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"PATH": a modified work sampling method to collect ergonomic hazard data in construstion work

abstract published in 1994

"Working on Wellness:" protocol for a worksite health promotion capacity-building program for employers

journal article published in 2019

A Participatory Action Research approach to mental health interventions among corrections officers: standardizing priorities and maintaining design autonomy

journal article published in 2019

A conceptual framework for integrating workplace health promotion and occupational ergonomics programs

journal article published in 2009

A corporate wellness program and nursing home employees' health

journal article published in 2020

A cross-national study on the multidimensional characteristics of the five-item psychological demands scale of the Job Content Questionnaire.

scientific article

A longitudinal study of musculoskeletal disorders in garment assembly work

superseded final grant report published in 1992

A longitudinal study of musculoskeletal disorders in garment assembly work (revised)

final grant report published in 1993

A mixed-method approach to tailor the implementation of a participatory Total Worker Health® program

journal article published in 2021

A participatory framework for integrated interventions

chapter published in 2019

A physical workload index to evaluate a safe resident handling program for nursing home personnel

journal article published in 2014

A protocol to assess contextual factors during program impact evaluation: a case study of a STEM gender equity intervention in higher education

journal article published in 2023

A tribute to Thomas Roosevelt Punnett, Jr. (1926–2008) ⬇️

scientific article published on October 11, 2011

Agreement between a self-administered questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders of the neck-shoulder region and a physical examination

scientific article

An economic analysis of a safe resident handling program in nursing homes

journal article published in 2013

An integrated biomechanical modeling approach to the ergonomic evaluation of drywall installation

journal article published in 2016

Application of the Posture, Activity, Tools and Handling (PATH) analysis for union laborers at a heavy highway construction site

abstract published in 1994

Assessing organizational readiness for a participatory occupational health/health promotion intervention in skilled nursing facilities

journal article published in 2015

Assessment of a worksite health promotion readiness checklist

journal article published in 2010

Associations among health care workplace safety, resident satisfaction, and quality of care in long-term care facilities

journal article published in 2017

Associations between safety climate and safety management practices in the construction industry

scientific article

Back disorders and nonneutral trunk postures of automobile assembly workers

journal article published in 1991

Back to the future: sweatshop conditions on the Mexico-U.S. border II. Occupational health impact of maquiladora industrial activity

journal article published in 1997

Back to the future: sweatshop conditions on the Mexico-U.S. border. I. Community health impact of maquiladora industrial activity.

scientific article published on March 1994

Barriers to workplace stress interventions in employee assistance practice: EAP perspectives

journal article published in 2010

Be the fairest of them all: challenges and recommendations for the treatment of gender in occupational health research

scientific article

Biomechanical exposure to upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk factors in hospital laboratories

journal article published in 2022

Can some upper extremity disorders be defined as work-related?

scientific article published on 01 July 1996

Can the ergonomic analysis of non-routinized work really be efficient? ⬇️

abstract published in 2001

Case-control study of sawmill injuries in Maine

final grant report published in 1994

Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace

final cooperative agreement report published in 2022

Center to Promote Health in the New England Workplace (CPHNEW)

final cooperative agreement report published in 2011

Changes in ergonomic exposures of nursing assistants after the introduction of a safe resident handling program in nursing homes

journal article published in 2012

Claim costs, musculoskeletal health, and work exposure in physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapist assistants: a comparison among long-term care jobs

journal article published in 2019

Commentary on the scientific basis of the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration Ergonomics Program Standard

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Contributing influences of work environment on sleep quantity and quality of nursing assistants in long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

journal article published in 2016

Contribution of occupational risk factors to the global burden of disease - a summary of findings ⬇️

journal article published in 2005

Covariation between physical and psychosocial stressors in the workplace: implications for musculoskeletal epidemiology ⬇️

abstract published in 2001

Covariation between workplace physical and psychosocial stressors: evidence and implications for occupational health research and prevention

journal article published in 2001

Critical points in Lemke's Total Worker Health calculus

publication published in 2021

Cross-language differential item functioning of the job content questionnaire among European countries: the JACE study

scientific article published on January 2009

Defining 'integration' for Total Worker Health®: a new proposal

publication published in 2020

Developing reliable ergonomics exposure assessment strategies for construction work

conference proceedings item published in 2000

Differences among nursing homes in outcomes of a safe resident handling program

journal article published in 2012

Differential patterns of exposure and prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms by class and gender

conference abstract published in 2000

Differential patterns of exposure to physical and psychosocial stressors and musculoskeletal prevalence among men and women employed in assembly line production ⬇️

