Non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP) is a common and disabling condition in the adult population, which generates significant costs due to the healthcare and occupational burden of the condition.
Describing the occupational burden of coccidioidomycosis is challenging because existing data sources are not comprehensive.
A recently developed job-classification index was used to account for the occupational burden.
For example, the occupational burden of cancer has been the subject of detailed studies [ 1, 2].
Therefore, for the prevention and treatment of patients we have to consider also the occupational burden of Hymenoptera venom allergy.
The overall index (OJI) combines 5 dimensions of the occupational burden (ergonomic stress, environmental pollution, mental stress, social stress and temporal loads) into one index.
We applied several job-related indices linked via job titles using ISCO-88 to distinguish between the educational inequalities in laryngeal cancer risk and the occupational burden.
However, the use of an index which reflects better working conditions in 2006 compared to those in the 1960s or 1970s might underestimate the real occupational burden.
5 dimensions of occupational burden were analysed: Ergonomic Stress (ES), Environmental Pollution (EP), Mental Stress (MS), Social Stress (SS) and Temporal Loads (TL).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of occupation using different occupational indices, differentiating between physical, psycho-social and toxic exposures and trying to summarize the occupational burden into one variable.
