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Dog-assisted interventions for healthcare professionals: implications for workforce wellbeing. 医疗保健专业人员的狗辅助干预：对劳动力福利的影响。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-20 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag127

E Warrilow, G Kinman

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Obesity and work: HEAF study of older workers, a 6-year follow-up. 肥胖与工作：老年工作者的HEAF研究，6年随访。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag114

S D'Angelo, G Bevilacqua, G Ntani, K Walker-Bone

{"title":"Obesity and work: HEAF study of older workers, a 6-year follow-up.","authors":"S D'Angelo, G Bevilacqua, G Ntani, K Walker-Bone","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag114","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Obesity impacts work ability. Previous longitudinal research in the Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) cohort found that obesity reduced work participation to older ages, with effects only partially explained by comorbidities.Aims: To test the hypothesis that obesity impacts working to older ages through either depressive symptoms and/or function, this study was conducted using 6-year prospective data.Methods: HEAF is a population-based cohort study of 8000+ adults aged 50-64 years recruited 2013-14. Six-year data from HEAF were used to construct Cox proportional hazard models to explore the longitudinal effect of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of work exit because of health (HRJL). To explore whether the association between obesity/overweight and HRJL was partly explained by depressive symptoms (mental health) and/or walking speed (proxy for function), additional analyses were adjusted for these factors.Results: Amongst 5086 participants in paid work at baseline, 40% were overweight and 24% obese. After adjustment for sex, proximity to retirement, finances, education, smoking and physical activity, obesity/overweight were associated with increased risk of HRJL (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.11-1.64 and HR 1.54, 95% CI 1.25-1.89 respectively). Self-reported symptoms of depression and slow walking speed were independent risk factors explaining most of the effects.Conclusions: Obesity/overweight restricts work ability at older ages. Most work loss can be explained by depressive symptoms and/or slow walking speed. Prompt diagnosis and treatment for depression, alongside identification of slow walking speed could facilitate prolonged working to older ages, with potential economic benefits for individuals, employers and societies.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (OSS-6): a review. 职业自我效能量表简表（OSS-6）综述

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag110

Holly Blake, Wendy J Chaplin

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A retrospective review of health profiles and functional capacity of elderly crane operators in Singapore. 新加坡老年起重机操作员的健康概况和功能能力的回顾性审查。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag104

D W Lim, S Teo, Y Wong, M L Chan

{"title":"A retrospective review of health profiles and functional capacity of elderly crane operators in Singapore.","authors":"D W Lim, S Teo, Y Wong, M L Chan","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag104","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The number of crane operators aged 70 years and above is increasing in Singapore, requiring annual relicensing assessments to ensure medical and functional fitness for work.Aims: To examine the health status, functional capacity and employment outcomes of elderly crane operators and evaluate relicensing effectiveness.Methods: A serial cross-sectional study was conducted using relicensing assessment data from a tertiary healthcare institution in Singapore from 2016 to 2022. Medical history, laboratory test results, functional assessments and employment status were analysed. Chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to compare outcomes across years and between employed and retired operators. Logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with employment status in 2022.Results: A total of 456 relicensing assessments were conducted for 195 unique crane operators. Hypertension (61%), diabetes mellitus (29%) and cataracts (25%) were the most common medical conditions. Annual blood tests showed increasing trends in the proportion of operators with abnormal fasting plasma glucose over time (p-trend < 0.05). A longer completion time for the 3D construction test (aOR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.02, P < 0.05) was positively associated with retirement but presence of any cardiovascular diseases (aOR 0.51, 95% CI 0.27-0.99, P < 0.05) showed an inverse association. Two operators failed the Colour Trails Test-2 and were deemed unfit for relicensing.Conclusions: The relicensing assessment process identifies crane operators unfit to work due to functional or medical impairments. Cognitive and visuospatial assessments play a key role in determining workability. Findings highlight the need for workplace health programs targeting chronic disease management and cognitive health.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149171187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Progression of knee osteoarthritis among female occupational breath-hold divers (Haenyeo): A Retrospective Cohort Study. 女性职业屏气潜水员（Haenyeo）膝关节骨性关节炎的进展：回顾性队列研究。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag078

