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Participatory workplace interventions to improve workforce musculoskeletal health are infrequently analysed regarding why they work, for whom or under what circumstances. This review sought to identify intervention strategies which achieved genuine worker participation. In total, 3388 articles on participatory ergonomic (PE) interventions were screened; 23 were suitable to analyse within a realist framework identifying contexts, mechanisms of change, and outcomes. The interventions which succeeded in achieving worker participation were characterised by one or more of these contexts: workers' needs as a core starting point; a positive implementation climate; clear distribution of roles and responsibilities; allocation of sufficient resources; and managerial commitment to and involvement in occupational safety and health. Interventions that were organised and delivered in this way generated relevance, meaning, confidence, ownership and trust for the workers in an interrelated and multi-directional manner. With such information, PE interventions may be carried out more effectively and sustainably in the future.Practitioner summary: This review focuses on the question: which mechanisms support genuine worker participation, in what context and with which necessary resources, to reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Results emphasise the importance of starting with workers' needs, making the implementation climate egalitarian, clarifying the roles and responsibilities of all involved, and providing sufficient resources.Abbreviations: PE: participatory ergonomic(s); WMSD: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders; EU: European Union; MSD: Muskuloskeletal disorders; OSH: Occupational health and safety; C: context; M: mechanism; O: outcome; CMOCs: CMO configurations; NPT: Normalization process theory; OECD: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: EU-OSHA: European Occupational Safety and Health Agency.
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Doenças Musculoesqueléticas , Doenças Profissionais , Saúde Ocupacional , Humanos , Ergonomia/métodos , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas/prevenção & controle , Local de Trabalho , Doenças Profissionais/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Properly analyzing and reporting data remains a challenging task in epidemiologic research, as underreporting of data is often overlooked. The evaluation on the effect of underreporting remains understudied. In this study, we examined the effect of different scenarios of mortality underreporting on the relationship between PM10, temperature, and mortality. Mortality data, PM10, and temperature data in seven cities were obtained from Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), China Meteorological Data Sharing Service System, and China National Environmental Monitoring Center, respectively. A time-series design with a distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to examine the effects of five mortality underreporting scenarios: 1) Random underreporting of mortality; 2) Underreporting is monotonically increasing (MI) or monotonically decreasing (MD); 3) Underreporting due to holiday and weekends; 4) Underreporting occurs before the 20th day of each month, and these underreporting will be added after the 20th day of the month; and 5) Underreporting due to holiday, weekends, MI, and MD. We observed that underreporting at random (UAR) scenario had little effect on the association between PM10, temperature, and daily mortality. However, other four underreporting not at random (UNAR) scenarios mentioned above had varying degrees of influence on the association between PM10, temperature, and daily mortality. Additionally, in addition to imputation under UAR, the variation of minimum mortality temperature (MMT) and attributable fraction (AF) of mortality attributed to temperature in the same imputation scenarios is inconsistent in different cities. Finally, we observed that the pooled excess risk (ER) below MMT was negatively associated with mortality and the pooled ER above MMT was positively associated with mortality. This study showed that UNAR impacted the association between PM10, temperature, and mortality, and potential underreporting should be dealt with before analyzing data to avoid drawing invalid conclusions.
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PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to review research conducted on managing the ageing healthcare workforce and identify gaps for further research. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A systematic literature search of studies in the English language was carried out in Scopus and Web of Science databases. FINDINGS: The study consists of an analysis of 75 published articles. The majority of the papers were published in recent years, indicating a growing interest in the field. The authors specified the following inclusion criteria: all years, articles/reviews, English language and full text in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The authors of the paper illustrated seven major categories with different topics that were suggested for future research. It included: challenges of labor market in the healthcare field, age-related changes and their influence on work ability, training opportunities and lifelong learning among ageing health workforce, motives of early retirement, ageing and its relationship to Occupational Health and Safety. Longitudinal studies and case study strategy with mixed-methods approaches were suggested for future research by the authors. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper summarizes knowledge related to the management of ageing health workforce, describes topics researched and as a result, presents findings on and conclusions about the most important future implications of the ageing workforce for management in the healthcare field providing lines for further research. To the authors' knowledge, no holistic systematic literature reviews have been published in academic journals targeted specifically to ageing healthcare workers.
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Pessoal de Saúde , Saúde Ocupacional , Envelhecimento , Atenção à Saúde , Humanos , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
The main problems in occupational health and safety (OHS) system in Estonia (a postcommunist new European Union Member State) are analyzed and the implementation of a simple, flexible risk assessment method is presented. The study aimed to assess the working environment, the employers' possibilities and willingness to carry out risk assessment, ways to manage risks and the steps being taken towards progressive improvement in OHS. The role of the Estonian Labour Inspectorate in the risk observatory is that of the main key authority in data collection and information dissemination in OHS.
