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The Impact of a Change in Employment on Three Work-Related Diseases: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study of 10,530 Belgian Employees
2020
BACKGROUND: The literature that has investigated to what extent a change in employment contributes to good health is contradictory or shows inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an association exists between a change in employment and cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and neuropsychological diseases in a sample of 10,530 Belgian workers in a seven-year follow-up study period. METHODS: The following factors were analysed: Demographic variables, a change in employment and the work-related risks. Individuals being on medication for cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychological diseases were used as proxies for the three health issues. Logistic regressio…
The annual costs of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to job strain in France.
2013
International audience; BACKGROUND: Work stress has become a major occupational risk factor in industrialized countries and an important economic issue. The objective was to estimate the annual costs of coronary heart diseases (CHD) and mental disorders (MD) attributable to job strain exposure according to Karasek's model in France for the year 2003 from a societal perspective. METHODS: We produced attributable fraction estimates which were applied to the number of cases (morbidity and mortality) and the costs of CHD and MD. Relative risk estimates came from a systematic literature review of prospective studies. We conducted meta-analyses based on this selection of studies. Prevalence of ex…
The need for methods to measure capacity and incapacity from working life to old age
2017
Owing to a sharp increase in population ageing, a decrease in fertility and increase in life expectancy, there is an imbalance between numbers of workers entering and those leaving the workforce. The need to work longer has thus become increasingly important. To promote functional ability during extended work life and after retirement is important to ensure that people of all ages can remain active. Studies on occupational health have traditionally focused on people of working age and gerontology has studied people after retirement. These two research areas have largely remained separate, but this does not have to be the case. Both occupational health research and gerontology require a bala…
The gap between behavioral risk status and willingness to change behavior among healthcare professionals
2018
Aims: This study explored behavioral health risk factors among healthcare professionals and investigated the at-risk persons’ satisfaction with their health habits and ongoing change attempts. Methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional web-based survey directed at the nurses and physicians ( N = 1233) in Finnish healthcare. Obesity, low physical activity, smoking, and risky alcohol drinking were used as behavioral health risk factors. Results: In all, 70% of the participants had at least one behavioral risk factor, and a significant number of at-risk persons were satisfied with their health habits and had no ongoing change process. Good self-rated health and good self-rated work abil…
Leisure-Time Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Long-Term Sickness Absence Among Older Healthy Female Eldercare Workers
2021
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the association between leisure-time physical activity (PA) and risk of long-term sickness absence (LTSA). Design: Data on LTSA (≥3 consecutive weeks during a 1-year follow-up) were acquired from the Danish Register for Evaluation of Marginalization and linked to a questionnaire via personal identification number. Setting: Eldercare workers from 36 Danish municipalities. Subjects: Data were retrieved from 4605 healthy Danish female eldercare (i.e., workers assisting senior citizens with daily activities and health) aged 19 to 69 years, who answered a questionnaire on health, and work environment in 2005. Measures: Calculated risk of LTSA and its associat…
Associations of vacation time with lifestyle, long-term mortality and health-related quality of life in old age: The Helsinki Businessmen Study
2017
Abstract Introduction There are few longitudinal studies of relationships between vacation and later health outcomes. We studied these during a 26-year follow-up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study. Methods In 1974, at mean age of 47 years, 2741 members of a cohort of executives and businessmen born 1919–1934 were clinically examined and reported their annual vacation time (dichotomized >21 [n = 2001] vs. ≤21 days [n = 740]), self-rated health (SRH) and perceived physical fitness using a five-step scale. In old age in 2000 (mean age 73 years), the survivors filled in the RAND-36/SF-36 health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire. Mortality between 1974 and 2000 was retrieved from nati…
„Morbus Google“ vs. e-Health: Qualitative Untersuchung zur Akzeptanz und Implementierung von Online-Nachsorge in der stationären Rehabilitation
2017
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Internet- und mobilbasierte Gesundheitsinterventionen (IMIs) können z. B. in Form von Nachsorgeangeboten das Behandlungsangebot der Rehabilitation erweitern. Für die Implementierung ist jedoch deren Akzeptanz eine wesentliche Voraussetzung, die daher bei Rehabilitanden und Mitarbeitern qualitativ untersucht wurde. Methodik In 3 Rehabilitationskliniken mit verschiedenen Indikationen und Altersgruppen wurden n=15 Rehabilitanden in Einzelinterviews und n=29 Mitarbeiter verschiedener Berufsgruppen in Fokusgruppen nach einem semi-strukturierten Leitfaden auf Basis der “Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology“ interviewt. Ergebnisse Vorteile einer Online-Nac…
Unterschiede der selbst-berichteten Arbeitsbedingungen in unterschiedlichen Dienststellen bei der Einführung eines Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagemen…
2019
Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie Zum 01.01.2015 wurde im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg) eine Erprobungsphase zur Einführung des Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) an elf ausgesuchten Erprobungsdienststellen in Deutschland gestartet. Die Dienststellen zeigten eine möglichst große Heterogenität in Zusammensetzung der jeweiligen Belegschaft und den Aufgaben der jeweiligen Dienststellen. Ziel der Eprobungsphase war es Maßnahmen und Erfahrungen für die weitere Ausfächerung zu erhalten. Auf Basis einer Mitarbeiterbefragung wurde der Ist-Zustand zu Beginn der Einführung erhoben. Methodik Dies wurde mittels einer freiwilligen Mitarbeiterbefragung bei allen…
Die zahnärztliche selektive Intensivprophylaxe in Rheinland-Pfalz: Untersuchungen an Erstklässlern im Schuljahr 2013/2014
2016
Ziel der Studie: Fur Kinder und Jugendliche mit stark erhohtem Kariesrisiko wurde durch die LAGZ (Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendzahnpflege) Rheinland-Pfalz im Jahr 2004 die selektive Intensivprophylaxe (SIP) etabliert. Vergleichbare Programme existieren in den meisten deutschen Bundeslandern in unterschiedlicher Auspragung. Die Ergebnisse der schulzahnarztlichen Untersuchungen der Erstklassler im Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz im Schuljahr 2013/2014 werden nach Prophylaxeprogramm („Aktivprogramm Jugendzahnpflege“ [SIP] gegenuber Standardprogramm [SP]) betrachtet. Hierbei sollen die innerschuljahrlichen Auswirkungen auf das teilnehmende Kollektiv beleuchtet werden. Des Weiteren soll untersucht…
Kontaktuntersuchungen bei aktiver Tuberkulose und Management latenter Tuberkulose: 5 Jahres-Analyse an einem deutschen Großstadt Gesundheitsamt
2019
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Im Rahmen der Tuberkulosekontrolle führen Gesundheitsämter auf Grundlage des Infektionsschutzgesetzes (IfSG) in Deutschland Untersuchungen bei Kontaktpersonen von Tuberkulosepatienten durch, um eine mögliche Infektion bei diesen Personen zu identifizieren. Ziel dieser Untersuchung war es, die Maßnahmen des Kölner Gesundheitsamtes bei neu diagnostizierten Fällen von latenter Tuberkulose Infektion (LTBI) über einen Zeitraum von 5 Jahren retrospektiv zu analysieren. Material und Methoden Daten des Kölner Gesundheitsamts von Untersuchungen bei Kontaktpersonen von Tuberkuloseerkrankten im Zeitraum 01.07.2012 bis 31.12.2016 wurden analysiert. Fehlende Zeichen einer akt…