Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation最新文献

{"title":"Intentional self-care practices in an era of transformation.","authors":"Karen Jacobs","doi":"10.1177/10519815241305507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241305507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"497"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765848","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":"Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among workers in the brass-metal industry.","authors":"Vigneshkumar Chellappa, Rithin Victor Rajesh, Jyoti Prakash","doi":"10.1177/10519815241290417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundBrass-metal operations hold a longstanding tradition as one of the oldest cottage industries in India. In this industry, workers engage in physically demanding tasks, and the nature of the job often leads workers to assume various non-optimal postures, which can contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).<b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to recognize the significant operations involved in the brass-metal industry and identify the prevalence of MSD symptoms in different body parts of brass-metal workers. Further, this study assessed the risk of MSDs associated with brass-metal operations.MethodsThis study followed a mixed-method approach. First, onsite observations and surveys were adopted to recognize the activities involved in the brass-metal industry. Second, the body map was used to identify the prevalence of MSDs among brass-metal workers. Next, the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method evaluated the worker's postures.ResultsThe study's findings indicate a high prevalence of MSD symptoms among brass-metal workers. Furthermore, the workers involved in the clay mixing task were at high risk of developing MSDs. The most frequently affected body parts of workers involved in the brass-metal operations were shoulders, trunk, neck, legs, wrists, and hip/buttocks.ConclusionThe study provides compelling evidence supporting the need for work-cycle modifications and ergonomic design interventions to address the symptoms of MSDs experienced by brass-metal workers. The findings will serve as a valuable basis for developing guidelines and designing targeted interventions focused on preventing MSDs and enhancing the overall well-being of workers in the brass-metal industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"711-719"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764397","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":"Looking at WORK journal: Findings from a bibliometric analysis and visualization from 1990 to 2022.","authors":"Anahita Giti, Marzieh Golchin, Ala Fattahi, Ramin Rahmani","doi":"10.3233/WOR-230595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> The bibliometric and visualization of a journal informs the editorial team about its current situation. As an interesting and popular journal in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), <i>WORK</i> is a good target for bibliometric analysis and visualization.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To conduct an overview of <i>WORK</i> from a bibliometric perspective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Using the Scopus database, the present bibliometric study was carried out to evaluate <i>WORK</i> from its whole life (1990-2022). Data extraction was performed on May 8, 2023. Using Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer software, bibliometric analysis and visualization approaches were conducted. Related findings such as various indices trends, co-authorship as well as most cited and most productive authors, highly cited papers, and most productive countries were introduced and discussed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Overall, positive trends were observed in published documents and received citations by <i>WORK</i>. The top-cited paper in <i>WORK</i> had 478 citations. Straker, Innes, and Jacobs were the most cited authors with nearly 500 citations. American and European countries had more contributions to <i>WORK</i>. The same findings were obtained regarding international cooperation. The co-occurrence of keywords showed that <i>WORK</i> covers all aspects of OHS with more emphasis on the Ergonomics issues.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong> The positive trends in published papers as well as its impacts proved the fact that <i>WORK</i> is progressing year by year. The findings of the present study can be useful both for audiences and the editorial team of <i>WORK</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"539-547"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765853","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":"Furthering decent work by expanding the role of occupational safety and health.","authors":"Paul A Schulte, Frank D Pot, Ivo Iavicoli, Veruscka Leso, Luca Fontana, Ildeberto M Almeida, Evelise D Antunes, Tania M Araujo, Yohama Caraballo-Arias, Mary O Balogun, Rafael Buralli, Won-Jun Choi, Teresa Cotrim, Frida M Fischer, Donald L Fisher, Maria Carmen Martinez, Iracimara de Anchieta Messias, Jodi Oakman, Kelly P K Olympio, Folashade Omokhodion, Stephen M Popkin, Helena Ribeiro, Preethi Pratap, Acran Salmen-Navarro, Francesco S Violante","doi":"10.3233/WOR-240230","DOIUrl":"10.3233/WOR-240230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations (UN) have promoted the concept of decent work as a Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to address critical global problems. Occupational safety and health (OSH) are components of decent work, primarily through the ILO social protection objective of the goal, and are linked to various other objectives.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This Commentary applies a previously published staging framework to stimulate thinking about how the OSH field can contribute further to the achievement of decent work.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To advance the contribution of the framework, the different functions of OSH (research, practice, advocacy, governance, and professional education) were used to identify impediments to achieving decent work and develop recommendations for each determinant in the framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Promoting and achieving decent work are complex issues that require a multifactorial approach. Numerous recommendations supporting systems thinking and transdisciplinary approaches are provided.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The OSH field can expand to further address decent work.