MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Work' source. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:58:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291071&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164605%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 20164605 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291071 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291070&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164606%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: It is important to understand the demographic and work characteristics of those workers who are more likely to take sickness absences in order to make sure that they are not experiencing additional hazards at work or facing detrimental workplace conditions. Policy makers need to establish healthy, safe and in turn more productive workplaces. Further research is needed on how interventions can reduce sickness absence. PMID: 20164606 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291070 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291069&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164607%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Knowledge about the interaction between the worker and the work environment could reveal useful information about the complex phenomenon of reducing sick leave. The WEIS seems useful in providing information about how alterations and accommodations in the work environment could support individual workers. PMID: 20164607 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291069 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291068&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164608%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Engblom M, Alexanderson K, Englund L, Norrmén G, Rudebeck CE Objective: Many physicians find sick-listing tasks problematic. The aim of this study was to identify categories of dilemmas experienced by physicians in their sick-listing practice. Design and subjects: Data was collected at courses that were aimed at improving physicians' sick-listing skills, arranged in different parts of Sweden. Before the course the participants, general practitioners (GP) sent in a written report of a sick-listing case they found problematic. The material consisted of group discussions of some 100 case reports from GPs. The process of categorisation of the dilemmas was a one-step, straightforward qualitative analysis. Results: Eight different categories of sick-listing dilemmas experienced... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291068 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291067&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164609%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Söderberg E, Vimarlund V, Alexanderson K In Sweden, the activities initiated to promote return to work (RTW) are performed in parallel by four different public organisations: the health services, the social services, the employment and the social insurance authorities. The aim was to gain deeper understanding on the experiences of professionals involved in cooperative projects aimed at promoting RTW among unemployed sickness benefit recipients. Qualitative analyses were performed of transcribed data from interviews of professionals participating in cooperative projects. First, the analysis identified that the daily collaboration on the same cases enabled development of good relationships and cooperative competence, which improved the contact with clients. Second, the coop... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291067 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291066&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164610%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Nilsson P Instruments related to work are commonly illuminated from an ill-health perspective. The need for a concise and useable instrument in workplace health promotion governed the aim of this paper which is to present the development process and quality assessment of the Work Experience Measurement Scale (WEMS). A survey, using a questionnaire based on established theories regarding work and health, and a focus group study were performed in hospital settings in 2005 and 2006 respectively. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to statistically develop a model, and focus group interviews were made to compare quantitative and qualitative results for convergence and corroboration. The PCA resulted in a six factor model of dimensions containing items regarding managemen... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291066 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291065&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164611%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ekbladh E Worker Role Interview (WRI) is an assessment tool designed to identify psychosocial and environmental factors which influence a person's ability to return to work. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the Worker Role Interview (WRI) can predict return to work over a period of two years. Fifty three long-term sick-listed people were interviewed and rated with the WRI. Differences in ratings and the ability of WRI to correctly predict whether these people would fall into the working or non-working groups at 6, 12 and 24 month follow-ups were tested by Mann--Whitney test and logistic regression respectively. Eight of 17 items in WRI were rated differently between the groups at one or more of the follow-ups. The regression models based on the WRI ratings had a... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291065 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291064&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164612%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kirk E, Strong J Contact centres are vehicles for a rapidly growing group of knowledge workers, or eWorkers. Using computers and high-speed telecommunications connections as work tools, these employees spend long hours performing mentally demanding work while maintaining static, physically stressful, seated positions. The complex interplay between job demands, work environment, and individual differences combine to produce high levels of physical discomfort among eWorkers. This paper discusses a new view that has emerged, one that focuses on the management rather than the elimination of work related upper limb disorders (WRULD) and computer vision syndrome (CVS) issues that are prevalent among eWorkers. It also reviews a cultural shift among practitioners and business that mov... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291064 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291063&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164613%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: The 100-point scale, which is a simple and easy tool to evaluate tobacco dependence, must be used in combination with other tobacco dependence questionnaires such as TDS and FTND and also the salivary cotinine level as a biological marker of tobacco exposure to conduct multi-dimensional education to promote smoking cessation. PMID: 20164613 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291063 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291062&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164614%26dopt%3DAbstract The objective of this study is to characterize injuries resulting from physical assault among hospital nursing staff and to identify associated risk factors. Workers' compensation reports linked to human resources data were used to identify a cohort of aides and nurses employed in acute care units at a major healthcare system from 1997 to 2004 and their reported physical assault events. Poisson regression methods were used to estimate rates and rate ratios (RR) by occupation, gender, race, age, tenure, and hospital unit. During the study period 220 assaults were reported; the overall incidence rate was 1.65 (95% CI: 1.45-1.89) per 100 full-time-equivalent employees (FTEs). Assault risk was higher among those with shorter tenure (< 5 years vs. 15 or more) (RR=1.35, 95% CI: 0.83-2.19) and... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291062 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291061&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164615%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Vandamme D The aim of this study is to establish whether the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) is an appropriate tool to evaluate the quality of work performance by comparing clients' results on the AMPS with the quality of the skills that they demonstrate on the shop floor. A convenience sample of chronically unemployed (vocationally disabled) participants (N=139) with no formal training who were seeking unskilled work through Jobcentrum West-Vlaanderen (West Flanders Job Centre, Belgium) was used. Results demonstrated that in 75.2% of cases the prediction of employment outcome was correct; it is suggested that an AMPS motor score < 2.5 and a process score < 1.2 is insufficient for regular employment, while a motor score > 3.1 and process score > 1.5 i... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291061 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291060&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164616%26dopt%3DAbstract This study highlights the importance of identifying and acknowledging workers' pain representations in facilitating their return to work. PMID: 20164616 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291060 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291059&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164617%26dopt%3DAbstract The objective of this review is to explore the work injury management models in literatures and the essential components in different models. The resulting information could be used to develop an integrated holistic model that could be applied in the work injury management system in Hong Kong. A keyword search of MEDLINE and CINAHL databases was conducted. A total of 68 studies related to the management of an injury were found within the above mentioned electronic database. Together with the citation tracking, there were 13 studies left for selection after the exclusion screening. Only 7 out of those 13 studies met the inclusion criteria for review. It is noticeable that the most important component in the injury management model in the reviewed literatures is early intervention. Because o... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291059 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291058&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164618%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Eswaramoorthi M, John M, Rajagopal CA, Prasad PS, Mohanram PV With the current state of the global economy, demand for various products plummeting. To sustain in the market, companies have to reduce cost and improve quality. Today, companies have started implementing new philosophies like TQM, TPM, six sigma and lean manufacturing techniques to remain competitive in the market. Lean manufacturing is an emerging philosophy which continuously strives to reduce waste. The main objective of analyzing the assembly line with a lean perspective is to identify the areas related to human interface with other systems that could lead to the generation of waste. Improper workplace design leads to unreasonable mental or physical burden and results in waste generation like slow work (delay ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291058 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291057&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164619%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 20164619 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291057 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291056&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164620%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 20164620 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291056 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291055&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164621%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Greater and more frequent movement was not beneficial and did not reduce pain in individuals with pre-existing LBP. Future work to understand the biomechanical effects of proactively inducing movement may help to explain the paradox of the relationship between movement and pain. PMID: 20164621 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291055 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291054&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164622%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: This systematic approach of combining field- and laboratory-based measures has facilitated research into specific relevant questions such as the effects of multi axis vibrations on the physical risks to operator health and direct evaluation of the vibration attenuation properties of industrial seats. PMID: 20164622 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291054 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291053&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164623%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Eger TR, Godwin AA, Henry DJ, Grenier SG, Callaghan J, Demerchant A Load haul dump (LHD) vehicles have been involved in workplace accidents resulting in fatal injuries and LHD operators also report high rates of musculoskeletal injury. Poor line-of-sight (LOS) and awkward postures adopted by the LHD operator increase the risk of driving related accidents and musculoskeletal injury. The purpose of this case study was to simultaneously measure point of regard (POR), driving posture and sitting position during the operation of a LHD in an underground mining environment in order to further understand the link between these variables and the design of the LHD vehicle. A 5.35 m<formula>;{3}</formula> bucket LHD vehicle was used and several driving tasks were analysed. Th... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291053 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291052&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164624%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Although there was no difference in percent time spent in different flexed postures between pain groups, those working some jobs may be at an increased risk of developing MSDs based on the amount of time spent in flexed postures, as well as the peak flexion moment acting on the shoulder. PMID: 20164624 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291052 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291051&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164625%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Grenier SG, Eger TR, Dickey JP Background: Laboratory studies have typically been used to establish a relationship between whole body vibration (WBV) magnitude, frequency, exposure duration and reported discomfort. However, the relationship between subjective reports of discomfort, and predicted comfort response according to International Standards Organization (ISO) 2631-1, predicted health risks according to ISO 2631-1 and reported musculoskeletal discomfort has not been examined. The purpose here was to compare discomfort values predicted by ISO 2631-1 with the subjective discomfort reported by nine Load-haul-dump (LHD) operators during typical operating conditions. Methods: Vibration exposure at the operator/seat interface was measured and processed, for one-hour duration,... