Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jul 2016
The Impact of a Rigorous Multiple Work Shift Schedule and Day Versus Night Shift Work on Reaction Time and Balance Performance in Female Nurses: A Repeated Measures Study.
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a demanding work schedule involving long, cumulative work shifts on response time and balance-related performance outcomes and to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders between day and night shift working nurses. ⋯ Compressed work shifts caused performance-based fatigue in nurses. Reaction time and balance tests may be sensitive fatigue identification markers in nurses.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · May 2016
Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being Over Time: The Loss Spiral Effect.
The development of work-family conflict over time was analyzed using Conservation of Resources Theory. ⋯ This paper highlighted the importance of organizations to consider work-family conflict to ensure employees' well-being because they develop reciprocal relationship with a loss spiral effect.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Mar 2016
Olfactory Function in Latino Farmworkers: Subclinical Neurological Effects of Pesticide Exposure in a Vulnerable Population.
We compared olfactory function in pesticide-exposed Latino farmworkers and nonfarmworkers to explore its use as a subclinical indicator of neurological pesticide effects. ⋯ Olfactory function differences between farmworkers and nonfarmworkers suggest possible neurological effects. Because declining olfactory function is an early symptom of Parkinson disease and related conditions, it is a possible subclinical indicator of neurodegenerative disease in this vulnerable worker population.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Feb 2016
Relationship Between Age, Tenure, and Disability Duration in Persons With Compensated Work-Related Conditions.
The aim of the study was to examine the relationships among age, tenure, and the length of disability following a work-related injury/illness. ⋯ Findings indicate that age is a more important factor in disability duration than tenure; however, the relationship between age and disability duration varies based on tenure, suggesting that both age and tenure are important influences in the work-disability process.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jan 2016
Lag Times in Reporting Injuries, Receiving Medical Care, and Missing Work: Associations With the Length of Work Disability in Occupational Back Injuries.
The aim of this study is to examine the associations between lag times following occupational low back injury and the length of work disability. ⋯ Decreasing the length of the lag times in reporting injuries, receiving medical care, and missing work may help to decrease the length of work disability for workers after low back injury.