Introduction This paper reports on recent Danish research into how employee participation affects the quality of the work environment. The research took its point of departure in the dual expectation that employee participation in general has positive effects on the quality of the work environment (QWE) but that the positive effects in certain organisational contexts may be usurped and even tur...

The framework of psychosocial epidemiology is used to examine research developments that characterize the accumulation of knowledge regarding the role of the work environment in cardiovascular health and disease. The discussion of current programs of research focuses on the work of T. Theorell and R. Karasek (1996) and J. Siegrist (1996) as exemplars of European and American studies that have c...

Background Little is known about the physical and psychosocial work environment of chiropractors and their work-related health complaints, and this has never been described for Danish chiropractors. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe work-related acute physical injuries, overuse complaints, and psychosocial stress in Danish chiropractic work settings. Methods We developed a que...

background musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are common problems among nurses and are associated with many underlying occupational factors. objectives the aim of the study was to evaluate msds in nurses regarding psychosocial stress status at work. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, all nurses who worked at semnan city hospitals in 2011 were enrolled. musculoskeletal symptoms an...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of work tasks, physical exposure, and psychosocial factors on the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in men and women, in a defined industrial setting. METHODS 116 male and 206 female fish industry workers were compared with 129 men and 208 women with more varied work. Physical and psychosocial work load as well as musculoskeletal complaints were recorded by a...

BACKGROUND Mental health problems (MHP) are the leading cause of disability worldwide. The inverse association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and MHP has been well documented. There is prospective evidence that factors from the work environment, including adverse psychosocial work factors, could contribute to the development of MHP including psychological distress. However, the contributi...

Adverse psychosocial work factors are recognized as a significant source of psychological distress, resulting in a considerable socioeconomic burden. The impact of occupational health standards that aim to reduce these adverse work factors, such as the Quebec Healthy Enterprise Standard (QHES), is of great interest for public health. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, th...

BACKGROUND Psychosocial work conditions, particularly psychological job demands, are inconsistently associated with sickness absence rates. This might be the result of investigating the psychosocial work environment at the individual level, reflecting personal perceptions rather than actual demands. AIM To investigate associations between sickness absence and psychosocial work conditions at b...