Effects of short-term upper extremity exercise training in office workers during COVID-19 restrictions: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: One-week UEET and walking advice can improve office workers' daily step counts, MSD, PA levels, mood, and QOL. Office workers who have a busy work schedule may do these UEET and walking exercises in break times to relieve perception of discomfort.PMID:38489203 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230190 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bar ğı Gülşah Sinem Suner-Keklik Source Type: research
The mediating role of psychological safety on humble leadership and presenteeism in Japanese organizations1
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings contribute to the existing literature by highlighting the roles of humble leadership and psychological safety in health and productivity management while accounting for cultural influences. The practical implications of our findings and future directions are also discussed.PMID:38489204 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230197 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Akiko Matsuo Masaki Tsujita Kotoko Kita Satsuki Ayaya Shin-Ichiro Kumagaya Source Type: research
Online teaching experience of the healthcare faculty during the pandemic: A cross sectional analysis
CONCLUSION: This study showed that online learning proved less effective than face-to-face learning. The main drawback of distance learning was the lack of teacher-student interaction. Online learning promotes student-centered learning and could be applied in situations of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38489205 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230248 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Beenish Fatima Alam Nabeela Abbasi Bing Han Faisal Fahim Muhammad Iftikhar Ali Muhammad Awais Mehmood Source Type: research
Quantifying the physical demands undertaken by offshore wind technicians during a working day and casualty evacuations
CONCLUSION: The results presented characterise the physical requirements of WTs during the working day and two casualty evacuations. These data play an important role in supporting the job task analysis for WTs working in the offshore wind industry.PMID:38489206 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230270 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Joseph O'Halloran Mike Tipton Gemma Milligan Source Type: research
Work ability and mental health at return to work after COVID-19: A descriptive study among healthcare workers
CONCLUSION: Our study described the perceived work ability and the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the HCW at the RTW medical visit after COVID-19 infection in the early stages of the pandemic. Specific strategies for RTW after COVID-19 should take into consideration the mental health and work ability of HCW.PMID:38489207 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230352 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Imen Youssfi Najla Mechergui Hiba Ziedi Mariem Mersni Siwar Chemingui Wala Haouari Dorra Aouida Imen Youssef Nizar Ladhari Source Type: research
Efficacy of Vagal nerve stimulation on anxiety among elderly retired teachers during COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: The study concludes that transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (TaVNS) is effective in reducing anxiety among retired teachers. Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (TaVNS) proves to be a powerful and effective intervention in alleviating anxiety among retired teachers, emphasizing its potential significance in enhancing mental well-being.PMID:38489208 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230356 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Vignesh Srinivasan Varalakshmi Ruthuvalan Sakthi Raja Vanitha Jayaraj Swathi Sridhar Muthulakshmi Kothandaraman Prathap Suganthirababu Kumaresan Abathsagayam Surya Vishnuram Jagatheesan Alagesan Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi Source Type: research
Quantification of daily workload, energy expenditure, and sleep of US Marine recruits throughout a 10-week boot camp
CONCLUSION: Recruit training requires high physical demand and time under tension due to the cumulative volume of movements around base in addition to the POI planned physical training.PMID:38489209 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230554 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Emily B Kloss Brenda A Niederberger Andrea C Givens Meghan S Beck Jake R Bernards Daniel W Bennett Karen R Kelly Source Type: research
Emotional burnout, job satisfaction, and intention to leave among pre-hospital emergency healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: It is important to implement improvement initiatives that will increase the motivation and job satisfaction of PHEHW. These include the regulation of working hours and shifts, augmenting staff numbers, enhancing working conditions, improving salaries, and implementing strategies aimed at fostering motivation and job satisfaction.PMID:38489210 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230589 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fatih Mehmet Aras S üreyya Gümüşsoy Source Type: research
Change competence: An integrative literature review
CONCLUSION: We conceptualize 'change competence' as a dual-faceted construct. It encompasses both the capacity to leverage existing organizational competence and the adeptness to develop new competence, thereby meeting the evolving demands imposed by both internal and external drivers of change. This comprehensive understanding paves the way for more effective strategies in managing organizational change.PMID:38489211 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230633 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cathrine Reineholm Daniel Lundqvist Andreas Wallo Source Type: research
Evaluation of absenteeism and presenteeism status of factory employees
CONCLUSIONS: To increase the productivity and commitment of employees, it may be useful to identify the reasons for absenteeism and present behaviours, to facilitate effective interpersonal communication skills by examining the organisational climate of employees, and to regulate workload based on a comprehensive assessment of the health status of employees.PMID:38489212 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230642 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 15, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Belgin Oral Yavuzalp Solak Hasan Durmu ş Source Type: research
The impact of customized employment on the competitive integrated employment outcomes of transition age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A randomized controlled trial study
CONCLUSION: The findings from this study demonstrate the effectiveness of CE to assist transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in obtaining competitive integrated employment, but future research is needed to examine factors impacting weekly hours and wages of participants in CE.PMID:38457138 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-246003 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 8, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Katherine J Inge Paul Wehman Lauren Avellone Michael Broda Jennifer McDonough Source Type: research
Knowledge of the workers of the construction industry about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and associated factors
CONCLUSIONS: There is a low index of knowledge of construction workers about HIV, highlighting their consequent vulnerability to acquiring this infection.PMID:38457164 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-220636 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 8, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Patr ícia da Silva Araújo Wynne Pereira Nogueira Maria Eliane Moreira Freire Barbara Ians ã de Lima Barroso Anne Jaquelyne Roque Barreto Ana Cristina de Oliveira E Silva Source Type: research
Morbimortality profile by COVID-19 in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company in Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that testing is important to refrain the virus spread in the company's work environments, as it allowed asymptomatic workers to be diagnosed with COVID-19. The study suggested that on-site work was not a transmission facilitator in the occupational environment, which points out the importance of preventive measures in the workplace and the adoption of remote work for the largest possible number of workers to improve the safety of employees, workers who remained in the on-site work modality.PMID:38457165 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230114 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 8, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Giselly Storch Emerick Eliana Zandonade Camila Bruneli do Prado Luciana Bicalho Cevolani Pires Ol Ivia Maria de Paula Alves Bezerra Luciane Bresciani Salaroli Source Type: research
Characterising the physical demands of critical tasks across the Royal Australian Air Force
CONCLUSIONS: The high proportion of manual handling criterion tasks emphasises the importance of these activities and the underlying physical capacities for RAAF personnel. Current fitness assessments are unlikely to predict job task performance.PMID:38457166 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230274 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 8, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Greg L Carstairs Scott W Michael Herbert Groeller Jace R Drain Source Type: research
Evaluation of the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and mental status of female employees during the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: Women, young people, the elderly and single individuals were most likely affected psychologically during the pandemic. Thus, interventions and psychological evaluations are recommended at an early stage to minimize this effect. Such interventions must be implemented considering the strategic planning and coordination of risk groups.PMID:38457167 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230306 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - March 8, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: S üreyya Gümüşsoy G ülseren Keskin Ru şen Öztürk Source Type: research