abstract published in 2000

Digital vibration threshold testing and ergonomic stressors in automobile manufacturing workers: a cross-sectional assessment

journal article published in 2005

Direct measurement of exposures to the upper extremity during automobile manufacturing

conference proceedings item published in 2000

Disparities in the deaths of despair by occupation, Massachusetts, 2000 to 2015

journal article published in 2020

Dissemination and implementation research for occupational safety and health

journal article published in 2017

Does drywall installers' innovative idea reduce the ergonomic exposures of ceiling installation: a field case study

journal article published in 2016

Does employee participation in workplace health promotion depend on the working environment? A cross-sectional study of Danish workers

journal article published in 2016

Does the threshold for reporting musculoskeletal pain or the probability of attributing work-relatedness vary by socioeconomic position or sex?

scientific article published on 01 August 2013

Effect of an office ergonomic randomised controlled trial among workers with neck and upper extremity pain

journal article published in 2015

Emotional exhaustion in healthcare workers: moving beyond coping skills to improve organizational conditions

journal article published in 2024

Emotional labor and depressive symptoms among healthcare workers: the role of sleep

journal article published in 2021

Engaging workers in health promotion and health protection efforts: a participatory approach for innovation and sustainability at two worksites ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2011

Enhancing the usability of a mobile app for process evaluation in a participatory ergonomics healthcare intervention

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Ergonomic and socioeconomic risk factors for hospital workers' compensation injury claims

journal article published in 2009

Ergonomic evaluation of slide boards used by home care aides to assist client transfers

journal article published in 2018

Ergonomic exposure assessment: an application of the PATH systematic observation method to retail workers

journal article published in 1999

Ergonomic stressors and upper extremity disorders in vehicle manufacturing: cross sectional exposure-response trends ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 1998

Ergonomics: applying what we know.

journal article published in 1995

Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures

journal article published in 2005

Estimation of compressive forces on lumbar spine from categorical posture data.

scientific article

Evaluation of a safe resident handling program in U.S. nursing homes ⬇️

video published in 2017

Evaluation of low-tech client transfer devices used by home care aides

conference proceedings item published in 2015

Evaluation of the HearWell Pilot Program: a participatory Total Worker Health® approach to hearing conservation

journal article published in 2021

Evidence for work-related musculoskeletal disorders

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Expanding our understanding of the psychosocial work environment: a compendium of measures of discrimination, harassment and work-family issues ⬇️

NIOSH publication published in 2007

Exposure to ergonomic stressors in the garment industry: application and critique of job-site work analysis methods

scientific article published on 01 July 1987

Feasibility of virtual focus groups in program impact evaluation

journal article published in 2021

Focus groups as a method of data collection verification in ergonomic hazard identification among highway construction workers

abstract published in 1994

Gender differences in exposure to physical risk factors during standardized computer tasks

conference proceedings item published in 2003

Gendered work conditions, health, and work outcomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Getting to know you: occupational health researchers investigate employee assistance professionals' approaches to workplace stress

journal article published in 2010

Health behaviors and overweight in nursing home employees: contribution of workplace stressors and implications for worksite health promotion

journal article published in 2015

Health care organization policies for employee safety and COVID-19 pandemic response: a mixed-methods study

journal article published in 2022

Health promotion site selection blues: barriers to participation and implementation

journal article published in 2010

Healthy workplaces? A survey of Massachusetts employers

journal article published in 2013

Hospital injury rates in relation to socioeconomic status and working conditions

journal article published in 2007

How do working conditions affect personal health conditions like smoking, exercise, and being overweight? ⬇️

newsletter published in 2010

Impact of a safe resident handling program in nursing homes on return-to-work and re-injury outcomes following work injury

journal article published in 2019

Incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a sample of the general population

final grant report published in 2001

Inclusion of 'Total Worker Health®' a program by NIOSH.

