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Occupational and leisure-time physical activity differentially predict 6-year incidence of stroke and transient ischemic attack in women.
Conclusions Higher intensity levels of OPA increased stroke and TIA risks, while LTPA decreased risks; results corroborate the physical activity health paradox for women and cerebrovascular disease. More standing at work increased cerebrovascular disease risks, especially for women with CVD. PMID: 30448859 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - November 19, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hall C, Heck JE, Sandler DP, Ritz B, Chen H, Krause N Tags: Scand J Work Environ Health Source Type: research

Occupational and leisure-time physical activity differentially predict 6-year incidence of stroke and transient ischemic attack in women
Conclusions Higher intensity levels of OPA increased stroke and TIA risks, while LTPA decreased risks; results corroborate the physical activity health paradox for women and cerebrovascular disease. More standing at work increased cerebrovascular disease risks, especially for women with CVD.byHall C, Heck JE, Sandler DP, Ritz B, Chen H, Krause N. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3786
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - November 18, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The importance of extended working hours for work-related injuries
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Understanding the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers ’ health: we have come a long way, but are we there yet?
This issue of the journal includes a meta-review, ie, a systematic review of systematic reviews, summarizing the published evidence on the associations between exposure to adverse psychosocial working conditions and risk of developing diseases or disorders during the past 20 years (1). Although the authors allowed inclusion of reviews reporting results from cross-sectional studies, the majority of the included reviews were restricted to prospective cohort studies – the gold standard method in psychosocial occupational epidemiology. We commend the authors for their succinct summary of the current knowledge on the topic, e...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - September 3, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Examination of heart failure as a predictor of driving cessation
The objective of these analyses is to examine HF as an independent predictor of driving cessation across three years among a cohort of older drivers in the United States. Analyses included 850 older adults who completed sensory, cognitive, and physical measures at baseline and mobility and health measures at a three-year follow-up. Cox regression was used to examine the effects of HF, stroke, vision, cognition, and physical function as predictors of incident driving cessation over three years. Participants with HF were over three times more likely to cease driving, HR = 3.19, 95% CI [1.27, 8.02], p = .014. However, HF was ...
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - November 19, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Heat-related knowledge, perceptions, and barriers among oil spill cleanup responders
This study assessed occupational heat-related knowledge, perceptions, and barriers among responders during cleanup activities. A total of 65 responders completed an online survey which examined occupational heat stress during cleanup activities. Of the respondents, most had 25 or more years’ experience, worked for companies with 19 or fewer employees, were not classified as safety and health professionals, had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, and worked in the northern or central regions of the United States. While most respondents were knowledgeable of heat stress, the items in which respondents were least knowledgeable...
Source: Safety Science - August 15, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Cardiovascular health status of taxi/for-hire vehicle drivers in the United States: A systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Rigorous and high quality research is needed to further investigate rates of cardiovascular health in this population. The complexity of data collection in this group presents challenges to this endeavor. The high prevalence of poor nutrition, limited physical activity, diabetes, and blood pressure across studies indicates an urgent need to address low rates of health care access at a policy level and to design targeted workplace interventions.PMID:34219688 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-213525
Source: Work - July 5, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sheena Mirpuri Kathryn Traub Sara Romero Marisol Hernandez Francesca Gany Source Type: research

Occupational Therapy Interventions to Address Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in the Physical Disability Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Limited, moderate-quality evidence exists within the occupational therapy scope of practice for addressing depressive and anxiety symptoms in the physical disability IPR setting. Interventions primarily included cognitive and behavioral strategies. Further research among diverse patient populations is needed to support occupational therapy practitioners in facilitating client participation and functioning. What This Article Adds: This systematic review provides an evaluation of the evidence within the occupational therapy scope of practice to address depressive and anxiety symptoms within the phy...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - January 17, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Janell Pisegna Sarah Anderson Jessica L Krok-Schoen Source Type: research