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"680-690"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300475","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":"From exhaustion to insight: Uncovering the antecedents of work stress among healthcare professionals.","authors":"Ayşenur Baysal Yiğit, Kerem Toker","doi":"10.1177/10519815241289662","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10519815241289662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundIn the post-COVID period, the work stress experienced by healthcare professionals has become a more questionable problem. Existing studies generally examine factors caused by work stress. Few studies and discussions are identifying the antecedents of work stress.ObjectiveThis study aims to uncover the underlying factors contributing to work stress among healthcare professionals. Among these antecedents, we examined the effect of innovative work behavior, contextual business performance and discussed the moderating role of ergonomics.MethodsThe study sample consisted of 177 health professionals over 18 working in hospitals operating in Istanbul. We collected data from healthcare professionals through sociodemographic information form, work stress scale, innovative work behavior scale, and contextual business performance scale. We analyzed the data by partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using the Smart PLS 4.0 software package.ResultsAs a result, the research findings suggest contextual business performance, potentially affected by innovative work behaviour and moderated by ergonomics, can be a critical antecedent of work stress.ConclusionHealth administrators who desire to reduce employees' work stress need to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of innovative work behaviour, contextual business performance, and ergonomics. Hence, discovering the causal mechanism behind work stress fills an essential gap in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"750-763"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460361","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":"Musculoskeletal disorders of traffic police in Putrajaya: Evaluating ergonomic risks and trends.","authors":"Mun Lee, Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil, Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof, Dayana Hazwani Mohd Suadi Nata, Karmegam Karuppiah","doi":"10.1177/10519815241290426","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10519815241290426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) pose significant challenges to the health and performance of traffic police personnel, impacting their job effectiveness and overall well-being.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the ergonomic risk factors contributing to MSDs among traffic police in Putrajaya.MethodsA questionnaire encompassing socio-demographic variables, work tasks, ergonomic hazards, and the Body Symptom Survey (BOSS) was administered to 40 traffic police officers stationed at the Putrajaya District Police Headquarters. Data analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software.ResultsResults revealed a predominantly male (87.5%), Malay (90%) population, aged between 31 and 40, with a majority serving as corporals (42.5%) within operational task units (82.5%). Primary duties among the respondents were traffic control (45%) and police escort (30%). Extreme temperatures emerged as the most prevalent ergonomic risk factor (82.5%), with the neck being the most affected body part (50%). Significant correlations were found between MSDs and various ergonomic risk factors, including awkward posture (p ≤ 0.001), static motion (p < 0.05), forceful motion (p ≤ 0.01), and excessive noise (p < 0.05).ConclusionsIn conclusion, specific ergonomic risk factors such as awkward posture, static and forceful motions, and excessive noise were correlates to MSDs among traffic police. To mitigate these risks and prevent MSD occurrence, it is imperative to educate and promote awareness among traffic professionals regarding the importance of adopting and maintaining ergonomic postures during task execution.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"871-887"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460593","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":"Back to work again: Survival analysis of factors promoting return after industrial accidents.","authors":"Dongsuk Kang","doi":"10.1177/10519815241290022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundsSince 2022, South Korea has enacted the \"Serious Accident Punishment Act\" to enhance the safety of industrial workers. However, serious industrial accidents have continued to occur since the Act's implementation. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase in both the number and severity of these accidents. This highlights the need for better policies to prevent accidents and provide comprehensive medical and social support for injured workers.ObjectivesThis study examines how different factors (e.g., policies, personal efforts, and demographic factors) affect the time it takes for workers injured in industrial accidents to return to their jobs.MethodsThis research utilized the Cox hazards model to examine the factors using data from the Panel Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance (2018-2020).ResultsThe study found that several factors (e.g., experience with vocational rehabilitation services, living in large cities, having a higher disability rating, and being younger) helped workers return to their jobs more quickly.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that younger workers living in big cities with access to vocational rehabilitation services can return to work faster. This study also emphasizes the need for stronger policies to support older workers in rural areas. As South Korea's population ages and more young people move to cities, these challenges will become even more pressing.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"814-822"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765809","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":"Understanding the psychosocial context of employment and occupational productivity among women living with HIV: A mixed-methods study.","authors":"Jenni M Wise, Deborah Konkle-Parker, James L Raper, Karen Heaton, David E Vance, Andres Azuero, Gina Wingood, Adaora A Adimora, Elizabeth F Topper, Mirjam-Colette Kempf","doi":"10.3233/WOR-230363","DOIUrl":"10.3233/WOR-230363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Women living with HIV (WLHIV) are particularly vulnerable to poor employment outcomes, impacting their socioeconomic independence and personal sense of empowerment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article presents the results of a mixed methods study, which examined the personal, clinical, and socioeconomic contexts associated with employment and occupational productivity among employed WLHIV (<i>n</i> = 164) in the Southern United States.