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.

2020

Dobson KG , Gilbert-Ouimet M, Mustard C, Smith PM. Body mass index trajectories among the Canadian workforce and their association with work environment trajectories over 17 years. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;77(6):374-380. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106023.
Rieb L, Samaan Z, Furlan AD, Rabheru K, Feldman S, Hung L, Budd G, Coleman D. Canadian guidelines on opioid use disorder among older adults. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 2020;23(1):123-134. doi:10.5770/cgj.23.420.
Zhang JC, Carnide N, Holness L, Cram P. Cannabis use and work-related injuries: a cross-sectional analysis. Occupational Medicine. 2020;70(8):570-577. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqaa175.
Biswas A, Dobson KG , Gignac MA, de Oliveira C, Smith PM. Changes in work factors and concurrent changes in leisure time physical activity: a 12-year longitudinal analysis. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;77(5):309-315. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106158.
Maxwell LJ, Beaton DE. Controversy and Debate Series on Core Outcome Sets. Paper 2: Debate on Paper 1 from the perspective of OMERACT [Outcome Measures in Rheumatology]. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2020;125:213-215. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.05.012.
Sears JM, Edmonds AT, Coe NB. Coverage gaps and cost-shifting for work-related injury and illness: who bears the financial burden?. Medical Care Research and Review. 2020;77(3):223-235. doi:10.1177/1077558719845726.
Prince SA, Roberts KC, Reed JL, Biswas A, Colley RC, Thompson W. Daily physical activity and sedentary behaviour across occupational classifications in Canadian adults. Health Reports. 2020;31(9):13-26. doi:10.25318/82-003-x202000900002-eng.
Carnide N, Vu U. Despite fears, use of cannabis at work remained stable after legalization: study. OOHNA Journal. 2020;39(2):25-26. doi:.
Sears JM, Rundell SD. Development and testing of compatible diagnosis code lists for the Functional Comorbidity Index. Medical Care. 2020;58(12):1044-1050. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001420.
Lyubykh Z, Ansari MA, Williams-Whitt K, Kristman VL. Disability severity, leader-member exchange, and attitudinal outcomes: considering the employee and supervisor perspectives. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2020;30(4):613-623. doi:10.1007/s10926-020-09884-0.
Haight JR, Sears JM, Fulton-Kehoe D, Wickizer TM, Franklin GM. Early high-risk opioid prescribing practices and long-term disability among injured workers in Washington State, 2002-2013. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;62(7):538-547. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001900.
Nadalin V, Smith PM. Examining the impact of occupational health and safety vulnerability on injury claim reporting in three Canadian provinces. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2020;63(5):435-441. doi:10.1002/ajim.23094.
Smith PM, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Brisson C, Glazier RH, Mustard C. Examining the relationship between the demand-control model and incident myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure in a representative sample of the employed women and men in Ontario, Canada, over a 15-year period. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2020;112(2):280-288. doi:10.17269/s41997-020-00378-3.
Nolet PS, Emary PC, Kristman VL, Murnaghan K, Zeegers MP, Freeman MD. Exposure to a motor vehicle collision and the risk of future back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2020;142:105546. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2020.105546.
Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Koehoorn M, Furlan AD. Factors associated with early opioid dispensing compared with NSAID and muscle relaxant dispensing after a work-related low back injury. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;77(9):637-647. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106380.
Rotondi NK, Beaton DE, Sujic R, Bogoch E, Inrig T, Linton D, Weldon J, Jain R, Sale JEM. Factors associated with screening positive for high falls risk in fragility fracture patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2020;21(1):372. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03410-2.
Sale JEM, Frankel L, Bogoch E, Gignac MA, Hawker G, Elliot-Gibson V, Jain R, Funnell L. Few fragility fracture patients perceive that their bone health is affected by their comorbidities and medications. Osteoporosis International. 2020;31(10):2047-2055. doi:10.1007/s00198-020-05409-w.
Mitchell MS, Orstad SL, Biswas A, Oh PI, Jay M, Pakosh MT, Faulkner GE. Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020;54:1259-1268. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-100633.
Jones AM, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB. Gender differences in surgery for work-related musculoskeletal injury: a population-based cohort study. Healthcare Policy. 2020;15(3):47-62. doi:10.12927/hcpol.2020.26131.
Zhao J, Salemohamed N, Stinson J, Carlin L, Seto E, Webster F, Furlan AD. Health care providers' experiences and perceptions participating in a chronic pain telementoring education program: a qualitative study. Canadian Journal of Pain. 2020;4(1):111-121. doi:10.1080/24740527.2020.1749003.
Orchard C, Carnide N, Smith PM. How does perceived fairness in the workers' compensation claims process affect mental health following a workplace injury?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2020;30(1):40-48. doi:10.1007/s10926-019-09844-3.
Allen MJ, Sproule BA, Macdougall P, Furlan AD, Murphy L, Borg Debono V, Buckley N. Identifying appropriate outcomes to help evaluate the impact of the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Non-Cancer Pain. BMC Anesthesiology. 2020;20(1):6. doi:10.1186/s12871-020-0930-4.
Banta-Green CJ, Williams JR, Sears JM, Floyd AS, Tsui JI, Hoeft TJ. Impact of a jail-based treatment decision-making intervention on post-release initiation of medications for opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2020;207:107799. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107799.
Leece P, Shantharam Y, Hassam S, Buchman DZ, Hamilton M, Persaud N, Kahan M, Spithoff S, Srivastava A, Sproule BA, Carlin L, Furlan AD. Improving opioid guideline adherence: evaluation of a multifaceted, theory-informed pilot intervention for family physicians. BMJ Open. 2020;10(1):e032167. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032167.
McAllister A, Bodin T, Bronnum-Hansen H, Harber-Aschan L, Barr B, Bentley L, Liao Q, Koitzsch Jensen N, Andersen I, Chen WH, Thielen K, Mustard C, Diderichsen F, Whitehead M, Burstrom B. Inequalities in extending working lives beyond age 60 in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and England: by gender, level of education and health. PLoS ONE. 2020;15(8):e0234900. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0234900.