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291051 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291050&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164626%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Travelways should be kept smooth, operating speeds reduced, and new seats, effective in all three axes, designed. PMID: 20164626 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291050 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291049&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164627%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: The ISVS provides insight into the abilities, values, and beliefs underlying socio-cultural aspects of collaborative and authentic interprofessional care in the workplace, and can be used to evaluate the impact of interprofessional education efforts, in house team training, and workshops. PMID: 20164627 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291049 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291048&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164628%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: The study indicates that majority of the activities are in the high risk category and demands immediate ergonomic intervention in the form of tool, workstation and process design. This could be done by involving different Non Government Organizations (NGOs), political parties, and the Human Rights Department both at the center and at the state level. PMID: 20164628 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291048 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291047&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20164629%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jennings MB, Shaw L, Hodgins H, Kuchar DA, Bataghva LP For older workers with acquired hearing loss, this loss as well as the changing nature of work and the workforce, may lead to difficulties and disadvantages in obtaining and maintaining employment. Currently there are very few instruments that can assist workplaces, employers and workers to prepare for older workers with hearing loss or with the evaluation of auditory perception demands of work, especially those relevant to communication, and safety sensitive workplaces that require high levels of communication. This paper introduces key theoretical considerations that informed the development of a new framework, The Audiologic Ergonomic (AE) Framework to guide audiologists, work rehabilitation professionals and workers in... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291047 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3291047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127290&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037226%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 20037226 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127290 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127289&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037227%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Nunes IL Work-related musculoskeletal disorders associated with repetitive and strenuous working conditions continue to represent one of the biggest occupational problems in companies. Despite the variety of efforts to control them, including engineering design changes, organizational modifications and working methods training programs, work-related musculoskeletal disorders account for a huge amount of human suffering and economic costs to companies and to healthcare systems. This paper presents an ergonomic analysis tool, FAST ERGO_X, designed to support ergonomic auditing activities related with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This tool can be used to analyze workplaces regarding potential ergonomic risk factors. The FAST ERGO_X is a fuzzy expert system designed to ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127289 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127288&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037228%26dopt%3DAbstract This article asserts that an occupational therapist with special training in ergonomics may make a significant contribution to identifying and implementing effective workplace accommodations, by mediating the interactive process between employer and employee. This unique role is illuminated by examination of the occupational therapist's professional expertise implementing a successful accommodation (case study) contrasted with an unsuccessful accommodation process that required litigation to resolve. Furthermore, we discuss the role of legal mediation principles in the occupational therapist's practice, suggesting ways to improve accommodation outcomes and avoid litigation. Recommendations for future research and practice are presented. PMID: 20037228 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Wor... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127288 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127287&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037229%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cole DC, Theberge N, Dixon SM, Rivilis I, Neumann WP, Wells R Evaluations of participative ergonomics (PE) interventions have reported mixed results, potentially due to both program and theory deficits. In a multiple case study of four worksites in different companies using a quasi-experimental approach, we examined process, implementation, and effects. The process evaluation was based upon fieldwork and interviews with approximately 90 persons. Implemented changes were documented by PE teams and intensity judged by the research team. The effect evaluation was performed using questionnaire-based measures (physical effort, influence, pain and potential confounders) among cohorts present both before and after the changes (N=258). Ergonomic change teams (ECTs) faced challenges se... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127287 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127286&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037230%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wells R, Laing A, Cole D Interventions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders by reducing mechanical exposures may range from equipment adjustments, through changing workstations and equipment or implementing administrative controls, to the design and redesign of work processes. Although generally positive, the literature reports mixed results for the effects of such workplace interventions on musculoskeletal disorders. We propose that an important factor which influences these results is the change intensity. This construct includes: the body part(s) affected, the size of exposure magnitude reduction in the particular task or tasks involved in the change, the time fraction of the job to which the change applies, the coverage of the change (proportion of the workforce affected),... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127286 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127285&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037231%26dopt%3DAbstract This study investigated the effects of width of construction beams and single-hand load holding task conditions on nonlinear behavior of the foot center of pressure (COP) exerted on the beam. The foot COP, defined as the point of application of the result of vertical forces acting on the surface of foot support, was measured in the lateral direction under simulated standing task conditions. Twelve healthy male subjects were asked to hold a load of 6.8 kg and 11.3 kg while standing on the elevated construction beams with widths of 10 and 22.5 cm (4 and 9 inches, respectively) under low and high foot separation (foot step). The results showed that both beam width and single-hand load carrying conditions had significant effects on the observed nonlinearity of the foot center of pressure exert... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127285 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127284&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037232%26dopt%3DAbstract This study investigated two tasks that involved the deltoid muscle. We examined two major factors in the context of muscle fatigue: the presence of rotation between tasks, and the order of task rotation if rotation was present. Participants performed four task combinations (coded AA, AB, BA, BB) of two tasks that were intended to produce fatigue (A: repetitive shoulder flexion; B: repetitive shoulder abduction). All tested conditions resulted in lower maximum force production capability (mean range of 78-88% of original strength), in this order of decreasing magnitude: BB --> AB --> BA --> AA, though differences between successive levels were not always significant. Specific muscle results supported this progression of strength decreases. For tasks with different muscular demands ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127284 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127283&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037233%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hignett S, Willmott JW, Clemes S In the UK mountain rescues are carried out by highly trained volunteers in all weather conditions and at any time of the day/night. They interface with other services when they hand over the casualty to either land or air ambulances. The design of the stretcher is important to the safety of both the volunteers and casualties. This paper reports a usability trial to evaluate the features of mountain rescue stretchers and identify characteristics for future design. Two mountain rescue teams in the English Lake District participated in a five week field experiment. Data were collected using postural analysis with Rapid Entire Body Analysis, Body Part Discomfort Surveys, Rated Perceived Exertion and focus groups to compare the performance of four s... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127283 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127282&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037234%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Alnaser MZ, Wughalter EH The purpose of this study was to determine if ratings of discomfort differ over time between two ergonomic chairs of the same approximate cost. Twenty participants from a metropolitan university sat on two types of ergonomic chairs for 90~minutes in each of two sessions while performing typing, reading, and writing tasks. Repeated measures three-way and two-way analyses of variance were used to examine the effect of the ergonomic chair design on rating of discomfort. Data were collected using the General Comfort Rating Scale (GCRS) and the Body Part Discomfort Rating Scale (BPDRS), which were administered at 0, 30, 60, and 90~minute marks of each session. The results revealed: 1) discomfort was not related to the type of chair, 2) discomfort increased ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127282 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127281&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037235%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Corlett EN Many factors influence the performance at the workplace. The immediate interface between the user and the equipment is, perhaps, the most important. Hence, the arrangements of the seat and work point are critical.Factors which cause discomfort and injury to seated workers are described and, from the behaviour of the spine under load, a better seat design is presented. Its use by a wide variety of workers makes it necessary to introduce increased adjustability, beyond that normally part of conventional seat design. The application of the new design in two cases in industry, as well as its introduction in schools, is briefly covered. PMID: 20037235 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127281 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127280&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037236%26dopt%3DAbstract This article presents a discussion of existing knowledge of the psychosocial risk factors potentially linked to MSDs and potential pathways to injury. A discussion of evaluation approaches used to estimate psychosocial risk exposures in workplaces is also presented. PMID: 20037236 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127280 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127279&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037239%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 20037239 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127279 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127278&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037240%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: A combination of negative health selection, gender marking of work tasks, and group interaction dynamics related to group proportions and gender may play a role in cumulative health risks. Additional longitudinal studies are needed to identify mechanisms and interactions in this context in order to better understand possible relationships between occupational gender segregation and increased health risks. PMID: 20037240 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127278 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127277&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037241%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Merryweather AS, Loertscher MC, Bloswick DS Occupational back pain and injury are common and costly issues. Biomechanical models are often used to quantify job risk by estimating back muscle forces. In general, the most accurate models are also the most complex, creating demand for models that are both straightforward and accurate. An existing, basic hand-calculation back compressive force estimation model (HCBCF v1.0) was revised in two iterations to reduce the error induced by original simplifying assumptions. Lifting tasks (n=6000) from observational data were used to compare the HCBCF models with the University of Michigan 3D Static Strength Prediction Program (3DSSPP) The greatest r<formula>;{2}</formula> (0.97) between the HCBCF v1.2 and the 3DSSPP was achiev... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127277 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127276&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037242%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jaskolka JV, Andrews DM, Harold L Research examining occupational injuries of university employees is limited, with previous work in the education sector focusing primarily on students and athletic teams. The current study examined occupational injuries over a five year period to determine the magnitude and nature of occupational injuries in a Canadian university with a view to developing prevention and intervention strategies. Findings suggested that women in full-time positions reported more injuries than men, and that as employees' level of experience increased the incidence of injury decreased. Analysis of injury characteristics revealed that the fingers, back and hand were the most frequently injured sites typically as a result of being struck or caught by an object, a sl... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127276 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127275&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037243%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Quinlan E, Thomas-Maclean R, Hack T, Kwan W, Miedema B, Tatemichi S, Towers A, Tilley A Each year over 20,000 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Many breast cancer survivors anticipate a considerable number of years of potential participation in the paid labour market, therefore, the link between breast cancer survivorship and productivity deserves serious consideration. The hypothesis guiding this study is that arm morbidities such as lymphedema, pain, and range of motion limitations are important explanatory variables in survivors' loss of productivity. The study draws from a larger longitudinal research project involving over 600 breast cancer survivors in four geographical locations across Canada. The study's regression results indicate that, after adjusting ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127275 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127274&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037244%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Howard B, Sesek R, Bloswick D According to recent research, a causal link has been established between occupational exposure to whole body vibration and an increased occurrence of low back pain. To aid in the further development of an in-house health and safety program for a large open pit mining facility interested in reducing back pain among its operators, whole body vibration magnitudes were characterized for a range of jobs. Specifically, thirty-five individual jobs from five different areas across the facility were evaluated for tri-axial acceleration levels during normal operating conditions. Tri-axial acceleration magnitudes were categorized into thirteen job groups. Job groups were ranked according to exposure and compared to the ISO 2631-1 standard for health risk ass... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127274 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127273&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037245%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lindfors S, Eintrei C, Alexanderson K Research is limited regarding occupational stress in academic physicians; professionals whose work situation includes the three areas of clinical practice, research, and teaching. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge of factors experienced as stressful by academic physicians employed by a university hospital. A questionnaire assessing the frequency and intensity of 36 potentially stressful factors was sent to all 157 academic physicians who were employed at the Linköping University Hospital, Sweden. The response rate was 77%. Both a high frequency and intensity of stress was experienced by 66% of the academic physicians in relation to "time pressure" and by almost 50% in connection with both :find time for research" and having ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127273 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127272&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037246%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Staland Nyman C, Andersson L, Spak F, Hensing G Women experience sickness absence more often than men, but few studies have addressed the possibility that the sick-leave period itself could be regarded as an exposure with possible positive or negative consequences on health. The aim was to explore the association between experience of sickness absence and self-rated physical health. Interview data from population samples in 1990 and 1995 of women born in 1935, 1945, 1955 and 1965 (n=231) were used. 'Any sick-leave' and 'Long sick-leave' were used as exposure measures and analyzed in relation to change in self-rated physical health with multivariate logistic regression, adjusting for age and prior sickness absence. Separate analyses were performed for women with psychiatric dis... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127272 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127271&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037247%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: De Smet E, Germeys F, De Smet L A cross sectional study where 145 hairdressers were interviewed for the occurrence of work related upper limb disorders (WRULD). The interview features for engagement, burnout and workaholism, as well as asks for general health and working conditions. The BMI, the hand size and gripping force of each worker was obtained. WRULD was present in 41%. It was significantly correlated with burnout and workaholism. Surprisingly it was not altered by engagement or by the use of ergonomic equipment. Morphological features (BMI), hand size and gripping force, were not related to the occurrence of WRULD. PMID: 20037247 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127271 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127270&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037248%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: Significant improvements in physiological and psychological measures were observed, even at the large class sizes tested here, suggesting that TC has considerable potential as an economic, effective and convenient workplace intervention. PMID: 20037248 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127270 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127269&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037249%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Vingård E, Blomkvist V, Rosenblad A, Lindberg P, Voss M, Alfredsson L, Josephson M In order to study the influence of a physical fitness programme on work ability among women employed in the social sector an intervention was offered to 205 women working in the social care sector in a municipality in Sweden. The reference group comprised 165 women from the same sector working in another municipality. All participants were employed and answered questionnaires at baseline and after 36 months. For women younger than 45 years, work ability and general health improved significantly while for women, 45 years or older, future work expectations improved. For women with less musculoskeletal pain, improvements were observed regarding future work expectations, as well as work ability... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127269 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127268&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037250%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Trudel L, Vonarx N, Simard C, Freeman A, Vézina M, Brisson C, Vinet A, Bourbonnais R, Dugas N Studies conducted with the JDC (job demand-control) or ERI (effort-reward imbalance) models highlight the links between constraints in the psychosocial work environment and psychological distress. However, the underlying mechanisms are not very well understood. The present participatory qualitative study explored these mechanisms with a view to identifying both the processes at work in these relationships and some targets for problem prevention. This investigation was conducted with white-collar workers from a public service organisation within one Canadian province (Quebec) who participated in six discussion groups during an intervention designed to reduce psychosocial environme... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127268 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127267&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037251%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Levine JA, Pavlidis IT, Macbride L, Zhu Z, Tsiamyrtzis P Occupational stress is universally experienced and is emerging as a major risk factor for physical and mental illness and a key factor in poor work performance and low job satisfaction. However, the technology does not currently exist to unobtrusively measure occupational stress in real-time. Here, we describe the design and clinical validation of an automated high-definition thermal imaging system that can be used to quantify human stress, remotely and instantaneously. Healthy human subjects underwent a computer-based version of the Stroop-color conflict test, which is a validated stress provocation test, in an experimental office facility. In separate experiments, the same subjects completed a mental arithmetic challen... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127267 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127266&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037252%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cougnard A, Goumilloux R, Monello F, Verdoux H The aim was to explore the demographic and clinical characteristics influencing the duration of employment after onset of schizophrenia. Occupational history was assessed in persons with schizophrenia (n=102) requesting the status of disabled person for the first time. Multivariate analyses were used to explore the characteristics independently associated with duration of work after the first contact with psychiatric services. Duration of employment was categorized into "never worked", "worked less than half of the time", "worked half of the time or more". More than half of patients never worked after the first contact with psychiatric services. Compared to them, persons who were employed half of the time or more were more likely ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127266 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3127265&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20037253%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sandmark H, Hägglund K, Nilsson K, Hertting A Few studies to date have investigated retained work ability. The aim of this explorative study was to describe female assistant nurses' experiences of high work attendance over the years The setting is a municipality in mid-Sweden that employs 466 female assistant nurses permanently within municipal elderly care. A qualitative methodology was chosen and thematic, open-ended, interviews were carried out with 12 female assistant nurses. The interviewees were selected from the 117 women who had taken the least amount of sick leave over the past five years, which meant no sick leave at all or no more than 5 days. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thereafter a content analysis was carried out. Three main themes connecte... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3127265 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:34:03 +0100 3127265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744922&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713622%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19713622 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744922 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744921&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713623%26dopt%3DAbstract We describe how simulation and incident reporting can be used in combination to make the interaction between people, (medical) technology and organisation safer for patients and users. We provide the background rationale for our conceptual ideas and apply the concepts to the analysis of an actual incident report. Simulation can serve as a laboratory to analyse such cases and to create relevant and effective training scenarios based on such analyses. We will describe a methodological framework for analysing simulation scenarios in a way that allows discovering and discussing mismatches between conceptual models of the device design and mental models users hold about the device and its use. We further describe how incident reporting systems can be used as one source of data to conduct the ne... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744921 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744920&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713624%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Koneczny S Ergonomics is still not fully implemented in the design of operation rooms (ORs). The OR staff has to deal with various ergonomic deficiencies which may be associated with potential hazards for the patient and/or the OR team.Three surveys were conducted among German OR staff at major conferences. Two of them dealt with the working conditions in the OR and were conducted among surgeons and OR nurses. The third survey queried OR nurses about the electrical safety in the OR.In addition, a specially developed checklist was used to evaluate the work place OR in five German OR units and the staff of these OR units were queried with questionnaires adapted from the surveys. For this article a few of the deficiencies found in the ORs were chosen to serve as examples for the ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744920 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744919&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713625%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Matern U The importance of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has constantly increased in the last 20 years. Laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder has become the gold standard with advantages for patients. However, in laparoscopy, the surgeon loses direct contact with the surgical site. Rather than seeing the entire surgical field including adjacent organs, the surgeon's vision is restricted by an optic and camera system. Pictures of the surgical site in the abdomen are presented on a monitor. Hand eye coordination is decreasing because the operating team is not able to position the monitor at an ergonomically preferable position given that operation tables, constructed for open surgery where surgeons use short instruments, are too high for laparoscopic procedures where surgeo... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744919 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744917&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713626%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Vredenburgh AG, Zackowitz IB Adverse drug events (ADE) are defined as any medication error with significant potential to harm a patient [13]. Often times, ADE occur due to inadequate or ineffective systems of labeling. These ADE often result in mistakes in prescription adherence (compliance) with the prescription instructions. These mistakes are costly and can be deadly. Potential problems with drug labeling can occur in both in-patient and out-patient environments. This paper discusses some of the key issues to consider in drug labeling and its impact on patient safety. PMID: 19713626 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744917 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744916&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713627%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hignett S, Griffiths P As part of a larger research project the patient pathway was mapped for an emergency admission to identify the manual handling major risks. Focus group interviews were held with 25 key stakeholders from the acute, community and ambulance healthcare sectors and social services at 3 venues across the United Kingdom (UK). A detailed qualitative iterative analysis used 'cause and effect' or fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams to identify key issues. Five themes emerged as generic risks throughout the bariatric patient pathway, these were: patient factors including body shape, mobility, pain, co-operation, privacy, comfort and dignity; building (or vehicle) space and design, including space, clearance, floor surface, and safe working load of floor; equipment (manual... