CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESEARCH!

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Online-first articles

Review [online first; 17 November 2024]   pdf
Workplace-based prevention and management of knee pain: a systematic review
Skovlund SV, Østergaard MSE, Seeberg KGV, Suetta C, Aagaard P, Andersen LL, Sundstrup E
 
Discussion paper [online first; 13 November 2024]   pdf
Towards the year 2049: The next 25 years of occupational health and safety research
Ropponen A, Rugulies R, Burdorf A
 
Editorial [online first; 12 November 2024]   pdf
When will we have enough evidence to require improvements at the workplace?
Burdorf A
 
Original article [online first; 30 October 2024]   pdf
Multidimensional employment trajectories and dynamic links with mental health: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Balogh R, Gadeyne S, Vanroelen C, Warhurst C
 
Original article [online first; 29 October 2024]   pdf
Development and validation of a French job-exposure matrix for healthcare workers: JEM Soignances
Singier A, Fadel M, Gilbert F; Soignances group; Ester-MESuRS collaboration on occupational risks, Temime L, Zins M, Descatha A
 
Original article [online first; 21 October 2024]   pdf
In or out of reach? Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting
Ekblom-Bak E, Lindwall M, Eriksson L, Stenling A, Svartengren M, Lundmark R, Kallings L, Hemmingsson E, Väisänen D
 
Original article [online first; 14 October 2024]   pdf
Work-family conflicts and sickness absence due to mental disorders among female municipal employees – a register-linked study comparing health and social care employees to employees in other sectors
Harkko J, Salonsalmi A, Heinonen NA, Lallukka T, Kouvonen A
 
Original article [online first; 30 September 2024]   pdf
Facilitators and barriers for working beyond statutory pension age: A prospective cohort study across 26 European countries
Andersen LL, Calatayud J, Núñez-Cortés R, Polo-López A, López-Bueno R
 
Original article [online first; 12 September 2024]   pdf
Effect of a smartphone self-management digital support system for low-back pain (selfBACK) among workers with high physical work demands – secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Rasmussen CDN, Sandal LF, Holtermann A, Stochkendahl MJ, Mork PJ, Søgaard K
 
Original article [online first; 12 September 2024]   pdf
Associations between bioaerosols, lung function work-shift changes and inflammatory markers: A study of recycling workers
Hansen KK, Schlünssen V, Broberg K, Østergaard K, Frederiksen MW, Sigsgaard T, Madsen AM, Kolstad HA
 
Review [online first; 29 July 2024]   pdf
Differential attrition and engagement in randomized controlled trials of occupational mental health interventions in person and online: A systematic review and meta-analysis
de Miquel C, Haro JM, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Ortiz-Tallo A, Chen T, Sinokki M, Naumanen P, Olaya B, Lima RA

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

The following list includes most cited articles published during the previous 36 months.

Review 2022;48(2):86-98   pdf full text
51 citationsPhysical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants
Cillekens B, Huysmans MA, Holtermann A, van Mechelen W, Straker L, Krause N, van der Beek AJ, Coenen P
 
Original article 2022;48(1):61-70   pdf full text
42 citationsExposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)
Oude Hengel KM, Burdorf A, Pronk A, Schlünssen V, Stokholm ZA, Kolstad HA, van Veldhoven K, Basinas I, van Tongeren M, Peters S
 
Discussion paper 2022;48(2):158-168   pdf full text
34 citationsGlobal, regional and national burden of disease attributable to 19 selected occupational risk factors for 183 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury
Pega F, Hamzaoui H, Náfrádi B, Momen NC
 
Original article 2022;48(6):446-456   pdf full text
31 citationsOccupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany
Reuter M, Rigó M, Formazin M, Liebers F, Latza U, Castell S, Jöckel K-H, Greiser KH, Michels KB, Krause G, Albrecht S, Öztürk I, Kuss O, Berger K, Lampl BMJ, Leitzmann M, Zeeb H, Starke KR, Schipf S, Meinke-Franze C, Ahrens W, Seidler A, Klee B, Pischon T, Deckert A, Schmidt B, Mikolajczyk R, Karch A, Bohn B, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Dragano N
 
Review 2023;49(5):315-329   pdf full text
28 citationsHow effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews
Aust B, Møller JL, Nordentoft M, Frydendall KB, Bengtsen E, Jensen AB, Garde AH, Kompier M, Semmer N, Rugulies R, Jaspers SØ
 
Original article 2022;48(1):52-60   pdf full text
26 citationsCOVID-19 mortality across occupations and secondary risks for elderly individuals in the household: A population register-based study
Billingsley S, Brandén M, Aradhya S, Drefahl S, Andersson G, Mussino E
 
Review 2022;48(5):327-350   pdf full text
25 citationsPrecarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies
Koseoglu Ornek O, Waibel J, Wullinger P, Weinmann T
 
Original article 2022;48(1):31-40   pdf full text
22 citationsNight and shift work and incidence of cerebrovascular disease – a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees in Stockholm
Bigert C, Kader M, Andersson T, Selander J, Bodin T, Gustavsson P, Härmä M, Ljungman P, Albin M
 
Original article 2023;49(4):293-302   pdf full text
22 citationsHow to assess severe burnout? Cutoff points for the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) based on three European samples
Schaufeli WB, De Witte H, Hakanen JJ, Kaltiainen J, Kok R
 
Original article 2022;48(5):380-390   pdf full text
19 citationsWorking from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its longitudinal association with physical activity and sedentary behavior
Loef B, van Oostrom SH, van der Noordt M; Lifelines Corona Research initiative, Proper KI

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