publication published in 2019

Incorporating work organisation into occupational health research: an invitation for dialogue

journal article published in 2008

Injured workers' underreporting in the health care industry: an analysis using quantitative, qualitative, and observational data

journal article published in 2010

Injuries and assaults in a long-term psychiatric care facility: an epidemiologic study ⬇️

journal article published in 2005

Injury rates before and after the implementation of a safe resident handling program in the long-term care sector

journal article published in 2017

Inter-method agreement between O*NET and survey measures of psychosocial exposure among healthcare industry employees

journal article published in 2007

Inter-rater reliability of PATH observations for assessment of ergonomic risk factors in hospital work

journal article published in 2009

JCQ scale reliability and responsiveness to changes in manufacturing process

journal article published in 2008

Job strain predicts survey response in healthcare industry workers

journal article published in 2008

Knee pain in nursing home workers after implementation of a safe resident handling program

journal article published in 2018

Limitations of meta-analysis: cancer in the petroleum industry

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Making sense of highway construction: a taxonomic framework for ergonomic exposure assessment and intervention research

journal article published in 2003

Medium- and long-term reproducibility of self-reported exposure to physical ergonomics factors at work

journal article published in 2007

Modernization and trends in occupational health and safety in the People's Republic of China 1981-1986

scientific article published on 01 January 1987

Musculoskeletal disorder symptoms in correction officers: why do they increase rapidly with job tenure?

journal article published in 2015

Musculoskeletal disorders and occupational exposures: how should we judge the evidence concerning the causal association?

scientific article published on March 2014

Musculoskeletal pain and reported workplace assault: a prospective study of clinical staff in nursing homes

journal article published in 2014

National income, self-reported wheezing and asthma diagnosis from the World Health Survey

journal article published in 2010

Nursing assistants' dilemma: caregiver versus caretaker

journal article published in 2013

Nursing home employee and resident satisfaction and resident care outcomes

journal article published in 2018

Obesity/overweight and the role of working conditions: a qualitative, participatory investigation ⬇️

publication published in 2012

Obesity/overweight and the role of working conditions: a qualitative, participatory investigation

journal article published in 2016

Occupation-differential construct validity of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) psychological job demands scale with physical job demands items: a mixed methods research.

scientific article published in January 2012

Occupational health of home care aides: results of the safe home care survey

journal article published in 2016

Occupational injury disparities in the US hotel industry

journal article published in 2010

On the Relationship of Musculoskeletal Disorder Compensation Claims to Ergonomic Factors in Manufacturing

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Organizing workplace health literacy to reduce musculoskeletal pain and consequences

scientific article

PATH: a work sampling-based approach to ergonomic job analysis for construction and other non-repetitive work

journal article published in 1996

Participatory ergonomics as a model for integrated programs to prevent chronic disease

journal article published in 2013

Pathomechanisms of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: conceptual issues.

scientific article

Perceived discrimination and low back pain among 28,532 workers in South Korea: Effect modification by labor union status.

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Perceptions of working and living conditions among industrial male and female workers in Perú.

scientific article published in January 2011

Physical and psychosocial ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in automobile manufacturing workers.

scientific article

Physical and psychosocial factors related to low back pain during a 24-year period. A nested case-control analysis

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Physical ergonomic hazards in highway tunnel construction: overview from the Construction Occupational Health Program

journal article published in 2011

Predictors of low back pain in nursing home workers after implementation of a safe resident handling programme

journal article published in 2017

Predictors of nursing staff voluntary termination in nursing homes: a case-control study

journal article published in 2019

Pressure pain thresholds and musculoskeletal morbidity in automobile manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2006

Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in union ironworkers

journal article published in 2005

Preventing Opioid Use Disorders among Fishing Industry Workers.

scientific article

Process evaluation of two participatory approaches: implementing Total Worker Health interventions in a correctional workforce

journal article published in 2016

Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: applying a social ecological framework

journal article published in 2014

Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: applying a social ecological framework ⬇️

publication published in 2014

Prospective evaluation of fidelity, impact and sustainability of participatory workplace health teams in skilled nursing facilities

journal article published in 2019

Prospective evaluation of fidelity, impact and sustainability of participatory workplace health teams in skilled nursing facilities ⬇️

journal article published in 2020

Quantification of ergonomic exposures in tilesetting for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders

conference proceedings item published in 1995

Quantifying hazardous occupational exposures and injuries in home care: results from the Safe Home Care Survey

abstract published in 2014

Re: "Occupational working conditions and preterm birth: a reliable scoring system"

scientific article published on 01 February 1989

Recall of prior musculoskeletal pain

journal article published in 2006

Relationships among employees' working conditions, mental health, and intention to leave in nursing homes

journal article published in 2014

Reliable exposure assessment strategies for physical ergonomics stressors in construction and other non-routinized work

journal article published in 2005

Repetitive trauma disorders in the garment industry

purchase order report published in 1982

Research methodologies for Total Worker Health®: proceedings from a workshop

journal article published in 2018

Response to NIOSH request for information on interventions to prevent work-related stress and support health worker mental health

journal article published in 2022

Risk factors for neck and shoulder disorders: a nested case-control study covering a 24-year period