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744916 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744915&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713628%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Sonographers work in a high demand/low control environment. Future studies of sonographers may need to include measures of both physical size and job strain. Reducing risk factors for one anatomical location may increase the risk at another location in this population. PMID: 19713628 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744915 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744914&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713629%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: The positive effects of handling new technical challenges and the positive organisational climate, which were characterized by mutual trust, as well as work-confidence and respect for each others' competence, seem to function as buffering factors, balancing the negative effects of parallel downsizing and restructuring processes. PMID: 19713629 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744914 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744913&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713630%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Or CK, Valdez RS, Casper GR, Carayon P, Burke LJ, Brennan PF, Karsh BT Sicker patients with greater care needs are being discharged to their homes to assume responsibility for their own care with fewer nurses available to aid them. This situation brings with it a host of human factors and ergonomic (HFE) concerns, both for the home care nurse and the home dwelling patient, that can affect quality of care and patient safety. Many of these concerns are related to the critical home care tasks of information access, communication, and patient self-monitoring and self-management. Currently, a variety of health information technologies (HITs) are being promoted as possible solutions to those problems, but those same technologies bring with them a new set of HFE concerns. This paper ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744913 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744912&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19713631%26dopt%3DAbstract This study collected staff responses to an occupancy quality survey before, and 6 and 22 months after, St. Paul Children's Hospitals and Clinics (CHC) replaced an open bay (OB) with a private room (PR) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) design. Staff interview responses and task activity observations also were collected. The goal was to assess how this change would influence staff perceptions and performance. As a result of the transition from the OB to the PR environment: (1) rankings of overall physical environment, patient care, job, technology, and off-the-job quality significantly improved; but (2) rankings of patient care team interaction quality significantly declined. Results for the 22-month PR survey indicate essentially no meaningful changes in rankings of occupancy quality fro... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744912 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:44:02 +0100 2744912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607041&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597279%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19597279 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607041 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607040&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597280%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cahalin LP Job strain is the psychological and physiological response to a lack of control or support in the work environment. It appears to be an important risk factor for continued employment throughout the lifespan. Reducing job strain earlier in a workers life has the potential to have substantial beneficial health effects throughout a workers life. Early screening for job strain should be implemented in known high risk or high strain jobs. This is particularly important since there a fewer younger workers entering the labor force and there will be a growing need for older workers to remain in the workforce. Furthermore, healthier workers will require less medical care and are likely to work longer if they are willing and able. Healthier older workers who are willing and a... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607040 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607039&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597281%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Better links are needed between employees and managers to enhance workplace collaborations and achieve optimal work performance. The implementation of mental health support programs and the vocational role of occupational therapy in addressing the impact of depression in the workplace are discussed. PMID: 19597281 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607039 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607038&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597282%26dopt%3DAbstract This study aimed to identify modifiable causes of falls using data from safety reports. Coded and narrative data on injured persons, event locations, and circumstances associated with falls sustained by U.S. Army personnel were obtained from safety reports dated September 1994-September 2002. Descriptive statistics are presented for injury outcomes and risk factors, with a focus on falls from elevation. On average, 59 fall-related injuries/100,000 person-years were reported. Higher rates occurred among whites, single persons, and 20-24 year-olds. Falls from elevation resulted in more severe outcomes, longer hospitalizations, and more lost work time compared to falls from the same level. Most falls from elevation occurred in training (32%) and housing (18%) areas. Leading causes included ro... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607038 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607037&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597283%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Negri L Being fired can be perceived as a form of unfair treatment and as a personal and social defeat. It can generate feelings of anger, outrage and resentment that can elicit a desire for retribution. This qualitative study focuses on a case of failed integration of a person with a mental illness at the workplace. Texts were analysed from a rhetorical perspective, considering how the company leaders and the employee re-constructed and gave meaning to the events that lead to the firing, trying to justify them. Policies dealing with workplace diversity and the hiring of people with disabilities, power relations, fit between organizational goals and ideal models of behaviour in the company on one hand, and personal needs of the employee on the other, seem to be determinant in ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607037 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607036&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597284%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: The global justice construct showed better goodness-of-fit indices than the threefold justice construct but a differentiated organizational justice concept could give valuable information about health related risk factors: if they are structural (distributive justice), procedural (procedural justice) or inter-personal (interactional justice). The two approaches to study organizational justice should therefore be regarded as complementary rather than exclusive. PMID: 19597284 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607036 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607035&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597285%26dopt%3DAbstract This study assesses effects of goal clarity on organizational wellbeing in the Church of Sweden. Data was based on questionnaires from a random sample of 501 parishes and 1002 individuals from the upper parish management. The response rate was 62%. The results showed significantly more positive experiences of effects of goal clarity on organizational wellbeing for those having former experience with of this type of work and among those representing larger parishes. Older employees reported a higher degree of engagement in the work while younger employees expressed a higher degree of influence. The results suggest that work with goal clarity has a positive impact on organizational wellbeing, which in turn is expected to have positive effects on employee wellbeing. Further research is requir... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607035 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607034&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597286%26dopt%3DAbstract This article describes and presents an initial analysis of variables generally associated with empowerment towards perceived beliefs concerning quality of life work domains for individuals with disabilities. The model examines the domains of importance, satisfaction, control and degree of interference of disability that an individual feels towards work. The internet based study used results from 70 individuals with disabilities in varying aspects of work. The variables composing empowerment that correlated strongly with the work domains include: self-advocacy, self-efficacy, perceived stigma, and family resiliency as measured through coping. Quality of Life concerning work was measured through the DSC-C a domain specific QOL instrument. PMID: 19597286 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Wor... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607034 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607033&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597287%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examined factors salient to the attainment of competitive employment among people with physical and sensory disabilities served by the state-federal rehabilitation system. Employing a series of logistic regression analyses measured against national rehabilitation data, the results support the need for provision of job placement services to improve potential for competitive employment. Predictors of competitive employment, job placement service provision implications, the need for vocational evaluation and appropriate planning are discussed. An evidence-based service model designed to address the predictors of competitive employment among persons with physical and sensory disabilities is presented. PMID: 19597287 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607033 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607032&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597288%26dopt%3DAbstract This study's purpose is to assess the literature from 2001 to 2006 using Cottrell's conceptualization to: 1) conduct a systematic review of the most recent literature, 2) describe the preventive psychological interventions for workers, 3) summarize the significant work- and health-related outcomes associated with these interventions, and 4) identify where the significant gaps still exist. Twenty-four studies on primary and secondary interventions regarding mental health issues in organizations were included and analyzed in this systematic review. Eight studies were identified as primary interventions, 14 were identified as secondary interventions, and 2 included both. There was a predominance of studies utilizing skills training. One-third of studies used a combination of individual, group... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607032 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607031&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597289%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Schoenfisch AL, Lipscomb HJ The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the association of worker characteristics and work organization factors with prevalence of patient-handling injury among nursing personnel in an acute-care inpatient setting. Self-administered questionnaires (n = 585) captured worker characteristics and patient-handling injuries within the previous 6 months. Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire measured work organization factors, including job strain (high psychological demand, low decision latitude). We created a novel measure (job strain<formula>_{PHYSICAL}</formula>) reflecting high physical demand and low decision latitude, providing a more direct physiologic link to our outcome. Log-binomial regression was used to calculate prevale... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607031 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607030&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19597290%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shivji MJ PMID: 19597290 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607030 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:04:03 +0100 2607030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542365&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369715%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sommerich CM PMID: 19369715 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542365 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542364&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369716%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Benedyk R, Woodcock A, Harder A Ergonomics has traditionally considered work done, in a workplace. More recently, this scope has broadened, and the concept of 'work' may now be applied to the satisfactory completion of any task. Thus, learning, being the transformation and extension of the learner's knowledge or skills, can be viewed as work, with its workplace being the educational environment in which learning tasks take place. In accomplishing the learning, the learner interacts with the teachers, other students, equipment, materials, study plans and the educational organisation; the effectiveness of these learning interactions is influenced by many factors both inside and external to the organisation. To optimize such a multi-factorial process requires the application of a... