[Improving occupational health evaluation research].
A review of the existing occupational health literature reveals that several authors have proposed recommendations to increase the effectiveness of interventions that aim to prevent occupational disabilities. However, these recommendations are rarely evidence-based given that research carried out on such interventions is essentially epidemiological and that it generally produces too fragmented results. The contributing factors to explain this phenomenon are identified. The authors support the opinion that the community of occupational health academics should create more opportunities for researchers well-versed in evaluative research based on scientific methods complementary to epidemiology.
Berthelette
Diane
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Université du Quebec à Montréal, Institut Santé et société, 1205, rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada H2X 3R9.
Bilodeau
Henriette
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Leduc
Nicole
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D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011640:Public Policy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic