interventions estimated a change in sickness-absence days of -0.18 days (95% CI -2.80 to 2.43; P=0.890). Which interpretation is most appropriate?
- The occupational-health intervention meta-analysis estimated a return on investment of 1.92 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.34 to 4.17 and P=0.096. Which conclusion is best supported?