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Stanford Presenteeism Scale-6 was used to assess the perceived impact of HIV disease on the ability to maintain focus and complete tasks at work. Correlational and hierarchical regression techniques were applied to examine the relationships between personal, clinical, and socioeconomic contexts and occupational productivity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this sample, 62% of women perceived no impact on their ability to work or capacity to complete work related to living with HIV. In multivariable modeling, empowerment, neurocognition, socioeconomic status, and psychological health were associated with occupational productivity. In-depth interviews (<i>n</i> = 29) provided rich contexts and meaning surrounding employment among WLHIV, and indicated that quality of life, work-life balance, empowerment, social support, and psychological health influenced the experience of work.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Psychosocial and structural interventions are needed to improve occupational outcomes in this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"602-613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142141721","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":"Allied health professionals cognitive workload scale in Malacca, Malaysia: A psychometric properties evaluation.","authors":"Shahirah Md Rasid, Hanif Farhan Mohd Rasdi, Jin Wen Cheng, Dayana Hazwani Mohd Suadi Nata","doi":"10.1177/10519815241290024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundCognitive workload has emerged as one of the most important topics that must be understood and addressed because of its impact on errors and work performance that will compromise patient safety. With increasing patient health demands, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) tend to have heavier cognitive workloads and impact on personal well-being.ObjectiveOur study aims to determine the validity and reliability of a cognitive workload scale for AHP in Malacca, Malaysia and examine its effect on personal well-being.MethodThe instrument comprises items related to human reliability, human-computer interaction, decision-making, skilled performance, training, work stress and cognitive ergonomic effect. The content validation was conducted using the Content Validity Questionnaire with eight expert panels' responses. 120 AHP working in Malacca were recruited using purposive sampling and took part in the study, completing the online questionnaires. To evaluate the validity based on relationships with other measures, the SMEQ scale was also administered. AMOS Version 24 and IBM SPSS Version 26 were used in data analysis.ResultsThe instrument showed good content validity (CVI > 0.74). After the deletion of six items, the instrument has good convergent validity (AVE > 0.5), discriminant validity (HTMT Ratio < 0.85), composite reliability (CR > 0.7), internal consistency (alpha > 0.7), construct validity the ratio (1.865), CFI (0.900), PCFI (0.821), PNFI (0.738), RMSEA (0.085), IFI (0.90) and test-retest reliability (ICC > 0.6). The study found a positive correlation with the Malay version of SMEQ. This study also found that the AHP in the laboratory group have higher work stress and experiences more cognitive load effects, leading to lower personal well-being.ConclusionOverall, the final version of a scale measuring the cognitive workload is valid and reliable in assessing cognitive ergonomics among AHP. Testing cognitive workload on different work populations, including manual and non-manual workers, is recommended for future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"836-849"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765791","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":"Investigation of Chinese medical students' professional quality after COVID-19.","authors":"Tinghong Lai, Bin Li, Shouqun Deng, Chen Lai, Xingzhou Wang","doi":"10.3233/WOR-230326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> With the ongoing improvement in people's living standards, people demand higher quality of medical service and medical staff, especially after the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Professional quality is an important embodiment of medical staff's comprehensive quality. Understanding the current situation of their professional quality will be beneficial in promoting reform and development of medical education and practice.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> This study aimed to understand the situation of medical students' professional quality after COVID-19 as well as to provide reference for deepening the reform of medical students' professional quality education.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong> 557 medical students from mainland in China were participated in by questionnaire through Internet. The questionnaire used in this investigation was adapted from prior studies to fit the research objective (Ren et al., 2019).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Score of medical students' professional quality was moderate, and there were some deficiencies: their cognition of the professional quality was insufficient, the development of professional quality was unbalanced, and curriculum of professional quality education needs to be optimized. In addition, parents' educational level was correlated with medical students' cognition of professional quality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Professional quality education with professional spirit and humanism at its core should be deepened furtherly, and teaching reform should be deepened to promote the all-around development of medical students' professional quality. Meanwhile, it's necessary to integrate professional quality education throughout the whole process of medical education, strengthen the capacity to build the humanistic quality of medical teachers, optimize the teaching mode and strengthen the collaborative-education function between family and medical colleges.</p>","PeriodicalId":51373,"journal":{"name":"Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation","volume":"80 2","pages":"643-650"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765849","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}