Vittoria Totaro, Shixi Zhao, Francisco Soto Mas, Ming Ji
{"title":"Self-reported Work-related Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Health and Well-being Among Certified Organic Farmers: The Organic Farmer Safety, Health, and Life Study.","authors":"Vittoria Totaro, Shixi Zhao, Francisco Soto Mas, Ming Ji","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003708","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003708","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Assess work-related stress and depressive symptoms among certified organic crop producers in the US Southwest.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional survey design with certified organic crop producers listed in the Organic Integrity Database using an electronic and paper version of the Organic Farmer Safety, Health, and Life Questionnaire. Analyses included descriptive statistics and multiple linear regressions to examine predictors of depressive symptoms and overall mental health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than half of respondents reported moderate or high work-related stress. Depressive symptom score was low (mean = 0.75, standard deviation = 0.96); self-rated mental health was good (mean = 3.8, standard deviation = 0.9). Years of experience was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, chronic conditions, and stress; older age was positively associated with better mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Policies and interventions should address administrative burdens, economics, and overall well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"801-810"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147438674","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}
J Mark Melhorn, Donald C Sinclair, David W Langham, Kurt T Hegmann
{"title":"Who Should Conduct Causation Analyses and Why?: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Medical, Legal, and Judicial Roles.","authors":"J Mark Melhorn, Donald C Sinclair, David W Langham, Kurt T Hegmann","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003799","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003799","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e713-e726"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148335284","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}
Megumi Kawashima, Tomohisa Nagata, Kiminori Odagami, Takahiro Mori, Koji Mori
{"title":"Association Between Infertility and Sickness Presenteeism Among Japanese Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Megumi Kawashima, Tomohisa Nagata, Kiminori Odagami, Takahiro Mori, Koji Mori","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003778","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We examined the association between infertility status and sickness presenteeism among Japanese workers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the W2S-Ohpm Study. Participants were 16,685 workers aged 20-49 years. Infertility status was categorized as no infertility, treated infertility, or untreated infertility. Sickness presenteeism was measured by the number of days worked despite poor health. Negative binomial regression estimated adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among men, treated and untreated infertility were associated with higher sickness presenteeism (treated: IRR = 1.96; 95% CI: 1.24-3.11; untreated: IRR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.49-3.02). Among women, untreated infertility was significantly associated with increased presenteeism (IRR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.12-1.94).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Infertility status was associated with sickness presenteeism among Japanese workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"793-800"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148201827","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}
{"title":"Association Between Menopausal Symptoms and Workplace Mistreatment in Japanese Workers: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Naoya Sawamoto, Naoaki Ohkubo, Keiki Hirashima, Makoto Okawara, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Yoshihisa Fujino","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003776","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Workplace mistreatment impacts worker well-being, yet its association with menopausal symptom severity remains insufficiently understood. We hypothesized that higher symptom severity is associated with a higher likelihood of experiencing workplace mistreatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 16,764 Japanese female workers (aged 40-60 years). Menopause symptoms were measured using the Menopause Rating Scale; mistreatment was quantified using a 7-item scale. Robust Poisson regression estimated prevalence ratios (PRs) for these associations and trends.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant dose-response relationships were observed across overall Menopause Rating Scale and all subscales (all P for trend < 0.001). Compared with the none group, adjusted prevalence ratios for mild, moderate, and severe symptoms were 1.56 (95% confidence interval, 1.45-1.68), 2.08 (1.95-2.23), and 2.87 (2.68-3.09), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The dose-response association highlights a vulnerability for symptomatic workers. Targeted organizational support will be essential to ensure workplace equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"787-792"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148201838","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}
Lars-Kristian Lunde, Håkon A Johannessen, Jan Shahid Emberland, Sarah Alsaedi, Marit Skogstad, Øivind Skare
{"title":"The impact of neglecting analgesics in musculoskeletal pain research: a modeling study using nationally representative panel data.","authors":"Lars-Kristian Lunde, Håkon A Johannessen, Jan Shahid Emberland, Sarah Alsaedi, Marit Skogstad, Øivind Skare","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Analgesics use is rarely considered in studies of work exposures and musculoskeletal pain. We examined weather ignoring analgesics biases estimated associations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a three-wave panel data (n=5139), we assessed whether the link between forward bending at work and reported back pain reflect the initial pain response before analgesic use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analgesic use influenced estimates. Bias depended on pain relief magnitude, prevalence of use, and analysis method. All methods generally underestimated association. Unadjusted analyses were most sensitive to pain relief magnitude, with greater bias at higher relief. Bias was larger in populations with higher analgesic use. Patterns were consistent across sample size (n=200, 1000, 5139).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ignoring analgesics may bias studies of pain outcomes and should be considered in design, analysis, and interpretation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149120703","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}
Natsumi Shinzato, Koji Mori, Takahiro Mori, Kiminori Odagami, Tomohisa Nagata
{"title":"Staffing of Occupational Physicians and Occupational Health Nurses, and Coordinating Structure in Relation to the Health and Productivity Management Implementation Score: A Company Panel Study in Japan.","authors":"Natsumi Shinzato, Koji Mori, Takahiro Mori, Kiminori Odagami, Tomohisa Nagata","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine within-company associations of occupational health professional staffing and coordinating structure for Health and Productivity Management (HPM) promotion with the HPM implementation score.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed an unbalanced panel of 3,966 companies (9,440 company-year observations) for fiscal years 2021-2023. The outcome was a relative HPM implementation score standardized among responding companies. Company fixed-effects models included staffing [ln(n + 1)], coordinating structure, fiscal-year fixed effects, ln-transformed employee count, and company-clustered robust standard errors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Occupational health professional staffing was positively associated with the HPM implementation score (coefficient, 1.028, 95% CI 0.540-1.515, P<0.001). Other coordinating-structure categories had lower scores than an independent dedicated department (coefficients, -0.813 to -5.314; 95% CIs, -1.418 to -0.208 and -6.884 to -3.745; all P ≤ 0.008).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both factors were associated with HPM implementation within companies over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149121004","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}
