Publikasjoner

Cardiovascular Health Effects of Shift Work with Long Working Hours and Night Shifts: Study Protocol for a Three-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study on Industrial Workers

There is a plausible association between shift work and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may be due to disruption of the circadian rhy...

Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Skare, Øivind; Mamen, Asgeir; Sirnes, Per Anton; Aass, Hans Christian Dalsbotten; Øvstebø, Reidun; Goffeng, Elisabeth Martinsen; Matre, Dagfinn; Nielsen, Pia; Heglum, Hanne Siri Amdahl; Hammer, Stine Eriksen ...

Exposure Determinants of Wood Dust, Microbial Components, Resin Acids and Terpenes in the Saw- and Planer Mill Industry

Objectives Sawmill workers have an increased risk of adverse respiratory outcomes, but knowledge about exposure–response relationships is...

Straumfors, Anne; Corbin, Marine; McLean, Dave; Mannetje, Andrea t'; Olsen, Raymond; Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Daae, Hanne Line; Skare, Øivind; Ulvestad, Bente; Johnsen, Helle Laier; Eduard, Wijnand ...

How leadership behaviors influence the effects of job predictability and perceived employability on employee mental health – a multilevel, prospective study

Objectives This study aimed to elucidate the potential moderating effect of fair-, empowering-, and supportive-leadership behaviors on th...

Fløvik, Lise; Knardahl, Stein; Christensen, Jan Olav

Immune-mediated genetic pathways resulting in pulmonary function impairment increase lung cancer susceptibility

Impaired lung function is often caused by cigarette smoking, making it challenging to disentangle its role in lung cancer susceptibility....

Kachuri, Linda; Johansson, Mattias; Rashkin, Sara R.; Graff, Rebecca E.; Bossé, Yohan; Manem, Venkata; Caporaso, Neil E.; Landi, Maria Teresa; Christiani, David C.; Vineis, Paolo; Liu, Geoffrey ...

Risks of developing ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in relation to silica dust exposure in Sweden: a case–control study

Objective To determine whether occupational exposure to silica dust causes an increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcer...

Wallden, Albin; Graff, Pål; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Fornander, Louise; Wiebert, Pernilla; Vihlborg, Per

Dose-response relationship between hand-arm vibration exposure and vibrotactile thresholds among roadworkers

Background Testing of vibration perception threshold (VPT) at the fingertips as a quantitative measure of tactile sensitivity is a common...

Clemm, Thomas; Færden, Karl; Ulvestad, Bente; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Nordby, Karl-Christian

Skin bioengineering in the diagnosis of occupational protein contact dermatitis

Alfonso, Jose Hernan; Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Holm, Jan Øivind; Stylianou, Eva

Workplace bullying and sleep - A systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

This systematic review and meta-analysis 1) clarifies and quantifies existing results on the association between exposure to workplace bu...

Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Harris, Anette; Pallesen, Ståle; Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne

Characterization and pro‐inflammatory potential of indoor mold particles

A number of epidemiological studies find an association between indoor air dampness and respiratory health effects. This is often suggest...

Holme, Jørn Andreas; Øya, Elisabeth; Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Øvrevik, Johan; Wijnand, Eduard

Maternal exposure to a human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants reduces colorectal carcinogenesis in A/J Min/+ mice

An increased risk of developing colorectal cancer has been associated with exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and alteratio...

Johanson, Silje Modahl; Swann, Jonathan R.; Umu, Özgün Candan Onarman; Aleksandersen, Mona; Müller, Mette Helen Bjørge; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Østby, Gunn Charlotte; Paulsen, Jan Erik; Ropstad, Erik

Serum metabolites in hand-arm vibration exposed workers

Objective: To investigate whether low molecular organic biomarkers could be identified in blood samples from vibration exposed workers us...

Vihlborg, Per; Graff, Pål; Hagenbjörk, Annika; Hadrévi, Jenny; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Eriksson, Kåre

Occupational noise exposure and asymmetric hearing loss: Results from the HUNT population study in Norway

BACKGROUND: A large population study with adequate data on confounders is required to determine whether asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) is ...

Aarhus, Lisa; Engdahl, Bo Lars

Iodine and bromine in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic

Fish muscle may constitute one of the main sources of iodine (I) for the indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic, although limited infor...

Sobolev, Nikita; Aksenov, Andrey; Sorokina, Tatiana; Chashchin, Valery; Ellingsen, Dag; Nieboer, Evert; Varakina, Yulia; Plakhina, Elena; Onuchina, Alexandra; Thomassen, Magny Sissel S.; Thomassen, Yngvar

Effects of exposure to workplace terrorism on subsequent doctor certified sickness absence, and the modifying role of psychological and social work factors: a combined survey and register study

Background Studies have shown that terrorist attacks affect the mental and physical health of persons exposed to terrorism. When terror s...

