Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

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Original article [online first; 10 April 2025] pdf Could work-related muscle activity explain sex differences in neck pain? A meta-analysis of a pooled dataset: Koch M, Lunde L-K, Forsman M, Andersen LL, Jakobsen MD, Brandt M, Enquist H, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K, Fan X, Veiersted KB
Original article [online first; 8 April 2025] pdf Effectiveness of short active breaks for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among Japanese office workers: one-year quasi-experimental study: Kitano N, Jindo T, Yoshiba K, Yamaguchi D, Fujii Y, Wakaba K, Maruo K, Kai Y, Arao T
Review [online first; 6 April 2025] pdf Night-shift work and susceptibility to infectious diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Loef B, Bosma E, van Kerkhof LWM, Proper KI, van Baarle D, Dollé MET
Original article [online first; 31 March 2025] pdf Does economic skills obsolescence increase older workers’ absenteeism?: Messioui A, de Grip A, Sanders J, Smit M
Original article [online first; 30 March 2025] pdf Associations of minority stress and employment discrimination with job quality among sexual- and gender-minority workers: Kinitz DJ, Tran NK, Shahidi FV, Maslak JT, Flentje A, Lubensky ME, Obedin-Maliver J, Lunn MR
Review [online first; 30 March 2025] pdf Shift workers’ experiences and views of sleep disturbance, fatigue and healthy behaviors: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis: Benton JS, Lee CL, Long HA, Sugavanam T, Holmes L, Keane A, Thurley N, Kyle S, Ray D, French DP
Short communication [online first; 24 March 2025] pdf Is the association between working from home and higher frequency of drinking and heavy episodic drinking causal? A longitudinal analysis in the Norwegian workforce: Halkjelsvik T, Moan IS
Review [online first; 18 March 2025] pdf Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis: Dannheim I, Ludwig-Walz H, Kirsch H, Bujard M, Buyken AE, Richardson KM, Kroke A
Original article [online first; 17 March 2025] pdf Occupational history of psychosocial work environment exposures and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases – a Danish register-based cohort study: Nielsen HB, Sejbaek CS, Dreyer LW, Madsen IEH, Flachs EM, Hougaard KS
Review [online first; 17 March 2025] pdf Exploring the ‘fit for work’ principle: The association between occupational physical activity, cardio-respiratory fitness, and mortality – a meta-analysis of male worker data: Ketels M, Cillekens B, Clays E, Huysmans MA, De Bacquer D, Holtermann A, Troiano RP, Mork PJ, Krokstad S, Völzke H, Dörr M, Bahls M, Ittermann T, Clausen J, Jensen MT, Kauhanen J, Voutilainen A, Wanner M, Bopp M, van Mechelen W, van der Beek AJ, Coenen P
Review [online first; 10 March 2025] pdf A systematic review of the relation between ten potential occupational sensitizing exposures and asthma: Dalbøge A, Kolstad HA, Jahn A, Ulrik CS, Sherson DL, Meyer HW, Ebbehøj N, Sigsgaard T, Baur X, Schlünssen V
Original article [online first; 10 March 2025] pdf Combined exposure to night work and noise in relation to hyperglycemia among long-term night workers: a nationwide population-based prospective cohort study: Chu P-C, Lee C-H, Lee Y-F, Lin J, Wang J, Hwang J-S
Review [online first; 4 March 2025] pdf A meta-analysis of unemployment risk factors for middle-aged workers: Shiri R, Poutanen J, Härmä M, Ervasti J, Haukka E
Original article [online first; 19 February 2025] pdf Cost analysis comparing guideline-oriented biopsychosocial management to usual care for low-back pain: a cluster-randomized trial in occupational health primary care: Paukkunen M, Karppinen J, Öberg B, Ala-Mursula L, Heikkala E, Ryynänen K, Holopainen R, Booth S, Booth N, Abbott A
Original article [online first; 22 January 2025] pdf Effects of a workplace participatory approach to support working caregivers in balancing work, private life and informal care: a randomized controlled trial: Vos EE, van der Beek AJ, de Bruin SR, Proper KI
Original article [online first; 15 January 2025] pdf Organizational strategies of eldercare work and health – Is the daily number of residents cared for over 14 months associated with back pain?: Wester CT, Kyriakidis S, Frost AD, Rasmussen CDN, Holtermann A, Hallman DM
Original article [online first; 20 December 2024] pdf Effectiveness of a team-level participatory approach aimed at improving sustainable employability among long-term care workers: a randomized controlled trial: Heijkants CH, van Hooff MLM, de Wind A, Geurts SAE, Boot CRL

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Review 2023;49(5):315-329 pdf full text 43 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(6):446-456 pdf full text 36 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 2022;48(5):327-350 pdf full text 33 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 2023;49(4):293-302 pdf full text 29 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 2024;50(2):73-82 pdf full text 27 citationsGlobal-, regional- and country-level estimates of the work-related burden of diseases and accidents in 2019: Takala J, Hämäläinen P, Sauni R, Nygård C-H, Gagliardi D, Neupane S
Original article 2022;48(4):293-301 pdf full text 21 citationsPerceived job insecurity and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: a study of men and women in the Swedish working population: Blomqvist S, Virtanen M, LaMontagne AD, Magnusson Hanson LL
Original article 2022;48(5):380-390 pdf full text 21 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
Original article 2022;48(6):425-434 pdf full text 21 citationsWorkplace bullying and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: A register-based prospective cohort study of 98 330 participants in Denmark: Conway PM, Erlangsen A, Grynderup MB, Clausen T, Rugulies R, Bjorner JB, Burr H, Francioli L, Garde AH, Hansen ÅM, Hanson LM, Kirchheiner-Rasmussen J, Kristensen TS, Mikkelsen EG, Stenager E, Thorsen SV, Villadsen E, Høgh A
Original article 2022;48(6):457-467 pdf full text 20 citationsChanges in occupational well-being during COVID-19: the impact of age, gender, education, living alone, and telework in a Finnish four-wave population sample: Kaltiainen J, Hakanen J
Original article 2022;48(8):611-620 pdf full text 20 citationsLongitudinal changes in proportionate mortality due to COVID-19 by occupation in England and Wales: Cherrie M, Rhodes S, Wilkinson J, Mueller W, Nafilyan V, Van Tongeren M, Pearce N

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