{"title":"Beyond Individual Perceptions: Reconsidering How Occupational Safety-Occupational Health Care Collaboration Is Measured.","authors":"Jomel M Mabborang","doi":"10.1177/21650799261478239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799261478239","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"21650799261478239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148714328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Burnout: Advancing Comprehensive Assessment of Job-Related Distress in Occupational Health Practice.","authors":"Joseph Manuel G Galapon","doi":"10.1177/21650799261476747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799261476747","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"21650799261476747"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148671047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Ian Mark T Necosia, Joanne Vivien B Necosia, Joy M Mirasol
{"title":"Policy Responses to Workforce Mental Health: Lessons From Mobile Crisis Teams and the Philippine Public Sector.","authors":"Richard Ian Mark T Necosia, Joanne Vivien B Necosia, Joy M Mirasol","doi":"10.1177/21650799261421545","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261421545","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"394-395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146133313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anabel Rodriguez, David I Douphrate, Ana L Pineda Reyes, Susana Zavala, Lus Chavez, Sofia Nicole Lopez, Andrea V Cabrera Cruz, Annie J Keeney, Nora Hernandez, Brenda Berumen-Flucker, Eva M Shipp, Matthew W Nonnenmann, Shannon P Guillot-Wright, Bethany Boggess Alcauter, G Lopez Ixta, Paula M Cuccaro, Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras
{"title":"Fuimos olvidados y descuidados [Forgotten and Neglected]: Lessons Learned and Findings From On-Farm COVID-19 Education and Vaccine Clinics for Agricultural Workers and Their Multigenerational Families in Texas.","authors":"Anabel Rodriguez, David I Douphrate, Ana L Pineda Reyes, Susana Zavala, Lus Chavez, Sofia Nicole Lopez, Andrea V Cabrera Cruz, Annie J Keeney, Nora Hernandez, Brenda Berumen-Flucker, Eva M Shipp, Matthew W Nonnenmann, Shannon P Guillot-Wright, Bethany Boggess Alcauter, G Lopez Ixta, Paula M Cuccaro, Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras","doi":"10.1177/21650799261430861","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261430861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite being deemed essential non-healthcare workers, agricultural workers were excluded from COVID-19 vaccine prioritization in Texas. This professional practice report describes the multifaceted worker health and safety approaches to protecting agricultural workers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between March 2020 and January 2025, several outreach, education, and training grants from various funding agencies were leveraged to deliver training, personal protective equipment, vaccines, and economic relief to agricultural workers in partnership with community-based organizations, industry, local public health departments, and academic institutions.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Timely funding efforts led to the distribution of 1,000 PPE kits, with more than 3,000 in-person and virtual trainings, 80 on-farm clinics hosted with over 2,200 vaccinations, 4,500 door-to-door education visits in 31 rural counties and 61 zip codes, exceeding 4,600 relief payments distributed, and 30,000 rural county resource lists disseminated across rural agricultural communities in Texas. These collaborative efforts gave rise to <i>Sembrando el Sueño</i>-a program that provided social services to agricultural workers in the Texas Panhandle.</p><p><strong>Conclusion/application to practice: </strong>Over $4.5 million in grant monies were leveraged to help advocate for agricultural worker health, safety, and well-being as well as their multigenerational households in rural Texas. This report underscores the challenges and the collaborative multifaceted approach needed among various partners to ensure that essential workers are adequately protected from exposure to infectious agents while on the job.</p>","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"396-408"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13328930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147693207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Feijoo-Cid, María Isabel Fernández-Cano, Sergio Salas-Nicás, Pedro Ferrer-Rosende, Antonia Arreciado Marañón, Albert Navarro-Giné
{"title":"Occupational Risks Prevention and Psychosocial Risks in Home Care Aides: A Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Maria Feijoo-Cid, María Isabel Fernández-Cano, Sergio Salas-Nicás, Pedro Ferrer-Rosende, Antonia Arreciado Marañón, Albert Navarro-Giné","doi":"10.1177/21650799261434183","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261434183","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The progressive aging of the population in developed countries generates an increased demand in the Home Care Services, provided by home care aides (HCAs). To explore the experience of HCAs in terms of occupational risks prevention (ORP) and exposure to psychosocial risks (PSR), as well as their proposals for improvement. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was conducted, with quantitative and qualitative data that were integrated in the final interpretation. The quantitative component was a cross-sectional observational design (<i>N</i> = 324 HCAs), using respondent-driven sampling in its online version. Weighted percentages of the variables related to ORP and exposure to PSR were estimated using the Respondent Driven Sampling-II estimator. The qualitative component was conducted in 2022 through three focus groups (stakeholders, immigrant women, and men) using purposive sampling. The focus groups were held online, and data saturation was reached. A content analysis was performed, and finally, the results were interpreted and integrated using a narrative approach in the discussion. The participants described non-compliance with the basic principles of ORP (lack of risk assessment, technical resources, and training, among other issues). Their precarious working conditions were characterized by high workloads, a lack of technical resources and autonomy, the impossibility of professional development, schedules that make work-life balance impossible and a work environment that forces them to work in solitude. The preventive measures are not applied to the occupational risks to which HCAs are exposed. Psychosocial working conditions reported by HCAs in Spain can be described as precarious and harmful.