S Kim, J Lee, S Moon, E Lee, O S Kwon, S Ji, H R Choi, D Kang, S Choi, Y G Park, Y S Hong, J H Wang, J Cho, J D Joo

{"title":"Progression of knee osteoarthritis among female occupational breath-hold divers (Haenyeo): A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"S Kim, J Lee, S Moon, E Lee, O S Kwon, S Ji, H R Choi, D Kang, S Choi, Y G Park, Y S Hong, J H Wang, J Cho, J D Joo","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag078","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative disease in older adults, particularly postmenopausal women. Aquatic activity is known to relieve symptoms and may protect joint health. Haenyeo, traditional female occupational breath-hold divers of Jeju Island, South Korea, perform lifelong breath-hold diving with intense aquatic labour, offering a unique model to study long-term aquatic exposure and knee OA outcomes.Aims: To evaluate the impact of lifelong aquatic activity on OA progression and postoperative outcomes in Haenyeo compared with non-diving women.Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 16 763 women aged ≥50 years with clinically confirmed primary knee OA treated at a tertiary hospital in South Korea between 2004 and 2023. Of these, 2390 were identified as Haenyeo from occupational history. Patients were followed until total knee arthroplasty (TKA), death, or August 2024. Outcomes included age at diagnosis, risk of TKA, 30-day readmission, complications and length of hospital stay. Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for disease severity and comorbidities.Results: Haenyeo were diagnosed later than non-Haenyeo (mean difference 2.8 years; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.4-3.2) and showed a reduced risk of TKA (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.86; 95% CI, 0.77-0.95). Among 3989 TKA patients, Haenyeo had lower 30-day readmission (adjusted HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.58-0.85), with no significant differences in complications or length of hospital stay.Conclusions: Haenyeo exhibited delayed diagnosis, slower OA progression and favourable short-term postoperative outcomes. Sustained aquatic activity may provide protective effects on joint health and recovery in older women.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149170558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Workplace Telepressure Scale: measuring digital psychosocial demands in the workplace. 工作场所远程压力量表：测量工作场所的数字化心理社会需求。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag115

Carlo Aresti

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Interstitial lung abnormalities and disease in World Trade Center workers. 世贸中心工作人员肺间质性异常与疾病。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag105

J Johnson-Crooks, J Weber, D Xu, J T Doucette, Z Zhang, A P Reeves, R San José Estépar, J C Celedón, R E de la Hoz

{"title":"Interstitial lung abnormalities and disease in World Trade Center workers.","authors":"J Johnson-Crooks, J Weber, D Xu, J T Doucette, Z Zhang, A P Reeves, R San José Estépar, J C Celedón, R E de la Hoz","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag105","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag105","url":null,"abstract":"Background: World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers have developed several occupational exposure-related lower airway diseases and are on longitudinal health surveillance. The role of chest computed tomography (CT) in occupational health surveillance remains to be established.Aims: We used semiquantitative visual chest CT measurements to investigate the association between pre-WTC or WTC occupational exposure indicators and interstitial lung abnormalities and disease (ILAD) in WTC workers and volunteers.Methods: Participants were former WTC workers and volunteers who underwent periodic spirometry and chest CT examinations. We estimated the odds of ILAD, as assessed by the International Classification of High-resolution Computed Tomography for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases (ICOERD), in relation to pre-WTC and WTC occupational exposure indicators.Results: Of 918 participants, 175 (19%) had evidence of ILAD on post-WTC CT examinations, and were more likely older, non-Latino White, and to smoke cigarettes. None of the pre-WTC and WTC occupational exposure indicators were associated with post-WTC findings of ILAD. In post hoc subgroup analyses, the odds of ILAD among Latinos were 39% lower (ORadj 0.61, 95% CI 0.28-0.78), and the odds of having an intermediate-accelerated longitudinal FEV1 decline for the Polish subgroup were 71% higher (ORadj 1.71, 95% CI 0.94-3.14) compared to others.Conclusions: Pre-WTC and WTC occupational exposure indicators were unassociated with presence of ILAD. Post hoc analyses revealed strong subgroup negative and positive associations among Latino or Polish subgroups and ILAD and intermediate-accelerated FEV1 decline, respectively, suggesting the need for further investigation into exposure differences among those subgroups.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149171516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychological occupational syndromes in UK emergency medicine doctors: a scoping review. 英国急诊医生的心理职业综合症：范围审查。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag080