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542364 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542363&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369717%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Woodcock A, Woolner A, Benedyk R Schools and other educational environments beyond serving as the primary work places of children provide the backdrop against which formative emotional, psychological, cognitive and physical development takes place. However, ergonomists have paid little attention to the design of these environments, the interactions within them or their organization from a child's perspective. Children with special education needs, such as those with hearing or visual difficulties, cognitive or social disabilities, or even those with different learning styles may be placed in mainstream schools ill-equipped to suit their needs. Rather than retrofitting classrooms as children with different requirements enter the school, a ground-up approach could be taken to cr... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542363 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542362&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369718%26dopt%3DAbstract This article presents the educational program "Ergonomics, Movement & Posture" (EMP), which is taught in elementary schools by Physical Education (PE) students of the Kibbutzim College of Education in Israel, as part of their practicum. Although there has been no formal evaluation of the effectiveness of the program, so far, participating children, their parents, the teachers and the principles have offered positive feedback. PMID: 19369718 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542362 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542361&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369719%26dopt%3DAbstract This study shows that children are developing beliefs that tend to reflect scientific knowledge about risk factors. These beliefs could be incorporated into preventative health interventions. PMID: 19369719 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542361 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542360&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369720%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jacobs K, Hudak S, McGiffert J In recent years, there has been an increasing concern over the association between computer use and reports of discomfort, aches and pains in students. It is suggested that the physical set-up and individual styles of using interactive media has an influence over this discomfort. As children grow up, they will interact and use computers throughout most of their life. Healthy computing may be vital to preventing/reducing the incidence of discomfort/pain associated with interactive media. This research paper will describe a study, which has collected health and comfort data on the incidence and prevalence of self-reported computer-related musculoskeletal discomfort/pain among 6th and 7th grade students in three middle schools in New England. Genera... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542360 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542359&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369721%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examined computer use patterns of college students, and made comparisons to a group of previously studied computer-using professionals. 234 students completed a web-based questionnaire concerning computer use habits and physical discomfort respondents specifically associated with computer use. As a group, students reported their computer use to be at least 'Somewhat likely' 18 out of 24 h/day, compared to 12 h for the professionals. Students reported more uninterrupted work behaviours than the professionals. Younger graduate students reported 33.7 average weekly computing hours, similar to hours reported by younger professionals. Students generally reported more frequent upper extremity discomfort than the professionals. Frequent assumption of awkward postures was associated wit... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542359 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542358&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369722%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examines the home computer use of 26 children (aged 6-18) in ten upper middle class families using direct observation, typing tests, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The goals of the study were to gather information on how children use computers in the home and to understand how both parents and children perceive this computer use. Large variations were seen in computing skills, behaviors, and opinions, as well as equipment and workstation setups. Typing speed averaged over 40 words per minute for children over 13 years old, and less than 10 words per minute for children younger than 10. The results show that for this sample, Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) concerns ranked very low among parents, whereas security and privacy concerns ranked much higher. Meanwhile, c... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542358 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542357&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369723%26dopt%3DAbstract This study aimed to compare the posture and muscle activity of children with young adults. Thirty six adults aged 18-25 years, 24 children aged 10-12 years and 18 children aged 5-6 years participated in a series of laboratory studies. Upper body postures were measured using a 3D motion analysis system. Muscle activity of bilateral cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius muscles was assessed. Mean and variation were examined, the latter using both amplitude range and Exposure Variation Analysis matrix standard deviation. Mean postures assumed by children tended to show more spinal flexion and spinal asymmetry than adults. However children also tended to show more variation in posture and muscle activity. These findings suggest that whilst there may be differences in how children and adu... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542357 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542356&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369724%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kelly G, Dockrell S, Galvin R The aim of the study was to investigate the posture and musculoskeletal discomfort of secondary school students while working at computers in school. Students (n = 40) were observed while working at a computer during their designated computer class. The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Tool (RULA) was used to assess posture. A Body Discomfort Chart (BDC) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were used to record the area(s) and intensity of musculoskeletal discomfort, if any, experienced by the students at the beginning and end of the computer class. None of the students' posture was in the acceptable range (Action Level 1) according to RULA. The majority (65%) were in Action Level 2, 30% were in Action Level 3, and 5% were in Action Level 4. There was a stat... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542356 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542355&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369725%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Weight recommendations and carrying behaviors are not consistently supported in the recent studies; several studies call for an examination of psychosomatic behaviors as potential predictors of back pain in childhood and adolescence. PMID: 19369725 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542355 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542354&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369726%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bauer DH, Freivalds A The load of student's backpacks has raised questions over the safety and health of schoolchildren everywhere. The purpose of this study is to use electromyography (EMG), posture evaluation, heart rate, and ratings of perceived exertion and perceptions of pain to find an acceptable backpack load limit for middle school students. Twenty middle school students aged 11 to 14 (10 female and 10 male) volunteered for the study. The subjects completed two tests, standing stationary and walking on a treadmill, where they carried 5% incremental loads from 0% body mass (BM) to 20% BM. The study indicated that the Borg-CR10 ratings and trunk flexion angle for the walking trial indicated a possible load limit of 10% BM due to the non-significant difference between 0 a... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542354 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542353&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19369727%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Brackley HM, Stevenson JM, Selinger JC Parents, educators and researchers have expressed concern about the long term impacts of children carrying excessive loads in their backpacks on a daily basis. Although many researchers have investigated appropriate weight limits for children's packs, little research has been conducted on the design of children's backpacks. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in children's trunk forward lean (TFL), cranio-vertebral angle (CVA) and spinal lordosis angle (LA) that occurred with high, medium and low load locations during standing and walking. Ten-year-old children (n = 15) completed a repeated measures designed study while carrying 15% of each child's body weight in a typical backpack with only shoulder straps. A special in... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542353 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542352&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478408%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shaw L, Rudman DL PMID: 19478408 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542352 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542351&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478409%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fok D, Shaw L, Jennings MB, Cheesman M Demographic and legislative trends suggest that many older workers may remain at work past the traditional retirement age. This extended work trajectory poses new challenges and opportunities for workers with acquired hearing loss as they age. Workplaces require a new approach to enable transitions of older workers with hearing loss to remain safe and productive. A review of the literature on older workers, those with hearing loss, and strategies used to accommodate them suggests that individualized and piecemeal approaches are predominant. While universal design represents a fresh ideology that may help create more accessible and usable products and environments, its application to improve workplaces for older workers with hearing loss i... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542351 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542350&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478410%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rudman DL, Molke D Increasingly, ;productive aging' is promoted within government policies and reports in several Western nations, as well as those of international organizations. The ways in which ;productive aging' comes to be shaped within texts, that is, its discursive shaping, influences what aging individuals view as possible and ideal ways to be and do in later life, as well as what collectivities view as required services and programs to support such identities and occupations. Drawing on governmentality theory, in concert with occupational science, a critical discourse analysis of 72 Canadian newspaper articles pertaining to work and retirement published in 2006 was conducted to examine how 'productive aging' is shaped within such print media texts and the possibiliti... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542350 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542349&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478411%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kirsh B, Stergiou-Kita M, Gewurtz R, Dawson D, Krupa T, Lysaght R, Shaw L Employment is a right of citizenship and a social determinant of health, but employment rates remain low for persons with disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the principles and practices guiding work integration within the fields of intellectual disability (ID), brain injury, and mental illness and to identify best practices to support transitions to employment across these three groups. This integrative review drew upon an occupational perspective to analyze the current literature. Findings reveal that the need and benefits of working are recognized across disability groups but that philosophical perspectives guiding work integration differ. In the area of mental illness, recovery is s... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542349 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542348&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478412%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lo Bartolo L, Sheahan M The 2005 WorkChoices legislation delivered a significant diminution of Australian workers' rights in the form of choice and control over numerous aspects of working life. WorkChoices extended previous neoliberal reforms and consolidated the negative impacts of those reforms on marginalized groups of workers, especially those in precarious employment. This paper reports on the findings of an occupational science-based, critical discourse analysis of a government newspaper advertisement that promotes the reforms. The construction of a WorkChoices discourse, one that was based on and sought to extend neoliberal hegemony, is identified by exploring the ways that particular ideas are presented as natural and mutually beneficial and, in response, the developm... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542348 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542347&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478413%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: A critical inquiry approach examined the ruling relations to show how power and privilege function in relation to migrants' occupational transitions. PMID: 19478413 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542347 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542346&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478414%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Reece KT, Davis JA, Polatajko HJ Work-life balance has become a topic of increasing interest in the media as well as a concern among working Canadians. Since print media discourse can both reflect and shape societal values, cultural norms and ideals of workers in this country, it is important to understand this representation and its potential influence on the occupational engagement and life transitions of Canadian workers. Articles from four major Canadian newspapers published between 2003 and 2005 were used as data sources to examine the media construction of "work-life balance". Thematic analysis of 100 articles was performed using a modified affinity diagramming process. Representations within the Canadian print media conveyed both themes pertaining to the perceived exper... