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Impact of psychosocial work factors on risk of medically certified sick leave due to common mental disorders: a nationwide prospective cohort study of Norwegian home care workers
Background The Norwegian home care services experience a high level of sick leave, a large proportion of which is due to common mental di...
Knutsen, Rigmor; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Skare, Øivind; Johannessen, Håkon Andre
Post-injury long-term sickness absence and risk of disability pension: The role of socioeconomic status
Introduction Previous research has identified low socioeconomic status (SES) as a risk factor for long-term sickness absence (LTSA) and d...
Ohm, Eyvind; Madsen, Christian; Gravseth, Hans Magne Ulrik; Brage, Søren Karl; Grøholt, Else Karin; Alver, Kari; Holvik, Kristin
Socioeconomic differences in working life expectancy: a scoping review
Background In the last decade, interest in working life expectancy (WLE) and socioeconomic differences in WLE has grown considerably. How...
Solovieva, Svetlana E.; de Wind, Astrid; Undem, Karina; Dudel, Christian; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; van den Heuvel, Swenne G.; Robroek, Suzan J.W.; Leinonen, Taina
Is new tech a pain in the neck? The impact of introducing new technologies in home-care on neck pain: a prospective study
Background Home healthcare services are increasingly utilizing novel technologies to enhance quality and efficiency of caregiving, to red...
Christensen, Jan Olav; Johannessen, Håkon Andre
Airway exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles and quartz and effects on sperm counts and testosterone levels in male mice
Several types of engineered nanoparticles (ENP) have been shown to adversely affect male reproduction in rodent studies, but the airway r...
Lauvås, Anna Jacobsen; Skovmand, Astrid; Poulsen, Marie Sønnegaard; Kyjovska, Zdenka Orabi; Roursgaard, Martin; Goericke-Pesch, Sandra; Vogel, Ulla Birgitte; Hougaard, Karin Sørig
Vibration from handheld power tools can be reduced by 75 percent
Working with vibrating power tools can lead to reduced hand function. Now, researchers at STAMI have contributed to the development of po...
Prevalence and predictors of self-reported hearing aid use and benefit in Norway: the HUNT study
Background Knowledge on hearing aid use and benefit is important to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. We aimed to assess preval...
Engdahl, Bo Lars; Aarhus, Lisa
Impact of individual level uncertainty of lung cancer polygenic risk score (PRS) on risk stratification
Wang, Xinan; Zhang, Ziwei; Dang, Yi; Chen, Tony; Mucci, Lorelei; Albanes, Demetrios; Landi, Maria Teresa; Caporaso, Neil E.; Lam, Stephen; Tardon, Adonina; Chen, Chu ...
Electrical Accidents and Injuries
Every year around 3,000 workers in Norway are affected by electrical accidents. Preventive work is important to reduce the occurrence of ...