E Beck, J Daniels

{"title":"Psychological occupational syndromes in UK emergency medicine doctors: a scoping review.","authors":"E Beck, J Daniels","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag080","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Doctors working in UK emergency departments face high workloads, stretched resources and threats to career sustainability. Prolonged stress in the context of high workloads is associated with the development of psychological occupational syndromes such as burnout and compassion fatigue.Aims: This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature available to provide an understanding of the psychological occupational syndromes experienced by UK doctors working in emergency medicine.Methods: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, APA Psycnet and CINAHL. Reference lists and supplementary searches were also conducted.Results: Seventeen papers were eligible for inclusion in this review. Factors highlighted as relevant to the experience of psychological occupational syndromes included organizational barriers, team functioning, personal and demographic factors, and the nature of the emergency department environment. No research identified in this review looked at whether issues of equality, diversity or inclusion (EDI) were related to the experience of psychological occupational syndromes.Conclusions: There are similarities across psychological occupational syndromes in terms of how they are experienced by emergency medicine doctors and their consequences; however, there is a lack of research determining causality over time, looking at multiple psychological occupational syndromes together and considering EDI factors, which limits the ability to draw firm conclusions. The findings of this review align with existing research and identify gaps in the evidence base that should be addressed with future research.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination among UK occupational health practitioners. 英国职业健康从业人员中的工作场所欺凌、骚扰和歧视。

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag101

D Lalloo, S Chavda, S Vargas-Prada, S H Walker, D Lalloo-McGurk, E B Macdonald

{"title":"Workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination among UK occupational health practitioners.","authors":"D Lalloo, S Chavda, S Vargas-Prada, S H Walker, D Lalloo-McGurk, E B Macdonald","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag101","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Within UK occupational health (OH) practice, unlike the National Health Service, there is an absence of research on workplace bullying, harassment or abuse (BHA) and discrimination.Aims: To investigate the prevalence of workplace BHA and discrimination among UK OH practitioners and to identify any differences on the basis of certain personal or work-related characteristics.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by the administration of a developed questionnaire by key UK OH organisations to their respective memberships. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise study population characteristics. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were undertaken to assess associations between certain personal or work-related characteristics and experiences of (i) BHA and (ii) discrimination at work.Results: Among the 367 OH respondents (response rate = 11%), of which 245 (67%) were OH physicians, 110 (30%) OH nurses/advisors and 12 (3%) other OH practitioners, a substantial proportion (75%) had experienced BHA and 40% had experienced discrimination at work. Particular at-risk groups for BHA were disabled and female practitioners and for discrimination, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, disabled and female practitioners. The greatest source of BHA was from workers they see in clinics, followed by employers (managers/human resources). The greatest source of discrimination was closely tied between their own employer, their OH colleagues and workers they see in clinics.Conclusions: The high prevalence of workplace BHA and discrimination among the UK OH practitioners identified in this study needs to be addressed and action taken through improvements in future policy and practice within OH organisations.","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149077483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Is an employer deemed to know what occupational health knows but doesn't tell them? 雇主是否被认为知道职业卫生部门知道但没有告诉他们？

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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqag059

Diana Kloss

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