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542346 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542345&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478415%26dopt%3DAbstract This study was aimed at understanding how Slovenian employees with MSD made sense of their experiences with work and life before and after the occurrence of MSD, giving meaning to their perceptions of the possibility to return to work. Data were collected through narrative interviews with six Slovenian employees with chronic MSD and analyzed with a paradigmatic approach. The participants described their experiences in a narrative of a transition from a life of stability and fulfillment to a life of suspense about their future. The work environment as well as health and disability systems were experienced as the most decisive in the development of those perceptions. The participants linked those experiences, more than the MSD itself, to their feelings of hope, doubt and fear about their pos... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542345 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542344&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478416%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: More conscious effort is needed to promote the use of work as source of support and resource for health for persons who live with psychiatric impairment. PMID: 19478416 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542344 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542343&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478417%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this case study can be shared with others as a means of increasing the awareness of the experiences in managing daily life when living with MCS. In addition, insights from this injured worker's case could act as a venue for distributing knowledge about chemical injuries to health care professionals to broaden their views of this injury and its treatment. PMID: 19478417 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542343 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542342&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19478418%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Collaborative approaches and a broader spectrum of resources and supports are needed to help injured workers and their families in resuming meaningful participation in daily, social and productive occupations. PMID: 19478418 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542342 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33:03 +0100 2542342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281245&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289863%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19289863 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281245 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281243&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289864%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examined how older blue collar workers continue to perform physically demanding jobs as they age. The research question was: How do older maintenance workers adapt to their job tasks given age-related changes in functioning? Qualitative case studies were conducted on two older workers: a Custodian and a Mechanic. Workers completed a Musculoskeletal Body Map and participated in multiple semi-structured interviews and work observations over a two month period. Triangulated data revealed that older workers self-initiated job adaptations for age-related and medical conditions that impacted their jobs. The most common job adaptations were means to reduce the physical demands of their jobs. Three other contextual themes emerged relative to the context of work and older adulthood: job ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281243 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281241&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289865%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Alnaser MZ The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning of work, causes of work-related musculoskeletal injuries (WRMIs), related psychosocial issues, and adaptation of ten occupational therapy practitioners. Data were collected using interview technique. Emergent themes suggested that the practitioners participating in this study perceived the meaning of occupational therapy as both helping others and providing a sense of identity and satisfaction. Combinations of work, patient and practitioner characteristics were associated with WRMIs, which led to participation restriction and limitation in work duties, activities of daily living, and leisure and social activities. As a result, participants experienced psychosocial problems including depression and... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281241 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281240&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289866%26dopt%3DAbstract This article is the second of two articles to be published in WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. The first article (Volume 30) focused on the barriers and facilitators that people with back injuries perceive and experience when returning to work after rehabilitation. The current article explores the adaptation process that these individuals experience when returning to their worker role. Qualitative research methods were used in order to explore the research question. Participants were selected by means of simple random sampling and the data were collected by means of semi-structured focus groups. Some methods of adaptation to the worker role after rehabilitation included: taking control of yourself, developing competency in your worker role and being aware of an... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281240 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281239&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289867%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Betters CJ, Shaw LR PMID: 19289867 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281239 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281238&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289868%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kothiyal K, Bjørnerem AM This paper presents the results of a study to investigate the effect of computer monitor height on the neck muscle activity, user comfort and user acceptability for office based tasks in the seated posture. Ten subjects with intermediate level of computer-skill participated in the study. Three computer monitor height settings- high, medium and low representing respectively angles of sight of 15 degrees , 30 degrees and 45 degrees below the horizontal at eye level were considered. Electromyography recordings from the right and left upper trapezius muscles were obtained for each monitor placement. The ratings of user comfort and acceptability were also obtained for each of the monitor settings. Statistical analysis of muscular activity data showed t... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281238 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281237&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289869%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: Current corporate efforts to curtail problem drinking among employees may not adequately address barriers to change. Targeting at-risk employee groups for alcohol screening and dissemination of information about health insurance benefits and treatment options is recommended, as is providing personalized feedback based on screening results to raise awareness of at-risk drinking and available helping resources. PMID: 19289869 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281237 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281236&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289870%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Strauser DR, O'Sullivan D Due to the current demands of today's competitive and team-oriented workplaces, organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on assessing potential and current employee traits that go beyond skills and education. Contextual work behaviors, such as getting along with others, accepting supervision, and ability to adapt to changes, are proving to be salient factors in predicting overall successful employment outcomes. These contextual behaviors are often learned in childhood during the school years and by watching parents and role models demonstrate behaviors related to work. Individuals with psychiatric disabilities often have a harder time than individuals who do not experience symptoms of psychiatric disabilities demonstrating positive contextual... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281236 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281235&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289871%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Langballe EM, Innstrand ST, Hagtvet KA, Falkum E, Gjerløw Aasland O Occupational and gender differences were investigated in the relationship between burnout and musculoskeletal pain in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. Representative samples of lawyers, physicians, nurses, teachers, church ministers, bus drivers, and information technology workers in Norway (N = 4507) were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The exhaustion dimension of burnout was positively associated with musculoskeletal pain in all groups, and the strength of the relationship ranged from moderate to strong. The disengagement dimension of burnout was negatively associated with musculoskeletal pain in five groups and only ranged from -0.15 to -0.42. Professional efficacy was slightly weaker,... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281235 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281234&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289872%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Larsman P, Thorn S, Søgaard K, Sandsjö L, Sjøgaard G, Kadefors R The current study investigated the associations between work-related perceived stress and surface electromyographic (sEMG) parameters (muscle activity and muscle rest) during standardized simulated computer work (typing, editing, precision, and Stroop tasks). It was part of the European case-control study, NEW (Neuromuscular assessment in the Elderly Worker). The present cross-sectional study was based on a questionnaire survey and sEMG measurements among Danish and Swedish female computer users aged 45 or older (n = 49). The results show associations between work-related perceived stress and trapezius muscle activity and rest during standardized simulated computer work, and provide partial empiric... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281234 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281233&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289873%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kasler J, Fawcett A The Strengths and Weaknesses Academic Profile (SWAP) was constructed in Israel in response to the local need of career counselors for a valid, reliable, comprehensive, parsimonious, and computerized screening device for identifying those likely to be at risk of learning disabilities (LD). The method chosen was self-report. A set of cognitive items was written and divided into seven scales: reading, writing, attention and memory, computation, English as a foreign language (EFL), study skills, and self-image. The screening tool was validated on a research sample in Sheffield, UK, based on comparison of the results obtained from the screening with the results of standardized diagnosis of learning disabilities administered to the respondents. The questionnaire ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281233 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281232&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289874%26dopt%3DAbstract In this study, the construct validity of the AWP 1.1 was tested with 364 assessments of clients with a variety of various work-related problems assessed by six occupational therapists in a Social Insurance Office in Sweden between 2004 and 2005. Principal Component Analysis shows construct validity of the AWP 1.1. Further, the findings indicate that the instrument is sensitive and discriminates between clients, and no gender related patterns were identified. PMID: 19289874 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281232 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281231&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289875%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Larsman P, Hanse JJ The aim of the present study was to test a path model of the relation between psychological workload and neck/shoulder symptoms with general fatigue as a proposed mediating variable. In this longitudinal two-wave cohort study a questionnaire survey was conducted among female childcare workers. The analyses were based on initially symptom free participants (n = 388). Two models were tested, with fatigue at baseline and at follow-up as the proposed mediators, respectively. The results indicate that appraised psychological workload is related to the development of symptoms measured at an 18-month follow-up. The results further indicate that this relation may be partially mediated by general fatigue (also measured at follow-up). The findings of the present stud... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281231 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2281230&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19289876%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sakai K, Hashimoto T, Inuo S As the mental health care system in Japan is putting an increased emphasis on community rehabilitation, an effective working-support program is needed for patients with schizophrenia. In order to examine personal factors associated with competitive employment, a retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with patients involved in an integrated program that provides both psychiatric care and a working-support service for patients with schizophrenia. Thirty six schizophrenic outpatients who were employed in the working support program participated. Patients were divided into a working group and a non-working group, depending on whether they worked more or less than 20 hours a week. The working group significantly differed from the non-working... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2281230 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:42:49 +0100 2281230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255312&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276519%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Biggs HC PMID: 19276519 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255312 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255311&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276520%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Biggs H, Dingsdag D, Stenson N Metropolitan bus drivers daily face work in a stressful and draining work environment, exposing them to the serious risk of driver fatigue. However, there has been a dearth of information exploring the unique antecedents and effects of such fatigue. To date, much of the research into metropolitan bus drivers has been under the umbrella of large heavy vehicle driving studies, which include a disproportionally large population of long-haul drivers, who are likely to face a significantly different set of fatigue factors [1]. The present study aimed to investigate which work and environmental factors may cause fatigue in metropolitan bus drivers by seeking drivers' own perspectives on the issues. To this end, focus groups were held at five bus depots... