Publikasjoner

Working informal caregivers and risk of long-term sickness absence and unemployment: a Danish nationwide cohort study of effect modification by psychosocial working conditions

Abstract Aim Balancing work and informal-care responsibilities is burdensome. We examine the risk of long-term sickness absence (LTSA) an...

Johan Høy Jensen; Ida E. H. Madsen; Esben Meulengracht Flachs; Anne A. E. Thorup; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Hannah Maimin Weil; Ulrik Gensby; Karen Albertsen

Immune modulating effects of continuous bioaerosol and terpene exposure over three years among sawmill workers in Norway

OBJECTIVES: Exposure to wood dust, resin acids, microbial and volatile components among sawmill workers may impair respiratory health, wi...

Anne Straumfors; Fred Haugen; Øivind Skare; Eduard Wijnand; Paul K Henneberger; Jeroen Douwes; Bente Ulvestad; Karl-Christian Nordby

Shift Schedule With Fewer Short Daily Rest Periods and Sickness Absence Among Health Care Workers. A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

Importance: Some shift work arrangements allow for less than 11 hours off between shifts. The consequences of short daily rest periods ar...

Ingebjørg Louise Rockwell Djupedal; Anette Harris; Erling Svensen; Stein Atle Lie; Astrid Grasdal; Ståle Pallesen; Siri Waage; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Erlend Sunde; Bjørn Bjorvatn; Øystein Holmelid ...

Rotating shift work, with night shift work, affects cardiovascular risk factors: a 6-year follow-up study in the insulation industry

Objectives: To assess absolute levels and longitudinal changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors over 6 years among rotating s...

Marit Skogstad; Sarah Alsaedi; Per Anton Sirnes; Asgeir Mamen; Øivind Skare; Elisabeth Martinsen Goffeng; Lars Ole Goffeng; Dagfinn Matre; Hans Christian Aass

Self-reported indoor climate in shared vs. private offices and its effects on headache and respiratory symptoms in Norwegian office workers

This two-wave cross-sectional study analyzed data from 7,968 Norwegian office workers collected in 2016 and 2019 to investigate associati...

Therese Nitter Moazami; Tom Sterud

Development of a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for physical workload and its validation against musculoskeletal pain

Objectives: The aim was to develop a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for occupational physical workload and study ...

Svetlana E. Solovieva; Alexis Descatha; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Eira Viikari-Juntura; Karina Undem; Karin Berglund; Fabien Gilbert; Francesca Wuytack; Angelo d’Errico; Kathryn Badarin; Bradley Evanof ...

Impact of cold exposure on shift working seafood handlers in Northern Norway: a comparative analysis across work shifts

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of occupational thermal exposure on shift workers, specifically whether cold exposu...

Khac Thanh Phong Chau; Tiril Schjølberg; Mina Baarnes Eriksen; Anne-Mari Gjestvang Moe; Pål Graff; Fred Haugen

Genome-wide association study for lung cancer in 6531 African Americans reveals new susceptibility loci

Despite lung cancer affecting all races and ethnicities, disparities are observed in incidence and mortality rates among different ethnic...

Jinyoung Byun; Younghun Han; Jiyeon Choi; Ryan Sun; Vikram R. Shaw; Catherine Zhu; Xiangjun Xiao; Christine Lusk; Hoda Badr; Hyun-Sung Lee; Hee-Jin Jang ...

Occupational exposures and kidney cancer among 25 000 male offshore petroleum industry workers: relative risks and healthy worker survivor bias

Kidney cancer has been a suspected occupational disease in petroleum workers. Health conditions that are linked to kidney cancer may prom...

Nita Kaupang Shala; Marit Bragelien Veierød; Ronnie Babigumira; Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Jorunn Kirkeleit; Magne Bråtveit; Melissa C. Friesen; Alexander P. Keil; Debra T. Silverman; Nathaniel Rothman ...

DNA metabarcoding and its potential in microbial risk assessment in waste sorting plants

Exposure to hazardous microorganisms during waste handling is a potential health concern. Molecular biological techniques provide means o...

Elke Eriksen; Pål Graff; Alexander Eiler; Anne Straumfors; Komlavi Anani Afanou

Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norway

Introduction: Waste management represents an occupational setting where fungi are significant contaminants. This study aimed to assess th...

Carla Martins; Carla Viegas; Elke Eriksen; Pål Graff; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Magdalena Twarużek; Jan Grajewski; Robert Kosicki; Susana Viegas

The variability of selenium and sulphur and the impact of creatinine in blood and urine of humans

Background Intake of selenium (Se) and sulphur (S) is mainly through meat and fish. This is also the case for creatine, which is broken d...

