Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialImputing at-work productivity loss using results of a randomized controlled trial comparing tapentadol extended release and oxycodone controlled release for osteoarthritis pain.
: To determine the impact of tapentadol extended release (ER) versus placebo or oxycodone controlled release (CR) on the work productivity of adults with chronic moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis pain. ⋯ : Effective osteoarthritis pain treatment also may help employees to function better at work and reduce their employers' productivity costs.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Aug 2012
The effect of opioid use on workers' compensation claim cost in the State of Michigan.
To investigate the association between opioid utilization and catastrophic claim (≥$100,000) cost. ⋯ The use of opioid medications, particularly long-acting opioid medications, is an independent risk factor for the development of catastrophic claims.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jul 2012
Personality traits of the five-factor model are associated with effort-reward imbalance at work: a population-based study.
This study examined the association between personality traits and work stress. ⋯ This study suggests that personality traits may predispose to and protect from work stress.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jul 2012
Screening health care workers with interferon-γ release assay versus tuberculin skin test: impact on costs and adherence to testing (the SWITCH study).
To determine the price point at which an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) is less costly than a tuberculin skin test (TST) for health care employee tuberculosis screening. ⋯ Using an IGRA for employee health screening can be an institutional cost saving and results in higher compliance rates.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jun 2012
Prevalence of environmental and other military exposure concerns in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.
This study examined the prevalence of self-reported exposures in returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans and the relationship of exposure reports to current physical symptoms. ⋯ Non-treatment-seeking, enlisted Army reserve component personnel reported relatively few exposures immediately after return from deployment; however, more exposures was modestly associated with greater severity of physical symptoms when controlling for predeployment symptoms, gender, and other deployment-related exposures.