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255311 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255310&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276521%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fleiter J, Walsh S, Biggs H This paper details an exploratory investigation of psychological factors that may influence the adoption/rejection of postural training devices from the perspectives of two potential user groups (clients and practitioners). The aim was to elicit perceived advantages and disadvantages from potential users and to apply psychological principles to examine, and potentially counter perceived barriers to use. A small sample (50) of general public members, physiotherapists and occupational therapists were surveyed using open-ended questions designed to elicit information about current practices and attitudinal beliefs about postural training. Results suggested that members of the public fall into two categories according to whether they would use the devic... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255310 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255309&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276522%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kendall E, Muenchberger H Successful management of stress at the workplace has become a topic of great interest over the last decade. Motivated by escalating costs, associated workplace injuries and the increasing demands placed on workers in the work context, the need to effectively manage stress within acceptable timeframes and at minimal cost is paramount. According to contemporary models of rehabilitation, the maintenance of a strong and trusting 'bond' between the injured worker and the employer is essential in promoting an efficacious outcome for both parties. In an attempt to provide a greater understanding of the importance of this bond, and to highlight the factors that can impact on the experience of stress at work, a process model is discussed. This model enables th... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255309 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255308&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276523%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kendall E, Muenchberger H The main aim of this research was to investigate the impact of stressors and supports present in both work and non-work domains on occupational health. Using a multi-dimensional survey (SWS-Survey of Occupational Health), the relationships between personal and environmental stress and support was determined for a sample of stress injury claimants (n = 60) and non-claimants (n = 570). A series of regression analyses found significant differences between claimants and non-claimants for both stressors and supports. Poor mental health was best predicted by stress scales for claimants and non-claimants. However, for non-claimants, work support was found to be a significant determinant of outcome. Good mental health was best predicted by support scales for ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255308 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255307&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276524%26dopt%3DAbstract This study also highlights that rehabilitation benefit recipients experience loss of co-ordinated measures from those who are supposed to contribute to simplifying their return to work. PMID: 19276524 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255307 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255306&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276525%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Larsson J, Landstad B, Vinberg S The main purpose of this study is to develop and test a generic model for workplace health management in organizations. Four private and four public organizations in northern Sweden were selected for the study. A model for health control was developed on the basis of a literature review and dialogues with the stakeholders in the workplaces. The model was then implemented at the workplaces during a two-year period. Interviews with leaders and co-workers were conducted on two occasions and were analyzed using content analysis and the constant comparison method. By using a grounded theory approach, three main categories were found: health closure and other health and working environment indicators, monetary accounting of health related indicators ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255306 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255305&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276526%26dopt%3DAbstract This study was a preliminary investigation into employee responses to less routine stressors, such as workplace fires, and the role of different sources of social support in predicting coping effectiveness. This study also was a first attempt at considering the influence of the social context (in terms of group identification) on the effectiveness of social support as a predictor of coping effectiveness. Specifically, it was predicted that social support would be more effective when it came from multiple sources within the organization, that it would be especially effective when provided from a group that workers identified more strongly with, and that simply feeling part of a group would improve adjustment. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 33 employees who had re... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255305 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255304&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276527%26dopt%3DAbstract This study highlights the need for future studies in police leadership and occupational stress that directly explore issues from the perspective of the supervisors and managers. Practical implications: Interventions such as SL need support and role modelling from senior management to enhance their credibility. Original value: This paper reports on an applied intervention that received major support and funding within a police organisation. It is of value to other organizations considering similar interventions because it highlights issues that could be addressed to further enhance the program. PMID: 19276527 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255304 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255303&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276528%26dopt%3DAbstract This study conceptualized safety climate and work-related driver safety within a model informed by Bandura's Reciprocal Determinism and the Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. The relative impact of safety climate upon four self-reported measures of work-related driver safety was investigated including: 1) current work-related driver behavior, 2) future work-related driving intentions, and 3) past crash involvement while driving for work. There was a moderate relationship between safety climate perceptions and the safety of current driver behavior at work (r = 0.40). The relationship with the safety of future driving intentions was also moderate (r = 0.29). Multiple regression analyses revealed that safety climate was a significant predictor of current driver behavior (beta = 0.30) and fut... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255303 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255302&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276529%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wynne R, McAnaney D PMID: 19276529 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255302 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255301&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276530%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Reneman MF, Dijkstra PU PMID: 19276530 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255301 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255300&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19276531%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19276531 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255300 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:56 +0100 2255300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991883&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029668%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Koch L, Hennessey M PMID: 19029668 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991883 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991882&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029669%26dopt%3DAbstract This article discusses the growing population of women with HIV/AIDS as an emergent disability group with unique needs for vocational rehabilitation services. Data from the National Working Positive Coalition Employment Needs Survey for people living with HIV/AIDS was used to describe the demographic, economic, health, and employment characteristics of a sample of 122 female respondents. Findings make several contributions to understanding this emerging population and their vocational development needs including limited knowledge of employment resources, incentives and barriers to employment, and unmet needs for vocational rehabilitation services. Implications for vocational rehabilitation professionals and future research are discussed. PMID: 19029669 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Wo... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991882 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991881&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029670%26dopt%3DAbstract This article examines the school-to-work transition of individuals with AS. Psychosocial and vocational characteristics of AS are identified and potential work challenges for these individuals are discussed. The article concludes with specific recommendations for facilitating successful school-to-work transitions for consumers with AS. PMID: 19029670 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991881 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991880&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029671%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Van Wieren TA, Reid CA, McMahon BT Using the Integrated Mission System of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the employment discrimination experience of Americans with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is documented for Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The researchers examine demographic characteristics of the charging parties; the industry designation, location, and size of employers against whom complaints are filed; the nature of discrimination (i.e., type of complaint) alleged to occur; and the legal outcome or resolution of these complaints. Researchers compare and contrast these key dimensions of workplace discrimination involving individuals with ASDs and persons with other physical, sensory, and neurological impairments. Researchers also ... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991880 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991879&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029672%26dopt%3DAbstract This article provides an abridged review of the current empirical data concerning the relationship between polytrauma and employment outcomes, with a focus on traumatic brain injury (TBI). In addition, Bordin's [4] working alliance model is recommended as a framework for strengthening the relationship between rehabilitation professionals and persons with TBI, thereby optimizing their employment outcomes. PMID: 19029672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991879 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991878&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029673%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pomeranz JL, Shaw LR, Yu NS, Moorhouse MD Military personnel, who have sustained multiple injuries, or polytrauma, are returning home with a novel set of challenging injuries and disabilities. These emerging injury patterns require specialized rehabilitation and continual coordination of care. One technique to assess the current and future disability-related needs of an individual who sustains polytrauma is life care planning. The life care plan (LCP) is a dynamic document based upon published standards of practice, comprehensive assessments, data analysis, and research. The purpose of this article is to introduce the life care plan as an established and successful approach for meeting the complex and comprehensive needs of individuals with polytrauma. Additionally this articl... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991878 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991877&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029674%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Faith MA, Malcolm KT, Newgent RA Psychological disability, including alcohol abuse and mental health issues, are associated with numerous interpersonal, intrapersonal, and occupational difficulties. Employers often bear the greatest economic impact of maladaptive behavior due to greater employee turnover, poor work performance, and other negative work outcomes. Despite these negative outcomes, researchers have yet to examine possible benefits of prevention and intervention programs designed specifically to limit adulthood occupational problems. In this paper, an early prevention/intervention model is suggested. Specifically, the authors suggest that early preventions and interventions should target peer victimization in elementary school settings, as peer victimization has bee... