[Occupational information in occupational medicine]. 1988

K Takahashi, and T Okubo
Department of Environmental Epidemiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

The International Classification of Diseases popularly referred to as 'ICD' has significantly improved accessibility to and promoted distribution of medical information. In the field of occupational health, the use of a standardized occupational classification system is also necessary for similar reasons. Recording occupational information in a standard format, when routinized, will certainly result in the combining of such information with other health relevant data. However, the innumerable occupational categories prevalent in modern industrialized society cannot be encompassed by a single occupational health staff. The tendency of Japanese people to answer in an indirect manner to questions regarding their present occupation or job history complicates the situation. Because of these circumstances, the need to construct an aiding system to compile bits of vague information into a definite standardized job category was recognized. The computerized system under development focuses especially on a person-to-person interview where the interviewer is required to gather information on the respondent's job history. The system is designed to supplement the insufficient understanding of the entire occupation system, thus aiding in occupational health interviews. A description of a prototype is also given.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007256 Information Systems Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information. Ancillary Information Systems,Emergency Care Information Systems,Information Retrieval Systems,Perinatal Information System,Ancillary Information System,Information Retrieval System,Information System,Information System, Ancillary,Information System, Perinatal,Perinatal Information Systems,Systems, Information Retrieval
D007407 Interviews as Topic Works about conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes works about school admission or job interviews. Group Interviews,Interviewers,Interviews, Telephone,Oral History as Topic,Group Interview,Interview, Group,Interview, Telephone,Interviewer,Interviews, Group,Telephone Interview,Telephone Interviews
D007588 Job Satisfaction Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation. Work Satisfaction,Job Satisfactions,Satisfaction, Job,Satisfaction, Work,Satisfactions, Job,Satisfactions, Work,Work Satisfactions
D009787 Occupational Medicine Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings. Industrial Medicine,Medicine, Industrial,Medicine, Occupational
D009790 Occupations Crafts, trades, professions, or other means of earning a living. Vocations,Occupation,Vocation
D003201 Computers Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

Related Publications

K Takahashi, and T Okubo
September 1998, Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
January 2007, Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
January 2006, Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
January 1980, The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
January 1976, Methods of information in medicine. Supplement,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
December 1983, Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz, Prophylaxe und Ergonomie,
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
December 2008, Occupational medicine (Oxford, England),
K Takahashi, and T Okubo
December 1977, Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association,
Copied contents to your clipboard!