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Exposição Ocupacional/prevenção & controle , Saúde Ocupacional , Gestão da Segurança/organização & administração , Estônia , Agricultura Florestal , Humanos , Exposição Ocupacional/legislação & jurisprudência , Medição de Risco , Gestão da Segurança/legislação & jurisprudência , Indústria TêxtilRESUMO
Introduction: The human body responds to stress-factors through four systems - central nervous, autonomic nervous, endocrine and immune - which are constantly interacting as a complex network. The main stress-factor at the computer-equipped workplaces is a poorly designed workplace, specifically the positioning of equipment on and around the workstation. The number of occupational diseases among office workers is the specific indicator of influencing of existing hazards and risk factors on the worker in the work environment. Objective: To find out the health disturbances and to make the suggestions for health promotion for computer workers. Methods: Over 400 computer workers' working conditions were measured with subsequent measuring equipment; the fatigue of muscles was measured with myometer; the investigation of the workers' opinion on working conditions based on Nordic, Work ability index (WAI) and Kiva questionnaire was carried out. The workers were divided into different groups by the age (A: under 40 years and B: over 40 years). This paper investigates the satisfaction of computer workers with their working conditions. Results: According to the results of Nordic and WAI questionnaires, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were observed by 53.6%; the cardiovascular disturbances by 20.4% and visual disturbances by 16.7% of the respondents in group A (under 40 years). In group B, MSDs were observed by 50.1%; cardiovascular disorders by 45.7% and visual disturbances by 23.2% of the respondents (over 40 years). Muscle and joint complaints were reported only by 19.7% of workers. The majority of the respondents declared the existence of two or more local pain points. Neck, shoulder, wrist and back pain were registered as the main complaints. Conclusions: The results of measurements of physical workplaces revealed that in some offices there are deficiencies in lighting, problems with stuffy air (high CO2 value) and low relative humidity value on cold season. As muscle strain is often coming from the static posture, it may be influenced also by the psycho-emotional stress at workplace. The questionnaires, objective methods and environmental measurements are useful to plan prevention and early rehabilitation before the disability appears.
Introducción: El cuerpo humano responde a los factores estresantes a través de cuatro sistemas - nervioso central, autónomo, endocrino e inmune- los cuales están constantemente interactuando como una red compleja. Los factores estresantes principales en los lugares de trabajo equipados con computadores son lugares de trabajo pobremente diseñados, específicamente el posicionamiento de los equipos en y alrededor de los puestos de trabajo. El número de enfermedades ocupacionales en los trabajadores de oficina es el indicador específico de la influencia de los peligros existentes y factores de riesgo sobre trabajador en el ambiente de trabajo. Objetivo: Encontrar los problemas en salud y realizar sugerencias para la promoción en salud para trabajadores con computadores. Materiales y métodos: Más de 400 condiciones en trabajadores con computadores fueron medidas con el equipo de medición pertinente; la fatiga muscular fue medida con el miometro, la opinión de los trabajadores sobre las condiciones de trabajo fueron registradas por medio de Nordic, el índice de habilidad de trabajo (WAI por sus siglas en ingles) y el cuestionario Kiva. Los trabajadores fueron divididos en diferentes grupos por edad (A: menores de 40 años y B: mayores de 40 años). En este artículo se investiga la satisfacción de los trabajadores de computadores con su condición de trabajo. Resultados: De acuerdo con los resultado de los cuestionarios Nordic y WAI, los trastornos musculo-esqueléticos (TME) fueron observadas en el 53.6%; los problemas cardiovasculares en un 20.4% y los problemas visuales en un 16.7% de los encuestados del grupo A (menores de 40 años). En grupo B, los TME fueron observados en un 50.1%; los problemas cardiovasculares en un 45.7% y los problemas visuales en un 23.2% de los encuestados (mayores de 40 años). Las quejas musculares y articulares fueron reportados solo en el 19.7% de los trabajadores. La mayoría de los encuestados reportaron la existencia de dos o más puntos locales de dolor. Los dolores de cuello, hombros, muñeca y espalda fueron registrados como las principales quejas. Conclusiones: Los resultados de las mediciones de los lugares de trabajo físicos revelaron que en algunas oficinas hay deficiencias en la iluminación, problemas con la contaminación del aire (altos niveles de CO²) y el bajo valor de la humedad relativa en la estación fría. La tensión muscular es a menudo a causa de la postura estática, esta puede estar influenciada también por el estrés psico-emocional en lugar de trabajo. Los cuestionarios, métodos objetivos y mediciones ambientales son útiles para planificar la prevención y la rehabilitación temprana antes de que aparezca la discapacidad.