</p>","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"434-446"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building Safer Dairy Workplaces: A Critical Commentary on Safety Leadership Training.","authors":"Reymark P Malinda","doi":"10.1177/21650799261418149","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261418149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"392-393"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146120468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Moderating Effect of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on the Association Between Work Stress and Burnout.","authors":"Feng-Cheng Tang, Wei-Hsun Wang, Hsuan-Yu Chen, Ren-Hau Li, Shu-Ling Huang","doi":"10.1177/21650799261432578","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261432578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aims to explore the moderating role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the association between work stress and burnout. Burnout is a persistent occupational health problem; however, individual-level strategies associated with its lower prevalence remain limited. This study addresses whether CRF functions as a resource that interacts with work stress in relation to burnout levels.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a cross-sectional design, questionnaire data were collected from workers in glass manufacturing, including demographics, job-related characteristics, work stress (including psychological job demands, job control, and workplace social support), and burnout. Anthropometric measurements and the step test were also conducted. Hierarchical multiple linear regression with mean-centered interaction terms was used to test moderation.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>A total of 377 full-time workers voluntarily participated in the study. The results indicate that over two-thirds of participants exhibited poor or very poor CRF. Although CRF was not directly associated with burnout, it moderated the relationship between job control and burnout (β = .11, <i>p</i> < .05). Specifically, job control was not significantly associated with burnout at higher levels of CRF, whereas the association remained significant at lower levels of CRF. Additionally, CRF did not moderate the relationship between psychological job demands or workplace social support and burnout.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings highlight improving CRF as a factor that may relate to a reduced association between low job control and burnout among employees.</p><p><strong>Application to practice: </strong>Promoting CRF through workplace wellness initiatives may enhance employee resilience, particularly in environments where organizational changes to increase job control are challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"423-433"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147647310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leila Tássia Pagamicce, Carla Renata Silva Andrechuk, Mayza Luzia Dos Santos Neves, Estefany Mayara Sousa Araujo, Daisuke Hayashi, Henrique Ceretta Oliveira, Rose Clélia Grion Trevisane, Patrícia Asfora Falabella Leme, Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre, Maria Filomena Ceolim, Thaís Moreira São-João, Maria-Cecília Gallani, Marilia Estevam Cornélio, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues
{"title":"Life's Essential 8: Cardiovascular Health Assessment Among Brazilian University Workers.","authors":"Leila Tássia Pagamicce, Carla Renata Silva Andrechuk, Mayza Luzia Dos Santos Neves, Estefany Mayara Sousa Araujo, Daisuke Hayashi, Henrique Ceretta Oliveira, Rose Clélia Grion Trevisane, Patrícia Asfora Falabella Leme, Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre, Maria Filomena Ceolim, Thaís Moreira São-João, Maria-Cecília Gallani, Marilia Estevam Cornélio, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues","doi":"10.1177/21650799261440278","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799261440278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The American Heart Association has introduced Life's Essential 8 (LE8) for primary cardiovascular disease prevention. This study assessed cardiovascular health (CVH) using LE8 among Brazilian adult university workers and identified associated factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study with 532 faculty, research, and staff was conducted, collecting sociodemographic, clinical, and LE8 component data alongside additional variables-LDL-chol, triglycerides, insulin, and waist and hip circumferences. Descriptive and inferential analyses, including regression models, were performed.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Most workers exhibited moderate CVH (59.6%). Younger and more educated workers had better CVH. Poor CVH correlated with higher waist and hip circumferences, insulin, LDL-chol, and triglycerides. Poisson regression revealed that increases in waist circumference, insulin, LDL-chol, and triglycerides decreased ideal CVH probability by 2.4%, 3.8%, 0.8%, and 0.5%, respectively. LE8 scores inversely correlated with additional variables except LDL-chol. The sample showed a low ideal CVH prevalence. Increased waist circumference, insulin, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides reduced ideal CVH probability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/application to practice: </strong>The results showed a low prevalence of ideal CVH, highlighting critical areas that require specific interventions. For occupational health nursing, the findings reinforce the importance of systematic monitoring and health education actions, especially those focused on modifiable factors such as diet, physical activity, stress, and blood pressure control. The use of intervention mapping based on person-centered theories is recommended to support nurses in developing more effective programs for health promotion, risk screening, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the workplace, contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with these conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"409-422"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147870155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darin Jan Tindowen, Jenelyn Layugan, Jackelyn Tamang, Mark Kevin Astrero, Djovi Durante, Cesar Medula
{"title":"Future-Proofing the Nursing Workforce: Occupational and Environmental Health Competencies for Emerging Workplace Challenges.","authors":"Darin Jan Tindowen, Jenelyn Layugan, Jackelyn Tamang, Mark Kevin Astrero, Djovi Durante, Cesar Medula","doi":"10.1177/21650799261473950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799261473950","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"21650799261473950"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}