CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESEARCH!

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Online-first articles

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
 
Original article [online first; 5 September 2024]   pdf
Do return-to-work trajectories differ by mental disorder diagnosis? A register study among 37 523 Dutch workers
Vendelbosch R, Roelen C, Almansa J, Bültmann U, Arends I
 
Original article [online first; 2 September 2024]   pdf
Associations of night shift work with weight gain among female nurses in The Netherlands: results of a prospective cohort study
van Duijne HM, Berentzen NE, Vermeulen RCH, Vlaanderen JJ, Kromhout H, Jóźwiak K, Pijpe A, Rookus MA, van Leeuwen FE, Schaapveld M
 
Original article [online first; 22 August 2024]   pdf
The effectiveness of a dynamic seat cushion in preventing neck and low-back pain among high-risk office workers: a 6-month cluster-randomized controlled trial
Channak S, Speklé EM, van der Beek AJ, Janwantanakul P
 
Original article [online first; 14 August 2024]   pdf
Impact of work–life interference on burnout and job discontent: A one-year follow-up study of physicians in Sweden
Gynning BE, Christiansen F, Lidwall U, Brulin E
 
Review [online first; 14 August 2024]   pdf
The association between long working hours, shift work, and suicidal ideation: A systematic review and meta-analyses
Kim J, Kwon R, Yun H, Lim G-Y, Woo K-S, Kim I
 
Original article [online first; 31 July 2024]   pdf
Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, Canada: Extreme hot weather in 2021 compared to 2001–2020
Guo X, Weinberger KR, Tamburic L, Peters CE, McLeod CB
 
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
 
Original article [online first; 6 July 2024]   pdf
Research topics in occupational medicine, 1990–2022: A text-mining-applied bibliometric study
Sakai K, Nagata T, Mori T, Inoue S, Fujiwara H, Odagami K, Adi NP, Tatemichi M, Mori K

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

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

Review 2021;47(7):489-508   pdf full text
126 citationsPsychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K
 
Review 2022;48(2):86-98   pdf full text
45 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
39 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
 
Original article 2021;47(7):509-520   pdf full text
34 citationsLow-quality employment trajectories and risk of common mental disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempt: a longitudinal study of the Swedish workforce
Jonsson J, Muntaner C, Bodin T, Alderling M, Balogh R, Burström B, Davis L, Gunn V, Hemmingsson T, Julià M, Kjellberg K, Kreshpaj B, Orellana C, Padrosa E, Wegman DH, Matilla-Santander N
 
Discussion paper 2022;48(2):158-168   pdf full text
31 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
25 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
 
Original article 2022;48(1):52-60   pdf full text
24 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
 
Editorial 2021;47(8):561-564   pdf full text
23 citationsDecades of workplace health promotion research: marginal gains or a bright future ahead
Robroek SJW, Coenen P, Oude Hengel KM
 
Review 2022;48(5):327-350   pdf full text
23 citationsPrecarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies
Koseoglu Ornek O, Waibel J, Wullinger P, Weinmann T
 
Review 2023;49(5):315-329   pdf full text
23 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

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