SJWEH - Online-first articles List of Online-first articles on the SJWEH website http://www.sjweh.fi/list_onlinefirst_rss.php en-US SJWEH 1 lodo@ttl.fi (Lisa O\'Donoghue-Lindy) risto@toivonen.biz (Risto Toivonen) What do we know about limiting after-hours availability expectations and work-related connectivity? A systematic review of interventions and policies http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4277 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4277 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:09:31 +0200 Review by Nilsen W, Nordberg T, Lescoeur K, Ingelsrud MH, Egeland C. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4272]]> Association between job insecurity and cardiovascular diseases in workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4272 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4272 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:32:08 +0200 Original article by Park H, Lee J, Park Y, Sim J, Yoon J-H, Yun B. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4266]]> Exploring the health and well-being benefits of reduced working hours with maintained salary: A scoping review and evidence map http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4266 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4266 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:33:23 +0200 Review by Utzet M, Soler M, Ramada JM, Menéndez M, Silva-Peñaherrera M, Benavides FG, Serra C. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4275]]> Occupational exposures and risk of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4275 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4275 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:38:10 +0200 Original article by Torén K, Olin A-C, Åberg M, Cummings KJ, Schiöler L, Blanc PD. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4273]]> Work schedule characteristics and sleepiness – a meta-analysis http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4273 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4273 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:33:29 +0200 Review by Vieten L, Arlinghaus A, Sobisch M, Brenscheidt F, Fischer S, Gärtner J . doi:10.5271/sjweh.4276]]> The compressed workweek in public health and social care – is it sustainable? http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4276 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4276 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:51:10 +0200 Editorial References 1. Sorensen G, Dennerlein JT, Peters SE, Sabbath EL, Kelly EL, Wagner GR. The future of research on work, safety, health and wellbeing: A guiding conceptual framework. Soc Sci Med. 2021;269:113593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113593 2. Merkus SL, Hoff R, Hasting RL, Undem K, Robroek SJW, Gran JM et al. Gender and educational differences in work participation and working years lost in Norway. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2024:50(6):426-436. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4166 3. OECD, Who Cares? Attracting and Retaining Care Workers for the Elderly, in OECD Health Policy Studies. 2020: Paris. 4. STAMI NOA. National surveillance system for working environments and occupational health in Norway. 2024. https://noa.stami.no 5. Christensen JO, Knardahl S. “I’m too old for this!”: A prospective, multilevel study of job characteristics, age, and turnover intention. Front Psych. 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1015313 6. Yildiz B, Yildiz H, Ayaz Arda O. 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Scand J Work Environ Health, 2021. 47(6): p. 415-424. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3958 22. Griffiths P, Dall’Ora C, Simon M, Ball J, Lindqvist R, Rafferty A-M, et al. Nurses’ shift length and overtime working in 12 European countries: the association with perceived quality of care and patient safety. Med Care. 2014;52(11):975-981. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000233 23. Härmä M, Kecklund G, Tucker P. Working hours and health - key research topics in the past and future. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2024;50(4): 233-243. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4157 by Matre D. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4274]]> Associations between shift work characteristics and work-related accidents and dozing off: combining objective working-time register and retrospective survey data http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4274 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4274 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:53:59 +0200 Original article by Kysnes BB, Harris A, Waage S, Sunde E, Djupedal ILR, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Vedaa Ø. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4271]]> Chronotype differences in the risk of cancers, diabetes mellitus, and poor mental health among shift workers: a meta-analysis http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4271 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4271 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:51:19 +0200 Review by Li B, Wang F, Tang NHY, Huss A, Chan JW-Y, Wing YK, Tse LA. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4267]]> Effort–reward imbalance at work and health: Review and critical appraisal of three decades of research http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4267 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4267 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 22:37:30 +0200 Discussion paper by Siegrist J. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4269]]> Employers’ utilization of and collaboration with occupational health services in preventive occupational health and safety management http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4269 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4269 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:55:34 +0200 Original article by Akerstrom M, Wahlström J, Reineholm C, Jonsdottir IH. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4265]]> Occupational health interventions’ impact on absenteeism and economic returns: A systematic review and meta-analysis http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4265 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4265 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:27:58 +0200 Review by Backes J, Mueller SI, Geissler A, Ehlig D. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4264]]> Employee workspace preferences in a mandated hybrid work policy: A discrete choice experiment http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4264 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4264 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:07:42 +0200 Original article by Aboagye E, Botha W, Tinnerholm Ljungberg H, Bodin Danielsson C, Jensen I. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4263]]> The association of psychosocial work quality with changes in the mental health of young adults starting career work http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4263 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4263 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:28:58 +0200 Original article by van Veen M, Oude Hengel KM, Schelvis RMC, Boot CRL, Veldman K, Arends I, Bültmann U. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4262]]> Beyond risk reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: The CoWork musculoskeletal health model http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4262 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4262 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:49:39 +0200 Discussion paper by Holtermann A, Sørensen OH, Jacobsen SS, Lindberg L, Andersen LL. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4260]]> Occupational physical behaviors and knee pain among eldercare workers: A prospective accelerometer study http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4260 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4260 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:12:00 +0200 Original article by Skovlund SV, Wester CT, Kyriakidis S, Brusaca LA, Andersen LL, Sundstrup E, Rasmussen CDN. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4259]]> Enhancing informal workers’ tools to reduce workplace injuries: a quasi-randomized control trial of electronic waste recyclers in Thailand http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4259 http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=4259 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:55:19 +0200 Original article by Shkembi A, Linhart E, Chou S, Coulentianos MJ, Adhvaryu A, Austin-Breneman J, Nambunmee K, Neitzel RL]]>