The physical activity implications of retirement across occupational activity groups. [PDF]
Prev Med, 2023 Retirement is an important later life transition which may represent a critical period for physical activity in older age. Past findings on the association between retirement and physical activity are inconclusive and there is some evidence that the ...
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Association of job category and occupational activity with breast cancer incidence in Japanese female workers: the JACC study. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Breast cancer represented the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Japan. Although physical activity has been reported protective against breast cancer, scientific evidence is limited on the risk of breast cancer according to job category or ...
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Oxygen Consumption (V'O2) and physical Strainas measured by the occupational activity of cleaning personnel. [PDF]
J Occup Med Toxicol, 2018 BackgroundThe aim of the study was to determine the physical effort and energy expenditure needed over a working period of 45–60 min, specifically for the occupational activity of cleaning.
Fröhlich MJ, Kroidl RF, Welte T.
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Classification of occupational activity categories using accelerometry: NHANES 2003-2004. [PDF]
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2015 BackgroundAn individual’s occupational activity (OA) may contribute significantly to daily physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB). However, there is little consensus about which occupational categories involve high OA or low OA, and the ...
Steeves JA +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013 OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have indicated that shift work, long working hours, and prevalent workplace exposures such as lifting, standing, and physical workload increase the risk of miscarriage, but the evidence is conflicting.
Jens Peter Bonde +3 more
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Current Trends in Artificial Intelligence for Recognizing Work Postures to Prevent Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Occupational Activity [PDF]
BioengineeringThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize postures is a promising approach for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
Philippe Gorce, Julien Jacquier-Bret
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background Whether all domains of daily‐life moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are associated with lower blood pressure (BP) and how this association depends on age and body mass index remains unclear.
Oyuntugs Byambasukh +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 Based on the increasing evidence linking excessive sedentary behaviors and adverse health outcomes, public health strategies have been developed and constantly improved to reduce sedentary behaviors and increase physical activity levels at all ages ...
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Exercise, Occupational Activity, and Risk of Sleep Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
J Clin Sleep Med, 2017 da Silva RP +7 more
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Nurses’ occupational physical activity levels: A systematic review
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2017 BACKGROUND Nurses' physical performance at work has implications both for nurses' occupational health and patient care. Although nurses are the largest healthcare workforce, are present 24-hours a day, and engage in many physically demanding tasks ...
Nicola Ridgers +2 more
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