OBJECTIVE Mortality from acute diabetes-related events is greatly raised in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Psychosocial and socioeconomic risk factors are examined for deaths from acute events separately from deaths due to other causes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This study had a nested case-control design. The cases were patients from the Diabetes UK cohort who died before age 40 years....

Increasing numbers of workers use computer for work. So, especially among office workers, there is a high risk of musculoskeletal discomforts. This study examined the associations among 3 factors, psychosocial work factors, work stress and musculoskeletal discomforts. These associations were examined via a questionnaire survey on 30 office workers (at a university in Malaysia), whose jobs requi...

a r t i c l e i n f o Psychosocial risk is a concern for employers across Europe. Psychosocial risk management, however, is younger than other risk management fields such as safety, hygiene, and ergonomics. Psychosocial risk control prevents accidents and absenteeism. This study examines strategies for psychosocial risk management in manufacturing organizations. The study employs structural equ...

Psychosocial factors may have an important impact on injury recovery and return to work. To explore the influence of psychosocial factors in a cohort of injured military personnel, data were collected from 166 Marine Corps basic training recruits with musculoskeletal injuries. This sample was followed prospectively to determine whether they graduated from basic training or were discharged from ...

At the end of the 1970s, the World Health Organization (WHO) held an interdisciplinary forum in Stockholm, with the aims of discussing the infl uence of psychosocial factors on health, formulating measurements and proposing inclusive healthcare policies based on these factors (WHOa 1976). In 1980, the International Labour Organisation and WHO published a document in which they drew attention to...

BACKGROUND Knowledge on the impact of the psychosocial work environment on the occurrence of stress-related disorders (SRDs) can assist occupational physicians in the assessment of the work-relatedness of these disorders. AIMS To systematically review the contribution of work-related psychosocial risk factors to SRDs. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was carried out by searchin...

BACKGROUND Professional drivers have been found to be at high risk for developing low back pain. However, the exact reasons are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of LBP among Israeli professional urban bus drivers, and evaluate the association between LBP in drivers and work-related psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors. METHODS A total of 384 male full-time urban bus...

Psychological and social aspects of life, which have been collectively called psychosocial factors, have long been known to play an influential role in shaping physical health and disease. Included in this relatively broad “umbrella” term are processes that involve a person’s mental state, psychological tendencies, and surrounding social environment. Some examples of psychosocial factors includ...

OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between individual and work-related psychosocial factors and low back pain (LBP) and associated time off work in an occupational cohort. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was completed by nurses working across 3 major public hospitals. Participants provided sociodemographic data and information on the occurrence of LBP, time off work, and psychos...

BACKGROUND Health consequences of the gender segregated labour market have previously been demonstrated in the light of gender composition of occupations and workplaces, with somewhat mixed results. Associations between the gender composition and health status have been suggested to be shaped by the psychosocial work environment. The present study aims to analyse how workplace gender compositio...