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991877 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991876&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029675%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kampfe CM, Wadsworth JS, Mamboleo GI, Schonbrun SL The older population is one of the fastest growing age cohorts in the United States. This population has a higher incidence of disabling conditions than does the younger population. Many older adults may wish to be employed due to economic or personal reasons. This desire to work is consistent with the general older population's perspective on work, however certain barriers to employment exist for this group. Special considerations regarding employment are discussed. PMID: 19029675 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991876 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991875&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029676%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lewis A The public vocational rehabilitation (VR) system in the United States faces many challenges in the 21{st} century. To prevail amid such challenges, rehabilitation professionals will need to embrace several specific skills (anticipating change, engaging in more generative than adaptive learning to make rehabilitation organizations true "learning organizations" and adoption of a comprehensive ecological framework for planning VR system change). As a preface to understanding these skills, this paper discusses the current developmental stage of the public VR system, followed by lessons learned in its first century of existence, as well as some logical propositions about the future of VR. PMID: 19029676 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991875 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991874&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19029677%26dopt%3DAbstract This article describes the challenges that inhere to consumer satisfaction research in the fields of rehabilitation and health care, discusses strategies for improving the psychometric soundness and scientific rigor of research in this increasingly important knowledge domain, and cites several examples from the contemporary literature of measurement and design approaches that have been identified as particularly useful in gauging consumer satisfaction with services. Mixed-method and qualitative research strategies such as in-depth interviews and focus groups are emphasized as ways of broadening and deepening the field's understanding of the multi-dimensional construct of consumer satisfaction. PMID: 19029677 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991874 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:41 +0100 1991874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921340&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957732%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: The results are promising, but further research is needed due to design limitations and the preliminary nature of the intervention and measures used. The potential decrement in outcomes might reflect a shift in participants' needs or view of how their health affected work performance and suggests that ongoing supports were needed post-intervention. PMID: 18957732 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921340 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921339&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957733%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Village J, Backman CL, Lacaille D Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a leading cause of work disability, especially for those with jobs involving repetitive, hand-intensive or manual work. Ergonomic interventions may mediate against job loss. Our objective was to identify desirable features of an ergonomic tool for use in providing job accommodation for people with IA, and to evaluate a selection of ergonomic and rehabilitation tools against these features. Eight desirable features were compared across 16 assessment tools. None of the tools met all the pre-determined features. Ergonomic assessment tools should incorporate objective assessment of risk factors together with subjective perceptions of symptom aggravation, and identify risk factors that may not currently be causing pro... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921339 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921338&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957734%26dopt%3DAbstract The objective of this study was to analyze whether lumbar spondyloarthrosis is associated with depression. A cross-sectional comparative survey was conducted, in which 99 workers insured by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS, according to its designation in Spanish), ranging from 23-55 years of age, participated. Conditional logistic regression analysis showed that chronic lumbar spondyloarthrosis illness, when adjusted for participation in sports activity, was found to be associated with depression (OR = 3.4; CI 95% 1.2-9.4). This suggests that among those suffering said physical condition there is greater association with depressive symptoms. The study's results indicate the necessity of evaluating all workers with lumbar spondyloarthrosis for the presence of depression, and the... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921338 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921337&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957735%26dopt%3DAbstract This study is a prospective multicentre cohort study entitled Work and Health in the Processing and Engineering Industries, the AHA Study (AHA is the Swedish abbreviation for the study). Four large workplaces in Sweden participated during the years from 2000 to 2003. The present report has two objectives: (1) to present a comprehensive occupational health intervention programme and (2) to evaluate this programme with a focus on lifestyle (smoking and exercise), health related quality of life (HRQoL) and sick leave. Interventions were provided on an individual and group level, including evidence-based methods for four health/focus areas (individual level) and a group intervention based on a survey-feedback methodology. The analyses in this report were exclusively employed at an organization... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921337 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921336&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957736%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Boeltzig H, Timmons JC, Marrone J Barriers to seamless service delivery between workforce development and mental health systems of care have kept both entities from maximizing their potential in regards to employment for job seekers with mental illness who are capable of work and seeking employment. Using a multiple case study design, this study examined the nature of collaboration between workforce development and mental health systems to understand the policies and practices in place to assist individuals with mental illness to find and keep work. The paper presents innovative strategies that involved staff from both workforce development and mental health agencies. Findings from this research identified the following collaborative strategies: (a) the creation of liaison pos... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921336 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921335&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957737%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: Patients with FM are able to learn to perform a work task and a home-care task with less muscle activity in trapezius pars descendens after a rehabilitation programme. Decreased pain intensity and perception of exertion may indicate that these two experiences accompany the decrease in muscle activity. PMID: 18957737 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921335 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921334&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957738%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusions: In different ways factors as age, education, psychosocial stress, Sense of Coherence and Perceived Health mediate the rehabilitation process in significant ways by affecting the manifestation of the disease itself and/or via the context in which the rehabilitation takes place, in combination with individual factors that acts over a long time. Age and Perceived Health seems to be the most important factors of them all. PMID: 18957738 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921334 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921333&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957739%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion: The sensitivity of the CTPA in this pilot sample justifies future study to provide a link between traditional neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation professionals' observation of performance related to return to work. Neuroperformance assessment such as the CTPA will provide clinicians with a way to identify dysexecutive syndrome and higher-level cognitive processing deficits in the context of care. PMID: 18957739 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921333 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921332&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957740%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Theurel J, Offret M, Gorgeon C, Lepers R The purpose of the present study was to characterize the physiological demands of postmen during a work day composed of mail sorting (inside work, IW) and cycling distribution (outside work, OW). Two groups of postal workers were constituted according to the geographical profile of their distribution courses: flat profile (FP; n = 7) vs hilly profile (HP; n = 7). Heart rate (HR) was recorded and energy expenditure (EE) was estimated during both IW and OW. EE was, on average, 1795 +/- 497 Kcal per workday. HR was higher (p < 0.001) during OW (104 +/- 14 bpm) than during IW (80 +/- 7 bpm). HR was highest during the cycling part (109 +/- 13 bpm). Average HR was greater (p < 0.001) for HP (112 +/- 9 bpm) than for FP route (95 +/- 8 bp... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921332 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921331&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957741%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pompili M, Lester D, Innamorati M, De Pisa E, Iliceto P, Puccinno M, Nastro PF, Tatarelli R, Girardi P The aim of this study was to study suicide risk in subjects exposed to mobbing, that is, systematic psychological harassment in the workplace. Such psychological harassment, unique to the workplace, threatens both the emotional well-being and professional ability of its victims. The items of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) that assess suicide risk were studied in 102 individuals who were exposed to mobbing. The results indicated that individuals exposed to mobbing had clear differences on the MMPI-2 from normative samples. In addition, those who appeared to be at risk for suicide differed in their scores from those not at risk. Implications for psyc... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921331 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921330&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957742%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Strauser DR Research has suggested that individuals who experience work related injuries may be at an increased risk for developing trauma symptoms or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of PTSD from both a categorical and dimensional perspective and discuss implications for rehabilitation planning with workers with industrial injuries. The negative impact of trauma symptoms and PTSD is profiled according the following four areas that are important for effective career and vocational behavior: (a) making occupational adjustments, (b) adjusting performance to meet specific work demands, (c) utilizing appropriate social and interpersonal skills in the work setting, and (d) meeting the production and time requirements a... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921330 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921329&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957743%26dopt%3DAbstract This article presents the educational program "Ergonomics, Movement and Posture" (EMP), which is taught in elementary schools by Physical Education (PE) students of the Kibbutzim College of Education in Israel, as part of their practicum. Although there has been no formal evaluation of the effectiveness of the program, so far, participating children, their parents, the teachers and the principles have offered positive feedback. PMID: 18957743 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921329 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921328&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18957744%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Agan J, Koch LC, Rumrill PD In this article, the authors explore the applications of focus groups to rehabilitation and disability research. Key issues in designing focus group research (e.g., methodological considerations, strategies for conducting focus groups, data analysis procedures) are highlighted. The authors then discuss specific considerations for conducting focus groups with people with disabilities. The article concludes with a review of three research studies in rehabilitation that used a focus group methodology. PMID: 18957744 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921328 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:29 +0100 1921328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837680&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18820414%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bade S, Eckert J PMID: 18820414 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837680 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:56 +0100 1837680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837679&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18820415%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gainer RD Ergonomics is commonly known as "the scientific study of human work" [14, p. 3] and "the application of scientific information concerning human beings to the design of objects, systems, and environments" (p. 4). The American Occupational Therapy Association defines occupational therapy as "skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the 'skills for the job of living' necessary for independent and satisfying lives [1]." Both professions share common backgrounds. Occupational therapy has been involved in health care and ergonomics is looking for its place in the health care field. PMID: 18820415 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Work) Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837679 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:56 +0100 1837679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837678&cid=s_36237_48_f&fid=36237&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18820416%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lysaght R, Shaw L, Almas A, Jogia A, Larmour-Trode S Determination of the cognitive and behavioural demands of work is an important part of holistic workplace intervention. Attention to these factors is especially important when developing return-to-work programs for persons with reduced cognitive, behavioural or psycho-emotional capacity, and when designing risk management programs in organizations. Occupational therapists have the background knowledge and skills to assess these components of work, but often lack valid and reliable measurement tools. This paper reports on three field studies that assessed the reliability and validity of ratings made by novice users of the City of Toronto Job Demands Analysis, which includes a measure of cognitive and behavioural work demands.... Work journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837678 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:56 +0100 1837678