title: Occupational Medicine and Hygiene: applied research in Italy.
abstract: The goal of Occupational Medicine and Hygiene is that of ensuring safety, health and well-being at workplaces, mainly assessing and preventing existing occupational risks. Scientific research in this field can provide useful arguments and further evidence upon which effective, efficient and sustainable policies and preventive measures have to be chosen and applied by the occupational physician in work-life. This paper summarizes four original studies, conducted in different professional settings across Italy, focusing on critical items, such as stress and violence, biological risks and sleep hygiene. The knowledge obtained can be useful to orientate proper preventive programs aimed at improving workplace health.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino, IST and Post-Graduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy;
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Copello
authors.affiliation: Center of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology and Maternal-Child Medicine, University of Genoa and Post-Graduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy;
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garbarino
authors.affiliation: Institute of Occupational Medicine and Prevention Technical Degree, University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy;
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messineo
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino, IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durando
keywords: Biological risk; Sleep hygiene; Stress and violence