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Developing register-based measures for assessment of working time patterns for epidemiologic studies

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies suggest that long working hours and shift work may increase the risk of chronic diseases, but the “toxic” elements remain unclear due to crude assessment of working time patterns based on self-reports.
Mikko Härmä, Annina Ropponen, Tarja Hakola, Aki Koskinen, Päivi Vanttola, Sampsa Puttonen, Mikael Sallinen, Paula Salo, Tuula Oksanen, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki   +11 more
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study the volume of environmental health activities in health centers: Application of a work-time study model [PDF]

Pizhūhish dar Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ., 2020
Background and purpose: One of the most important relations between reducing organizational costs and maintaining the quality of services provided is the use of appropriate models for managing staff performance; Using these models can increase employee ...
rasoul alinezhad, Mehdi Yousefi, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Ali Taghipour, amin mohammadi   +4 more
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MEASURING WORKING HOURS INPUT IN VINE GROWING AT WORK ORGANIZATION BASED ON PHENOLOGICAL PHASES [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2002
Research was based on phenological phases of Italian Riesling, involving differences in labour and financial input for dry, optimal and wet weather. Worktime demand for certain operations in vine growing was determined with an analytic method, work day ...
J BRAZSIL, S SOMOGYI
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The impact of reduced worktime on sleep and perceived stress – a group randomized intervention study using diary data

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Insufficient time for recovery between workdays may cause fatigue and disturbed sleep. This study evaluated the impact of an intervention that reduced weekly working hours by 25% on sleep, sleepiness and perceived stress for employees within ...
Helena Schiller, Mats Lekander, Kristiina Rajaleid, Carina Hellgren, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Peter Barck-Holst, Göran Kecklund   +6 more
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The relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity: 2. Empirical evidence from population-based studies in nine disparate countries

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2021
Background Headache disorders are disabling, with major consequences for productivity, yet the literature is silent on the relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity, often erroneously regarding the two as synonymous.
Hallie Thomas, Simple Futarmal Kothari, Andreas Husøy, Rigmor Højland Jensen, Zaza Katsarava, Michela Tinelli, Timothy J. Steiner   +6 more
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The impact of junior doctors’ worktime arrangements on their fatigue and well-being

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2010
OBJECTIVE: Many doctors report working excessively demanding schedules that comply with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). We compared groups of junior doctors working on different schedules in order to identify which features of schedule design
Philip Tucker, Menna Brown, Anna Dahlgren, Gwyneth Davies, Philip Ebden, Simon Folkard, Hayley Hutchings, Torbjörn Åkerstedt   +7 more
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The relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity: 3 Attack frequency is the dominating variable

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2023
Background In an earlier paper, we examined the relationship between headache-attributed disability, measured as proportion of time in ictal state, and lost productivity.
Andreas Husøy, Zaza Katsarava, Timothy J. Steiner   +2 more
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Working hours and depressive symptomatology among full-time employees: Results from the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007–2009)

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the distribution of working hours and the association between working hours and depressive symptomatology using representative data from a national, population-based survey.
Inah Kim, Hyunjoo Kim, Sinye Lim, Mira Lee, Jinwook Bahk, Kyung Ja June, Soyeon Kim, Won Joon Chang   +7 more
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Silica and asbestos exposure at work and the risk of bladder cancer in Canadian men: a population-based case-control study

BMC Cancer, 2020
Background Silica and asbestos are recognized lung carcinogens. However, their role in carcinogenesis at other organs is less clear. Clearance of inhaled silica particles and asbestos fibers from the lungs may lead to translocation to sites such as the ...
Lidija Latifovic, Paul J. Villeneuve, Marie-Élise Parent, Linda Kachuri, The Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Group, Shelley A. Harris   +5 more
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Sustainable Consumption and Worktime Reduction [PDF]

Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2005
SummaryThis article argues that in the global North a successful path to sustainability will entail a stabilization of consumption through reductions in hours of work, a solution that neither ecologists nor economists have addressed seriously. The article presents data on the slowdown of hours reductions in many countries and discusses the need for ...
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