Dag Ellingsen; Stephan Weinbruch; Gerd Sallsten; Balazs Berlinger; Lars Barregard

Impact of air recirculation and humidification systems on wood dust exposure during woodworking

Employees in the woodworking industry, including carpentry workshops, wood product factories, and the wooden house industry, are exposed ...

Sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: A prospective cohort study

Background In Norway, home care workers experience particularly high levels of medically-certified sick leave. A substantial percentage o...

Rigmor Knutsen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Knut Inge Fostervold; Håkon Andre Johannessen

Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study

Objectives: A lack of tools for the systematic identification of frontline health workers' changing occupational risks, characteristics, ...

Synne Øien Blixt Stensland; Kristina Bondjers; John Anker Henrik Zwart; Leiv Arne Rosseland; Dan Atar; Jan Olav Christensen; Dagfinn Matre; Kristin Alve Glad; Tore Wentzel-Larsen; Hilde Wøien; Grete Anita Dyb

Training to increase parental participation in the care of infants in neonatal units

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of training to increase par...

Pyrola Bäcke; Ylva Thernström Blomqvist; Therese Kristine Dalsbø; Michelle Fiander; Roger F. Soll; Matteo Bruschettini

Burnout trajectories among healthcare workers during a pandemic, and predictors of change

Background: While several cross-sectional studies have suggested high burnout levels among health-care workers (HCW) during the Covid-19 ...

Kristina Bondjers; Philip Hyland; Dan Atar; Jan Olav Christensen; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Solveig Klæbo Reitan; Leiv Arne Rosseland; Tore Wentzel-Larsen; Hilde Wøien; John Anker Henrik Zwart; Grete Anita Dyb ...

Psychosocial work exposures as risk factors for skin problems in a general working population: cross-sectional and prospective associations

Introduction: Evidence links night shift work to circadian rhythm disruption, causing hormonal and metabolic alterations, as well as incr...

Randi Hovden Borge; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Jose Hernan Alfonso

Predicting prolonged work absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: development, validation, and clinical usefulness of prognostic prediction models

Purpose: Given the lack of robust prognostic models for early identification of individuals at risk of work disability, this study aimed ...

Tarjei Langseth Rysstad; Margreth Grotle; Adrian C. Traeger; Lene Aasdahl; Ørjan Nesse Vigdal; Fiona Aanesen; Britt Elin Øiestad; Are Hugo Pripp; Gwenllian Wynne-Jones; Kate M. Dunn; Egil Andreas Fors ...

Strengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions

During public health crises such as pandemics, governments must rapidly adopt and implement wide-reaching policies and programs (“public ...

Unni Gopinathan; Ingeborg Hess Elgersma; Therese Kristine Dalsbø; Mona Bjørbæk; Atle Fretheim

Characterization of dust and crystalline silica exposure during indoor demolition

Exposure to dust and respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is a continuing concern in the construction industry when working with silica-co...

Johanne Østereng Halvorsen; Pål Graff; Elin Lovise Folven Gjengedal; Torunn Kringlen Ervik

Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline quartz and the risk of incident acute myocardial infarction

We aimed to investigate the association between occupational exposure to respirable crystalline quartz (RCQ) and acute myocardial infarct...

Regitze Sølling Wils; Esben Meulengracht Flachs; Zara Ann Stokholm; Hans Kromhout; Susan Peters; Johan Ohlander; Henrik A. Kolstad; Camilla Sandal Sejbæk; Vivi Schlünssen; Karin Sørig Hougaard; Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt Madsen ...

Alertness after night shifts among workers in the aluminium industry

Objective: This case-crossover study aimed to evaluate changes in alertness following night shifts among workers in the aluminium indust...

Martine Pedersen; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Dagfinn Matre; Øivind Skare; Karl-Christian Nordby; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie

Occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust and first-time acute myocardial infarction: A nationwide register-based cohort study 1976-2018

Aims: Exposure to air pollution including diesel engine exhaust (DEE) is associated with increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (A...

Regitze Sølling Wils; Esben Meulengracht Flachs; Zara Ann Stokholm; Per Gustavsson; Nils Plato; Henrik A. Kolstad; Camilla Sandal Sejbæk; Charlotte Brauer; Vivi Schlünssen; Karin Sørig Hougaard; Ida E. H. Madsen ...

Legislation and Current Practices Concerning Risk Assessment of Skin Sensitizers in the European Union. A Comparative and Survey Study

Background: Despite legislation aimed to protect the population against skin sensitization in the European Union (EU), overone quarter of...

Mathias Krogh Pedersen; Jakob Ferløv Baselius Schwensen; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Gianluca Selvestrel; Christina Rudén; Martin F. Wilks; Jeanne Duus Johansen