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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 physical activity implications of retirement may differ by occupational activity level.
Glasson L, Panter J, Ogilvie D, Patterson R.   +3 more
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Occupation as Spiritual Activity

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1997
Although spirituality is rarely explicitly mentioned in the occupational therapy literature, it is implied as an interwoven part of the human system. This article explores the meaning of occupation in the context of sociological and Judeo–Christian theological frameworks and the meaning of spirituality in the occupational therapy ...
Howard, Brenda S., Howard, Jay R.
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Occupational activities and osteoarthritis of the knee [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 2012
The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is rising and the search for interventions to mitigate risk is intensifying. This review considers the contribution of occupational activities to disease occurrence and the lessons for prevention.Systematic search in Embase and Medline covering the period 1996 to November 2011.Reasonably good evidence exists ...
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Drawing Direction Effect on a Task’s Performance Characteristics among People with Essential Tremor

Sensors, 2021
Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder affecting the performance of various daily tasks, including drawing. While spiral-drawing task characteristics have been described among patients with ET, research about the significance of the drawing ...
Navit Roth, Orit Braun-Benyamin, Sara Rosenblum   +2 more
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Relationships of occupational and non-occupational physical activity to abdominal obesity [PDF]

International Journal of Obesity, 2011
Physically active occupations may protect against the risk of abdominal obesity.This study assessed the interaction between non-occupational physical activity (NOA) (leisure-time, transport and domestic activity) and occupational activity (OA) in relation to abdominal obesity.A total of 3539 adults over the age of 20, with no work limitations, employed
J A, Steeves, D R, Bassett, D L, Thompson, E C, Fitzhugh   +3 more
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Professional activity of people with epilepsy

Medycyna Pracy, 2015
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the occupational activity of epileptic patients. Particular attention was paid to employment of people with epilepsy, the way the workplace is informed about the disease, impact of education on employment
Anna Staniszewska, Marcin Sobiecki, Aneta Duda-Zalewska, Urszula Religioni, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Tomasz Tatara, Robert Słoniewski   +6 more
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Hypertension and hyperglycemia and the combination thereof enhances the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older males

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2017
Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be an etiologic cause of aging, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and metabolic syndrome. However, the influence of these cardiovascular risk factors and their combination on the development of CKD remains ...
Ryoma Michishita, Takuro Matsuda, Shotaro Kawakami, Satoshi Tanaka, Akira Kiyonaga, Hiroaki Tanaka, Natsumi Morito, Yasuki Higaki   +7 more
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Miscarriage and occupational activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding shift work, working hours, lifting, standing, and physical workload

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, Kristian Tore Jørgensen, Matteo Bonzini, Keith T Palmer   +3 more
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Risk of cancer and longest‐held occupations in Japanese workers: A multicenter hospital‐based case‐control study

Cancer Medicine, 2019
Objectives Little is known about the risk of developing various cancers according to occupation and occupational physical activity. Methods Using nationwide clinical inpatient data (1984‐2017) in Japan, we undertook a multicentered, matched case‐control ...
Rena Kaneko, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Yuzuru Sato, Yasuki Kobayashi   +3 more
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Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work of Patients Acquiring COVID-19 in the Workplace: A Study Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
BackgroundIn 2020, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed into a worldwide pandemic. The course of COVID-19 is diverse, non-specific, and variable: Affected persons suffer from physical, cognitive, and psychological acute and long-term ...
Katrin Müller, Katharina Zwingmann, Tina Auerswald, Ivo Berger, Andreas Thomas, Anna-Lena Schultz, Eva Wilhelm, Rainer-Christian Weber, Franziska Kolb, Alois Wastlhuber, Sylvia Meder, Michael Stegbauer   +11 more
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