Tag: Occupational Health
SMART Work and Life Intervention Reduces Sitting Time for Office Workers
Greater reduction in sitting time and increase in standing time seen with SWAL intervention plus height-adjustable desk
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Infection Prevention Professionals Explored
65 percent of respondents reported burnout; more negative mental health impacts seen for frontline and practicing IPs
Resilience and Stress Management Program Aids Health Care Workers
Improvements seen in resilience, stress, anxiety, and burnout-exhaustion after the six-week program
Chronically Ill WTC Responders Face Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
World Trade Center responders with exposure-related chronic conditions also more likely to experience long COVID
Rotating Night Shifts May Hamper Healthy Aging
Findings seen in large sample of U.S. female nurses followed for 24 years
Rotating Shift Work Tied to Delay in Onset of Natural Menopause
Delay in onset of menopause linked to rotating shift work in current and longest job period
Many Local Health Departments Report Harassment During Pandemic
Public health officials reported experiencing structural and political undermining of their professional duties
Shift Work Linked to Decreased Cognitive Performance
Neurobehavioral impairment seen for processing speed, working memory, other cognitive functions
Prior Authorization Impacts Care, Workforce Productivity
AMA urges employers to ask insurers, employees about the impact of prior authorizations
Amazon, Walmart Lift Mask Mandates for Vaccinated Employees
Mask policy changes come as a number of states scrap mask mandates as omicron cases and hospitalizations decline