Julia Nancy Lo Cascio, Nicholas Mourikis, Chinyere J Okpara, Rimma Belenkaya, Ferris Hussein, Marc Wilkenfeld, Jeffrey G Schneider, Marissa Rybstein
{"title":"Leveraging Large Language Models to Identify Lung Cancer Patients with Unregistered World Trade Center Disaster Exposure.","authors":"Julia Nancy Lo Cascio, Nicholas Mourikis, Chinyere J Okpara, Rimma Belenkaya, Ferris Hussein, Marc Wilkenfeld, Jeffrey G Schneider, Marissa Rybstein","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003760","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003760","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Leveraging large language models, we identified an unregistered subpopulation of individuals with World Trade Center-related exposure and lung cancer who were not previously captured in registries, and assessed how this exposure impacted patients' disease course.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Associations between exposure type and smoking history, cancer stage, mutation status, disease progression, and survival were statistically analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The highest proportion of never-smokers was observed among residents, compared with First Responders and Commuters (19% and 24%; P = 0.005). Residents had more than twice the risk of disease progression (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 2.14, P = 0.008) and an elevated risk of death (HR = 2.43, P = 0.03). Only EGFR mutations were significantly associated with exposure type ( P = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This work highlights that large language model can capture a greater population of World Trade Center survivors, including genetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"773-779"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147990611","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}
Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Beatriz Sánchez-Pinto Pinto, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda
{"title":"Effectiveness of a Workplace Web-based Multi-component Intervention on Lifestyle, Health, and Work Productivity in Beauty Consultants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Beatriz Sánchez-Pinto Pinto, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003728","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component, web-based workplace intervention targeting lifestyle behaviors, physical and mental health, and work productivity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A randomized controlled trial was conducted in female beauty consultants from a cosmetics company. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG; n = 24) or a control group (n = 24). The IG completed a 12-week web-based program including supervised exercise and educational content on physical activity, nutrition, stress management, and sleep. Lifestyle behaviors, health outcomes, physical fitness, and work productivity were assessed at baseline and postintervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the control group, the IG showed significant improvements in Mediterranean diet adherence, physical activity, back pain, stress, lower-limb strength, and work productivity (all P < 0.05), with large effect sizes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A 12-week web-based, multi-component workplace intervention significantly improved lifestyle behaviors, health outcomes, and work productivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"848-854"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147629614","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}
Mohsen Sayyah, Nicola J Paine, Aron P Sherry, James A King, Veronica Varela-Mato, Katharina Ruettger, Amber Guest, Daniel Longman, Colin N Shaw, Stacy A Clemes
{"title":"Effects of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) on Lifestyle Health-Related Behaviors and Mental Health Symptoms in UK-Based Truck Drivers.","authors":"Mohsen Sayyah, Nicola J Paine, Aron P Sherry, James A King, Veronica Varela-Mato, Katharina Ruettger, Amber Guest, Daniel Longman, Colin N Shaw, Stacy A Clemes","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003740","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare lifestyle health-related behaviors and mental health symptoms between COVID-19 furloughed and non-furloughed UK-based truck drivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>91 Structured Health Intervention For Truckers-UK trial participants completed an online COVID-19-specific survey (May-July 2020); 44 (48%) were furloughed. Survey data were linked with prepandemic baseline and 6-month follow-up measures to examine longitudinal changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Furloughed drivers reported longer sleep, more frequent nature visits, longer standing time, and greater engagement in new physical activity. Longitudinally, furloughed drivers showed reduced anxiety during lockdown and increased nature visits. However, by 6-month follow-up, once work resumed, anxiety returned to baseline, engagement in new physical activity declined, and chronic fatigue increased.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Furlough was associated with short-term positive health-related behaviors, but these gains were not sustained after drivers returned to work. Lasting health improvements are likely to require structural workplace changes and targeted interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e668-e678"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13600360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147730948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeynep Ilknur Genc, Bilge Basakci Calik, Elif Gur Kabul, Sinem Bozcuk, Ayşe Nur Bayindir Akbas, Veli Cobankara
{"title":"Examination of Work Performance of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.","authors":"Zeynep Ilknur Genc, Bilge Basakci Calik, Elif Gur Kabul, Sinem Bozcuk, Ayşe Nur Bayindir Akbas, Veli Cobankara","doi":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003724","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JOM.0000000000003724","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim was to investigate the factors affecting and associated with work performance of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty RA patients were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average annual disease leave was 4.16 ± 8.77 days; 12% of patients changed works owing to disease, 32% reduced working hours, and 20% quit works. Arthritis Work Spillover Scale had low correlation with Disease Activity Score-28, ABILHAND-RA questionnaire, Biopsychosocial Questionnaire, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire-Activity, Short Form-36-Mental, Unsupported Upper-Limb Exercise Test-duration and level, maximal inspiratory pressure, and maximal expiratory pressure ( r , 0.282-0.453) and had moderate correlation with Visual Analog Scale-General Pain, Health Assessment Questionnaire, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH), DASH-W, and Short Form-36-Physical ( r , 0.516 to -0.687; P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>With significant impact on working life, work spillover related to disease activity, pain, functionality, respiratory muscle strength, biopsychosocial status, respiratory, and health-related quality of life in RA.</p>","PeriodicalId":94100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of occupational and environmental medicine","volume":" ","pages":"841-847"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147597099","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}