Berthelsen, Mona; Hansen, Marianne Bang; Nissen, Alexander; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Knardahl, Stein; Heir, Trond

Pro-inflammatory effects of crystalline- and nano-sized non-crystalline silica particles in a 3D alveolar model

Background Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) are among the most widely manufactured and used nanoparticles. Concerns about potential health ef...

Skuland, Tonje Schwach; Låg, Marit; Gutleb, Arno; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Serchi, Tommaso; Øvrevik, Johan; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Refsnes, Magne Arnold

Pain complaints are associated with quick returns and insomnia among Norwegian nurses, but do not differ between shift workers and day only workers

Matre, Dagfinn; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Katsifaraki, Maria; Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn

Gender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe. Findings from the AGRICOH consortium

Purpose: Respiratory hazards of farming have been identified for centuries, with little focus on gender differences. We used data from th...

Fix, Jonathan; Annesi-Maesano, Isabella; Baldi, Isabelle; Boulanger, Mathilde; Cheng, Soo; Cortes, Sandra; Dalphin, Jean-Charles; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Degano, Bruno; Douwes, Jeroen; Eduard, Wijnand ...

Effort‐reward imbalance at work and weight changes in anationwide cohort of workers in Denmark

Objective To investigate the relation between effort‐reward imbalance (ERI) at work and subsequent weight changes. Methods We included pa...

Nordentoft, Mads; Rod, Naja Hulvej; Bonde, Jens Peter; Bjorner, Jakob Bue; Cleal, Bryan; Larsen, Ann Dyreborg; Madsen, Ida E.H.; Hanson, Linda L. Magnusson; Nexo, Mette A.; Pedersen, Line Rosendahl Meldgaard; Sterud, Tom ...

Fluorene exposure among PAH-exposed workers is associated with epigenetic markers related to lung cancer

Objectives Exposure to high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may cause cancer in chimney sweeps and creosote-expo...

Alhamdow, Ayman; Essig, Yona; Krais, Annette M.; Gustavsson, Per; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Lindh, Christian H.; Hagberg, Jessika; Graff, Pål; Albin, Maria; Broberg, Karin

Biomonitoring of the benzene metabolite s-phenylmercapturic acid and the toluene metabolite s-benzylmercapturic acid in urine from firefighters

The aim of this study was to determine firefighter’s exposure to benzene and toluene during a fire drill by monitoring air benzene and to...

Rosting, Cecilie; Olsen, Raymond

Protein-altering germline mutations implicate novel genes related to lung cancer development

Few germline mutations are known to affect lung cancer risk. We performed analyses of rare variants from 39,146 individuals of European a...

Ji, Xuemei; Mukherjee, Semanti; Landi, Maria Teresa; Bosse, Yohan; Joubert, Philippe; Zhu, Dakai; Gorlov, Ivan P.; Xiao, Xiangjun; Han, Younghun; Gorlova, Olga; Hung, Rayjean J. ...

High-Intensity Training Reduces CVD Risk Factors among Rotating Shift Workers: An Eight-Week Intervention in Industry

Mamen, Asgeir; Øvstebø, Reidun; Sirnes, Per Anton; Nilsen, Pia; Skogstad, Marit

Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in the Border Areas of Euro-Arctic Barents Region. A Review of 30-Year Russian–Norwegian Research Collaboration Outcomes

This year marks 30 years of close collaboration between a consortium of institutions, namely, the Northwest Public Health Research Center...

Chashchin, Valery; Gorbanev, Sergey; Thomassen, Yngvar; Nieboer, Evert; Ellingsen, Dag; Syurin, Sergei; Nikanov, Alaksandr; Chashchin, Max; Odland, Jon Øyvind

Repeated social defeat promotes persistent inflammatory changes in splenic myeloid cells; decreased expression of β-arrestin-2 (ARRB2) and increased expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Background Previous studies suggest that persistent exposure to social stress in mammals may be associated with multiple physiological ef...

Rajalingam, Dhaksshaginy; Nymoen, Ingeborg; Jacobsen, Daniel Pitz; Eriksen, Mina Baarnes; Dissen, Erik; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Einarsen, Ståle; Gjerstad, Johannes

Tiltak for primærforebyggelse av helseplager og sykefravær i gjenvinningsindustrien. Delrapport I: Sammenhenger mellom arbeidsmiljøfaktorer (psykososiale/organisatoriske og fysiske) og helseplager, legemeldt sykefravær, jobbutilfredshet og tanker om å slutte i jobben

STAMI-rapport nr. 1/2020. Resultatene i denne første delrapporten fra prosjektet «Tiltak for primærforebyggelse av helseplager og sykefra...

Finne, Live Bakke; Emberland, Jan Shahid; Christensen, Jan Olav; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Elka, Shahrooz; Skogstad, Marit; Knardahl, Stein