Journal articles

This database lists peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters that include an Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist or researcher (past or present) as an author. Clicking any title will allow you to view a detailed citation and, if available, an abstract. For journal articles by IWH and non-IWH researchers in the areas of occupational health and safety, return to work, workers' compensation, public health and others within the IWH mandate, see our Research Alerts.

2014

Sears JM, Bowman SM, Hogg-Johnson S. Using injury severity to improve occupational injury trend estimates. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2014;57(8):928-939. doi:10.1002/ajim.22329.
Ammendolia C, Stuber K, Tomkins-Lane C, Schneider M, Rampersaud YR, Furlan AD, Kennedy CA. What interventions improve walking ability in neurogenic claudication with lumbar spinal stenosis? A systematic review. European Spine Journal. 2014;23(6):1282-1301. doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3262-6.
Laberge M, MacEachen E, Calvet B. Why are occupational health and safety training approaches not effective? Understanding young worker learning processes using an ergonomic lens. Safety Science. 2014;68(0):250-257. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2014.04.012.
Al Dhanhani AM, Gignac MA, Beaton DE, Su J, Fortin PR. Work factors are associated with workplace activity limitations in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology. 2014;53(11):2044-2052. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keu242.
Wong IS, Smith PM, Mustard C, Gignac MA. Work-injury absence and compensation among partnered and lone mothers and fathers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2014;57(8):960-969. doi:10.1002/ajim.22351.
Tang K, Boonen A, Verstappen SM, Escorpizo R, Luime J, Lacaille D, Fautrel B, Bosworth A, Cifaldi M, Gignac MA, Hofstetter C, Leong A, Montie P, Peterson IF, Purcaru O, Bombardier C, Tugwell P, Beaton DE. Worker productivity outcome measures: OMERACT filter evidence and agenda for future research. Journal of Rheumatology. 2014;41(1):165-176. doi:10.3899/jrheum.130815.
LaMontagne AD, Martin A, Page K, Reavley N, Noblet A, Milner A, Keegel T, Smith PM. Workplace mental health: developing an integrated intervention approach. BMC Psychiatry. 2014;14(1):131-. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-14-131.

2013

Gensby U, Labriola M, Irvin E, Amick B, Lund T. A classification of components of workplace disability management programs: results from a systematic review. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;24(2):220-241. doi:10.1007/s10926-013-9437-x.
Scott-Marshall H. A commentary on 'a randomized controlled trial to improve health among women receiving welfare in the US: the relationship between employment outcomes and the economic recession'. Social Science and Medicine. 2013;80:141-146. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.12.019.
King T, Severin C, Van Eerd D, Ibrahim S, Cole DC, Amick B, Steenstra I. A pilot randomised control trial of the effectiveness of a biofeedback mouse in reducing self-reported pain among office workers. Ergonomics. 2013;56(1):59-68. doi:10.1080/00140139.2012.733735.
Shim MJ, Gimeno D, Pruitt SL, McLeod CB, Foster MJ, Amick B. A systematic review of retirement as a risk factor for mortality. In: Hoque N, McGehee MA, Bradshaw BS, editors. Applied Demography and Public Health. Netherlands: Springer; 2013.
Dunstan DA, MacEachen E. Bearing the brunt: co-workers' experiences of work reintegration processes. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(1):44-54. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9380-2.
Posen J, Beaton DE, Sale JEM, Bogoch ER. Bone mineral density testing after fragility fracture: informative test results likely. Canadian Family Physician. 2013;59(12):e564-e571.
van Dongen JM, Tompa E, Clune L, Sarnocinska-Hart A, Bongers PM, van Tulder MW, van der Beek AJ, van Wier MF. Bridging the gap between the economic evaluation literature and daily practice in occupational health: a qualitative study among decision-makers in the healthcare sector. Implementation Science. 2013;8:57-. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-57.
Kosny A, Lifshen M, Pugliese D, Majesky G, Kramer D, Steenstra I, Soklaridis S, Carrasco C. Buddies in bad times? The role of co-workers after a work-related injury. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(3):438-449. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9411-z.
MacFarlane EM, Smith PM, Keegel T. Chemical control measures for dermal exposure in Australian workplaces. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;55(11):1345-1349. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a2a5c5.
Kaptein S, Backman CL, Badley EM, Lacaille D, Beaton DE, Hofstetter C, Gignac MA. Choosing where to put your energy: a qualitative analysis of the role of physical activity in the lives of working adults with arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2013;65(7):1070-1076. doi:10.1002/acr.21957.
Smith PM, Mustard C, Lu H, Glazier RH. Comparing the risk associated with psychosocial work conditions and health behaviours on incident hypertension over a nine-year period in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2013;104(1):e82-e86.
Lenssinck ML, Burdorf A, Boonen A, Gignac MA, Hazes JM, Luime J. Consequences of inflammatory arthritis for workplace productivity loss and sick leave: a systematic review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2013;72(4):493-505. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201998.
Roy JS, MacDermid JC, Tang K, Beaton DE. Construct and predictive validity of the chronic pain grade in workers with chronic work-related upper-extremity disorders. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2013;29(10):891-897. doi:10.1097/AJP.0b013e318278d455.
Gross D, Zhang J, Steenstra I, Barnsley S, Haws C, Amell T, McIntosh G, Cooper J, Zaiane O. Development of a computer-based clinical decision support tool for selecting appropriate rehabilitation interventions for injured workers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(4):597-609. doi:10.1007/s10926-013-9430-4.
Tompa E, Dolinschi R, Natale J. Economic evaluation of a participatory ergonomics intervention in a textile plant. Applied Ergonomics. 2013;44(3):480-487. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2012.10.019.
Miller PSJ, Biddle EA, van Dongen JM, van Tulder MW, Tompa E, Shemilt I. Economic incentives to enhance safety behaviour in workers for preventing occupational injuries (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013;CD010474-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010474.
Premji S, Smith PM. Education-to-job mismatch and the risk of work injury. Injury Prevention. 2013;19(2):106-111. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040314.
Smith PM, Smith BT, Mustard C, Lu H, Glazier RH. Estimating the direct and indirect pathways between education and diabetes incidence among Canadian men and women: a mediation analysis. Annals of Epidemiology. 2013;23(3):143-149. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.12.012.