Johanna Sirkka, Riitta Suhonen, Juha Liira, Minna Stolt
{"title":"Occupational Health Nurses' Perceptions in Work Ability Risk Management and Analysis.","authors":"Johanna Sirkka, Riitta Suhonen, Juha Liira, Minna Stolt","doi":"10.1007/s10926-025-10282-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-025-10282-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Occupational health nurses (OHN) play a key role in identifying and managing work ability risks, as they have close interaction with employees and the customer organization, and they monitor work ability in multiple ways. The study aimed to describe OHNs' perceptions of work ability risk management and analysis (WARMA) and identify promoting and hindering factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive qualitative study with semi-structured thematic interviews was conducted in May-June 2023, using purposive sampling of ten OHNs. The data were analyzed using both inductive and deductive approaches.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>OHNs perceived management and analysis of work ability risks as important work. The management and analysis of work ability risks was described as the central core work of occupational health care, which is carried out at the level of the customer organization and at the individual level. Factors promoting the management and analysis of work ability risks are electronic tools, time resources, occupational health cooperation, multi-professional cooperation, and personal experience. Factors hindering WARMA are insufficient time resources and productivity pressures.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>OHNs' perceptions of WARMA varied. There are multiple factors that promote or hinder WARMA which require consideration at individual and organizational levels. The findings of this study provide a basis for further research that could focus on measuring OHNs' overall competence in WARMA.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"423-433"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089217/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143634437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Elaine Wainwright, Nicola Goodson, Joanne L Jordan, Amardeep Legha, Millie Parchment, Ross Wilkie, George Peat
{"title":"Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Elaine Wainwright, Nicola Goodson, Joanne L Jordan, Amardeep Legha, Millie Parchment, Ross Wilkie, George Peat","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10205-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10205-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>It is difficult to predict which employees, in particular those with musculoskeletal pain, will return to work quickly without additional vocational advice and support, which employees will require this support and what levels of support are most appropriate. Consequently, there is no way of ensuring the right individuals are directed towards the right services to support their occupational health needs. The aim of this review will be to identify prognostic factors for duration of work absence in those already absent and examine the utility of prognostic models for work absence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight databases were search using a combination of subject headings and key words focusing on work absence, musculoskeletal pain and prognosis. Two authors independently assessed the eligibility of studies, extracted data from all eligible studies and assessed risk of bias using the QUIPS or PROBAST tools, an adapted GRADE was used to assess the strength of the evidence. To make sense of the data prognostic variables were grouped according to categories from the Disability Prevention Framework and the SWiM framework was utilised to synthesise findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23 studies were included in the review, including 13 prognostic models and a total of 110 individual prognostic factors. Overall, the evidence for all prognostic factors was weak, although there was some evidence that older age and better recovery expectations were protective of future absence and that previous absence was likely to predict future absences. There was weak evidence for any of the prognostic models in determining future sickness absence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Analysis was difficult due to the wide range of measures of both prognostic factors and outcome and the differing timescales for follow-up. Future research should ensure that consistent measures are employed and where possible these should be in-line with those suggested by Ravinskaya et al. (2023).</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"181-214"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henk-Jan Boersema, Tialda Hoekstra, Raun van Ooijen, Sander K R van Zon, Femke I Abma, Sandra Brouwer
{"title":"Inability to Work Fulltime and the Association with Paid Employment One Year After the Work Disability Assessment: A Longitudinal Register-Based Cohort Study.","authors":"Henk-Jan Boersema, Tialda Hoekstra, Raun van Ooijen, Sander K R van Zon, Femke I Abma, Sandra Brouwer","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10212-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10212-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Disability benefit applicants with residual work capacity are often not able to work fulltime. In Dutch work disability benefit assessments, the inability to work fulltime is an important outcome, indicating the number of hours the applicant can sustain working activities per day. This study aims to gain insight into the association between inability to work fulltime and having paid employment 1 year after the assessment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study is a longitudinal register-based cohort study of work disability applicants who were granted a partial disability benefit (n = 8300). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to study the association between inability to work fulltime and having paid employment 1 year after the assessment, separately for working and non-working applicants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For disability benefit applicants, whether working (31.9%) or not working (68.1%) at the time of the disability assessment, there was generally no association between inability to work fulltime and having paid employment 1 year later. However, for working applicants diagnosed with a musculoskeletal disease or cancer, inability to work fulltime was positively and negatively associated with having paid employment, respectively. For non-working applicants with a respiratory disease or with multimorbidity, inability to work fulltime was negatively associated with paid employment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Inability to work fulltime has limited association with paid employment 1 year after the disability benefit assessment, regardless of the working status at the time of assessment. However, within certain disease groups, inability to work fulltime can either increase or decrease the odds of having paid employment after the assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"390-399"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089174/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heidi Cramm, Marilyn Cox, Deborah Norris, Nathalie Reid, Linna Tam-Seto, Rachel Dekel, Nicola T Fear, Lisa Delaney, Rachel Richmond, Alyson Mahar
{"title":"Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.","authors":"Heidi Cramm, Marilyn Cox, Deborah Norris, Nathalie Reid, Linna Tam-Seto, Rachel Dekel, Nicola T Fear, Lisa Delaney, Rachel Richmond, Alyson Mahar","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10213-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10213-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The nature and cumulative occupational demands imposed on families of public safety personnel (PSP) are substantial, in many cases non-negotiable, and distinct from the general population accentuating risk factors for family well-being. Despite this reality, the contributions of PSP families are not well understood, and a conceptual framework is needed. The aim of this paper is to summarize contextual factors (lifestyle dimensions) that shape the lives of PSP families; factors supported in the existing, albeit limited, body of research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Grounded in the interpretive/constructivist paradigm, a synthesis was central to understanding the lived experiences of PSP families. An interdisciplinary research team engaged in an iterative process of framework analysis to capture the variability and complexity of PSP family life and distilled the overarching lifestyle dimensions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three lifestyle dimensions-logistics, risks, and identities-emerged from contextual factors and represent distinct aspects of PSP family life. PSP families play a crucial role in that their capacity to accommodate the lifestyle dimensions (i.e., logistics, risks, and identities), without which the PSP could not meet the demands of the profession.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Promoting awareness of these dimensions and their consequent demands underscores the cumulative demands that put PSP families at risk. Responses from governments, public safety organizations, and communities are required to help PSP families manage non-negotiable elements of the public safety occupation that spill over into family life over which they have no control.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"268-277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141312011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Di Donato, Shannon Gray, Luke R Sheehan, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ross Iles, Alex Collie
{"title":"How Much Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, and Osteopathy Care Do Compensated Australian Workers with Low Back Pain Receive? A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Michael Di Donato, Shannon Gray, Luke R Sheehan, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ross Iles, Alex Collie","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10202-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10202-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To identify the prevalence and frequency of physiotherapy, chiropractic, and/or osteopathy care in Australians with workers' compensation claims for low back pain (LBP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included workers with accepted workers' compensation claims longer than 2 weeks from the Australian states of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. Workers were grouped by whether they attended physiotherapy, chiropractic, and/or osteopathy in the first 2 years of their claim. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to describe differences between groups. Descriptive statistics and negative binomial regression were used to describe differences in the number of attendances in each group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most workers had at least one physical therapy attendance during the period of their claim (n = 23,619, 82.0%). Worker state, socioeconomic status, and remoteness were the largest contributing factors to likelihood of physical therapy attendance. Most workers only attended physiotherapy (n = 21,035, 89.1%, median of 13 times). Far fewer only attended chiropractic (n = 528, 2.2%, median of 8 times) or only osteopathy (n = 296, 1.3%, median of 10 times), while 1,750 (7.5%) attended for care with more than one type of physical therapy (median of 31 times).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most Australian workers with workers' compensation time loss claims for LBP attend physiotherapy at least once during their claims. State of claim is the strongest predictor of which physical therapy profession they attend, possibly due to regional availability. Workers who see a physiotherapist have significantly more attendances. Future research should explore the relationship between these patterns of care and claimant outcomes, including work disability duration.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"345-355"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140959827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shannon E Gray, Benedict Tudtud, Luke R Sheehan, Michael Di Donato
