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Objectives The purpose of the current study was to evaluate differences in total sleep time and heart rate variability (HRV) in active-duty firefighters between on-shift and off-shift days. Methods 59 ...

Background: Recent studies suggest that prolonged standing at work is associated with the development of diseases of varicose veins (VV). Aims: To assess the risk of hospitalisation due to VV in the ...

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This paper systematically reviews the scientific literature on the effects of individual and work-related factors on the Work Ability Index (WAI) Studies on work ability published from 1985 to 2006 ...

Correspondence to: Dr M Borritz National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark, Lersoe Parkallé 105, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark; mb{at}ami.dk Aim: To investigate whether burnout predicts ...

Objectives This study investigates the impact of different work paces on cardiorespiratory outcomes, perceived effort and carried load (CL) in industrial workers. Methods A randomised cross-over trial ...

Shiftwork and Safety Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK. OBJECTIVES: Shiftwork is now a major feature of working life across a broad range of industries. The features of the ...

Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Correspondence to: A/Prof. P M Ludewig Program in Physical ...

Correspondence to Dr Sarah B Laditka, Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; sladitka{at}uncc.edu Objective We studied the associations of working ...

Background: Dysmenorrhoea is the most common gynaecological disorder in women of reproductive age. Despite the association between stress and pregnancy outcomes, few studies have examined the possible ...

6 Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Correspondence to Simon Grandjean Bamberger, Department of Occupational Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University ...