Providing employees with access to an employee assistance programme (EAP) can help tackle depression and the associated impairment to workplace...
Sarah Silcox
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Increasing numbers of doctors are seeking help from dedicated mental health support services – and 59% of them score above...
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Contrary to previous research, shift workers take less paid sickness absence than day workers, according to a Canadian analysis of...
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A systematic literature review has provided more evidence of the beneficial impact of work for health, particularly for depression and...
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A systematic literature review has found “strong and consistent” evidence to support a causal link between different occupational exposures and...
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Much of Europe and the US faces a conundrum, the authors of a recent study suggest: an increasing proportion of...
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Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the greatest threat to UK military personnel in Afghanistan, yet a survey-based study has...
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Workers with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) have significantly lower physical and mental quality of life scores than the general population,...
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Office workers who sit for a large proportion of their working day also report sitting for longer periods outside work,...
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Possessing strong self-esteem and general self-efficacy can act as a buffer against the negative effects of excessive job demands, according...
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Low job control is significantly associated with greater spinal disk shrinkage during the course of a working day, according to...
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Women who live in a neighbourhood whose residents are similar, in terms of their expectations about work and family life,...
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Respiratory protection for employees working with laboratory animals
by Sarah Silcoxby Sarah SilcoxUsing simple respiratory protective equipment at first exposure to laboratory animals may help reduce the development of sensitisation later in...
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Workers with cystic fibrosis (CF) report that the condition affects their ability to work, but that employment is strongly associated...
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While the cost effectiveness of some health interventions may take decades to emerge – for example, measures to tackle obesity...