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Safety and health through integrated, facilitated teams (SHIFT): stepped-wedge protocol for prospective, mixed-methods evaluation of the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program

journal article published in 2020

Shoulder disorders and postural stress in automobile assembly

journal article published in 2000

Soft tissue disorders in the upper limbs of female garment workers

Specific and non-specific upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder syndromes in automobile manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2009

Statement on national worklife priorities

journal article published in 2011

Statistical performance of observational work sampling for assessment of categorical exposure variables: a simulation approach illustrated using PATH data.

scientific article

Statistical precision of categorical PATH observations of trunk posture ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Strengthening Occupational Safety and Health enforcement

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

Study on postural stress and shoulder disorders - authors' reply ⬇️

publication published in 2001

Subjective ratings of upper extremity exposures: inter-method agreement with direct measurement of exposures

journal article published in 2008

Surface-acting emotional labor predicts depressive symptoms among health care workers over a 2-year prospective study

journal article published in 2021

The association of major depressive episodes with income inequality and the human development index

journal article published in 2008

The contribution of occupation-specific factors to the deaths of despair, Massachusetts, 2005-2015

journal article published in 2021

The contribution of occupational risks to the global burden of disease: summary and next steps ⬇️

journal article published in 2006

The costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in automotive manufacturing

journal article published in 2000

The effects of continuous hot weather training on risk of exertional heat illness.

scientific article published on January 2005

The global burden of occupationally related low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

The global burden of selected occupational diseases and injury risks: methodology and summary

journal article published in 2005

The impact of health and safety committees: a study based on survey, interview, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration data ⬇️

journal article published in 1984

The impact of workplace factors on filing of workers' compensation claims among nursing home workers

journal article published in 2014

The relationship of unions to prevalence and claim filing for work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders

journal article published in 2003

The role of social networks in workplace injuries

final grant report published in 2004

The social distribution of risk at work: acute injuries and physical assaults among healthcare workers working in a long-term care facility

journal article published in 2007

Total Worker Health®: integrating workplace health protection with workforce well-being ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2019

University students' notebook computer use: lessons learned using e-diaries to report musculoskeletal discomfort

journal article published in 2011

Upper extremity biomechanics in computer tasks differ by gender

journal article published in 2009

Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in hospital workers

scientific article published on 01 September 1987

Use of O*NET as a job exposure matrix: a literature review

journal article published in 2010

Use of a mobile app for the process evaluation of an intervention in health care: development and usability study

journal article published in 2021

Use of resident handling equipment by nursing aides in long-term care: associations with work organization and individual level characteristics ⬇️

journal article published in 2016

Using a mobile app to conduct process evaluation in a participatory ergonomics healthcare intervention ⬇️

abstract published in 2019

Using participatory ergonomics to improve health and safety in commercial lobstering in the United States: 2 case studies

journal article published in 2022

Validity of fixed-interval observations for postural assessment in construction work

journal article published in 2001

Variability in risk factors for knee injury in construction

journal article published in 2009

Violence at the workplace increases the risk of musculoskeletal pain among nursing home workers

journal article published in 2011

What is the scientific rationale for workplace programs that combine health promotion with occupational ergonomics? ⬇️

newsletter published in 2007

Work environment factors and prevention of opioid-related deaths

journal article published in 2020

Work environment risk factors for injuries in wood processing ⬇️

journal article published in 2009

Work organization and health issues in long-term care centers: comparison of perceptions between caregivers and management

journal article published in 2011

Work related neck pain: how important is it, and how should we understand its causes?

scientific article published in December 2004

Work routinization and implications for ergonomic exposure assessment

journal article published in 2006

Work-family conflict and depression among healthcare workers: the role of sleep and decision latitude

journal article published in 2023

Work-family conflict, sleep, and mental health of nursing assistants working in nursing homes

journal article published in 2017

Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (WR-CTS) in Massachusetts, 1992-1997: source of WR-CTS, outcomes, and employer intervention practices

journal article published in 2004

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debate.

scientific article published on February 2004

Workers' compensation recipients with carpal tunnel syndrome: the validity of self-reported health measures

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Working conditions and mental health of nursing staff in nursing homes

journal article published in 2016

Workplace health promotion and wellbeing

publication published in 2015

Workplace participatory occupational health/health promotion program: facilitators and barriers observed in three nursing homes

journal article published in 2016

Workplace sexual harassment and vulnerabilities among low-wage Hispanic women

journal article published in 2021

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