{"title":"The Association of Physiotherapy Continuity of Care with Duration of Time Loss Among Compensated Australian Workers with Low Back Pain.","authors":"Shannon E Gray, Benedict Tudtud, Luke R Sheehan, Michael Di Donato","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10209-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10209-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aims of this study are to determine how continuous the care provided by physiotherapists to compensated workers with low back pain is, what factors are associated with physiotherapy continuity of care (CoC; treatment by the same provider), and what the association between physiotherapy CoC and duration of working time loss is.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Workers' compensation claims and payments data from Victoria and South Australia were analysed. Continuity of care was measured with the usual provider continuity metric. Binary logistic regression examined factors associated with CoC. Cox regression models examined the association between working time loss and CoC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-six percent of workers experienced complete CoC, 25.8% high CoC, 26.1% moderate CoC, and 11.7% low CoC. Odds of complete CoC decreased with increased service volume. With decreasing CoC, there was significantly longer duration of compensated time loss.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher CoC with a physiotherapist is associated with shorter compensated working time loss duration for Australian workers with low back pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"366-373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089250/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141097164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alita de Waal, Amy Killian, Afika Gagela, Jada Baartzes, Susan de Klerk
{"title":"Therapeutic Approaches for the Prevention of Upper Limb Repetitive Strain Injuries in Work-Related Computer Use: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Alita de Waal, Amy Killian, Afika Gagela, Jada Baartzes, Susan de Klerk","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10204-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10204-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore and describe therapeutic approaches for the prevention of upper limb (UL) repetitive strain injuries (RSI) amongst computer users in the twenty-first century.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted using the method described by Arksey and O'Malley, further enhanced by Levac et al. to ensure rigor, validity and reliability during analysis. Key concepts pertaining to the research question have been mapped, following comprehensive searches of relevant electronic databases namely EBSCOHost (Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, eBook Collection, E-Journals, Health Source-Consumer Edition, Health Sources-Nursing/Academic Edition and MEDLINE), PUBMED and Google Scholar. The identified studies have been presented in a descriptive numerical summary to address the research aim.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From the 577 studies initially identified, 58 studies were eligible for inclusion in the scoping review after abstract and full text screening. Strategies for the prevention of UL RSIs in computer users were categorised into overarching types of intervention as well as the factors which contribute towards sustained implementation of prevention strategies. Using ergonomic equipment was the most prevalent approach during intervention, breaks and rest periods were found to be the less common intervention offered to prevent RSIs. The majority of the studies noted personal worksite adjustments, including adjustments of the chair, back rest, lumbar support, handles or any arm support to the individual as a strategy to prevent UL RSIs. In high income countries the use of ergonomic equipment was the most common type of approach during intervention, in middle income countries stretches were the most common therapeutic intervention strategy and in low-income countries there was an even distribution between a number of different therapeutic interventions aimed at preventing RSIs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The review provides an overview of approaches and a comprehensive baseline for identifying further research required to generate prevention approaches. The information within the review may be used to impact company practice, policy and decision making in terms of developing prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"234-267"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amber Kersten, Marianne van Woerkom, Goedele A Geuskens, Roland W B Blonk
{"title":"The Relationship Between Strategic Human Resource Management Practices and the Employment of Vulnerable Workers: A Two-Wave Study Among Employers.","authors":"Amber Kersten, Marianne van Woerkom, Goedele A Geuskens, Roland W B Blonk","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10197-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10197-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To improve the inclusion of vulnerable workers in the labor market, employer behavior is key. However, little is known about the effectiveness of strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) practices that employers use to employ vulnerable workers. Therefore, this exploratory study investigates the association between strategic HRM practices (based on social legitimacy, economic rationality and employee well-being) and the actual and intended employment of vulnerable workers in the future.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 438 organizations included in the Netherlands Employers Work Survey participated in a two-wave study with a nine-month follow-up period. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the relationship between strategic HRM practices (T0) with the employment of vulnerable workers (T1) and intentions to hire vulnerable workers (T1), while controlling for organizational size, sector, and employment of vulnerable workers at baseline.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Employers who applied strategic HRM practices based on social legitimacy (e.g., inclusive mission statement or inclusive recruitment) or economic rationality (e.g., making use of reimbursements, trial placements, or subsidies) at T0 were more likely to employ vulnerable workers and to intend to hire additional vulnerable workers at T1. No significant results were found for practices related to employee well-being.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Since different types of strategic HRM practices contribute to the inclusion of vulnerable workers, employers can build on their strategic priorities and strengths to create inclusive HRM approaches. Future research is needed to study whether these strategic HRM domains also relate to sustainable employment of vulnerable workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"294-305"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christa J C de Geus, Maaike A Huysmans, H Jolanda van Rijssen, Marianne de Maaker-Berkhof, Linda J Schoonmade, Johannes R Anema
{"title":"Elements of Return-to-Work Interventions for Workers on Long-Term Sick Leave: A Systematic Literature Review.","authors":"Christa J C de Geus, Maaike A Huysmans, H Jolanda van Rijssen, Marianne de Maaker-Berkhof, Linda J Schoonmade, Johannes R Anema","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10203-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10203-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this systematic review is to identify vocational rehabilitation (VR) interventions that are effective to enhance return-to-work (RTW) for people on long-term sick leave (> 90 days) and to identify main elements of these interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six electronic databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies published up to February 2022. Each article was screened independently by two different reviewers. Thereafter, one author performed the data-extraction which was checked by another author. The EPHPP quality assessment tool was used to appraise the methodological quality of the studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>11.837 articles were identified. 21 articles were included in the review, which described 25 interventions. Results showed that ten interventions were more effective than usual care on RTW. Two interventions had mixed results. The effective interventions varied widely in content, but were often more extensive than usual care. Common elements of the effective interventions were: coaching, counseling and motivational interviewing, planning return to work, placing the worker in work or teaching practical skills and advising at the workplace. However, these elements were also common in interventions that were not effective on RTW compared to usual care and can therefore not explain why certain interventions are effective and others are not.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The effective interventions included in this study were often quite extensive and aimed at multiple phases of the RTW-process of the worker. In the future, researchers need to describe the population and the content of the investigated interventions more elaborate to be able to better compare VR interventions and determine what elements make interventions effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"159-180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089148/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing Key Domains for Measuring Workplace Mental Health: The Indicators of A Thriving Workplace Survey.","authors":"Ross Iles, Dianne M Sheppard","doi":"10.1007/s10926-025-10302-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-025-10302-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The importance, value, and benefits of fostering mentally healthy workplaces are well established. The Indicators of a Thriving Workplace (ITW) questionnaire measures a range of individual psychological and organisational factors as lead indicators of workplace mental health. The current study aimed to develop a valid summary set of indicators or domains of workplace mental health to enable comparisons across industries and sectors nationally.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Exploratory factor analysis and principal components analysis were sequentially performed on survey data from two independent samples selected from a nationally representative and large (n = 9,947) cohort of Australian workers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five domains of workplace mental health aligning with the integrated approach to workplace mental health emerged and were confirmed: Leadership, Connectedness, Safety, Work Design, and Capability. When average domain scores were compared across industry, small but statistically significant differences were identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The validation of these domains positions the ITW questionnaire as the first comprehensive measure of workplace mental health and well-being that focuses on thriving as a positive construct for Australian workers. Further, industry-based Domain profiling could provide a basis for the prioritisation of efforts to improve workplace mental health, with successful initiatives and practices perhaps adaptable to other industries. Interventions addressing workplace mental health are likely to be more successful when they are industry specific, although interventions responding to mental health challenges in the workplace, such as those tackling mental health-related stigma, may require less cross-industry tailoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144136442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}