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Background Italy's Legislative Decree 81/2008 includes work-related stress and organisational factors in its definition of prevention. For young workers in unstable jobs, the gap between legal principles and daily experience may be wide. Objective To compare how young workers in Italy and Japan perceive physical and mental safety, stress, and economic risk, and to ask what the patterns suggest ab…

BackgroundAlexithymia, defined as difficulty identifying and expressing emotions, has been linked to poor health behaviors and psychosomatic complaints. Evidence on its relationship with physical activity, musculoskeletal problems, posture, and fatigue in university students remains limited.ObjectiveThis study examined associations between alexithymia, physical activity, musculoskeletal complaint…

BackgroundThe rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare necessitates a deeper understanding of how digital leadership (DL) shapes employee-AI collaboration, yet its underlying psychological mechanisms remain underexplored.ObjectiveThis study investigates the dual psychological pathways-through thriving at work (TAW) and job insecurity (JI)-by which DL influences employee-AI …

BackgroundFirefighters are frequently exposed to high physical demands, making them especially vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries. Understanding the scientific landscape surrounding this issue is vital for guiding preventive strategies and improving occupational health outcomes.ObjectıveThis study aims to examine the scholarly evolution of research on musculoskeletal injuries among firefighte…

BackgroundJob satisfaction among academic radiographers affects patient care quality, staff retention, and institutional success. In the UAE, these professionals face challenges such as high workloads, occupational risks, and the need to balance dual clinical and academic responsibilities.ObjectiveTo identify key demographic and professional factors influencing job satisfaction among academic rad…

BackgroundShift work is a common requirement in healthcare settings to ensure 24-h continuity of care; however, it is associated with increased stress, disrupted circadian rhythms, and decreased job satisfaction among nurses. While occupational balance and time management skills are known to be protective factors, the relationships between these variables have not been adequately explored.Objecti…

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has driven a global shift in teleworking, serving as a real-world experiment in remote labor. As workplaces advance toward technologically mediated environments, including avatar-based systems for remote interaction, understanding the health implications of teleworking is crucial for future occupational health standards.ObjectiveThis review examined the health-rela…

BackgroundRepetitive hand movements during mobile device use, such as texting and typing, may lead to cumulative stress on hand structures and result in musculoskeletal conditions with potential surgical relevance. The increasing ubiquity of smartphone use raises concern for the development of overuse injuries, particularly among younger individuals and high-frequency users.ObjectiveTo systematic…

BackgroundThe Incident Command System is a critical framework for coordinating emergency response; however, large-scale disasters often expose operational, structural, and communication gaps. Understanding how Emergency Medical Services personnel navigate these challenges is essential to strengthening disaster readiness and improving coordinated field operations.ObjectiveThis study aimed to explo…

BackgroundLittle is known about confirming that an employment environment is truly inclusive and accessible for people with visual impairments (low vision and blindness). Advocacy, policy development, and decades-long calls for inclusive practice have aimed to address the high unemployment rates among those with visual impairments. A one-size-fits-all, inclusive approach that focuses on preparing…

<b>Background:</b> Digital Health is a field of study that lies at the intersection of health and digital technologies that create new methods and opportunities for healthcare provision. However, it requires debates regarding workers whose activities will be transformed. <b>Objective:</b> To collect and analyze evidence on the effects of digital health on work processes and the mental health of w…

BackgroundHealthcare workers experienced increased psychological distress, disrupted work-life balance, and changes in occupational performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectiveThe study aimed to investigate the occupational performance, work-life balance, and anxiety level of HWs (physicians, nurses, medical secretaries, health technicians, psychologists, social workers, and occupational th…

BackgroundDementia is a major public health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries. While structured exercise benefits cognition, occupational physical activity may not.ObjectiveTo investigate the association between lifetime occupational physical demand and cognitive impairment among older adults in Brazil.MethodsCross-sectional baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Stud…

BackgroundThe effectiveness of a flexi work culture is contingent upon organizational and contextual conditions, including work design, team dynamics, career concerns, and supervisory support. Prior research remains fragmented and context-dependent, frequently noting inconsistent policy utilization and variation in flexibility practices. In the insurance sector, robust empirical evidence linking …

BackgroundPotential functional user needs have become more valuable and difficult to satisfy as the problem of homogenization of intelligent cockpit (IC) functions has intensified.ObjectiveTo address the mismatch between IC market offerings and user demands for personalized functions, this study constructed an empirically validated functional hierarchy model for IC design optimization.MethodsThir…

BackgroundNursing staff show a higher-than-average prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders compared with other occupational groups. Moving hospital beds is among the most physically demanding nursing tasks. However, the influence of hospital bed design on the musculoskeletal strain experienced by nursing personnel during bed movement has not been sufficiently investigated.ObjectiveThis study exam…

BackgroundCompared to their non-athlete peers, collegiate athletes undergo stressors from both university and sport environments. Unique to collegiate athletes, these stressors often overlap, causing greater opportunities for distress with the COVID-19 pandemic deepening discomfort and uncertainty. Assessing resilience and coping skills during the COVID-19 pandemic could improve future collegiate…

BackgroundOrganizational readiness for change is a known prerequisite for intervention success but there is no gold standard for assessing this, necessitating a tailored instrument for the intervention at hand. At present, practitioners and researchers alike lack practical means to assess and build organizational readiness for participatory programs to advance worker health, safety, and wellbeing…

BackgroundChild labor remains a significant issue globally and in Turkey, while the occupational risk faced by child laborers has been ignored.ObjectiveThis study aims to provide a comprehensive examination of occupational accidents, occupational diseases, permanent incapacity, and fatal accidents among child laborers in Turkey, focusing on the effects of national occupational health and safety l…

BackgroundReceiving work accommodations is associated with job retention among women at high-risk of job loss during cancer treatment. However, there is a lack of consensus on what constitutes an accommodation. Understanding accommodations relevant to cancer is essential to creating inclusive patient-centered interventions.ObjectiveWe aimed to better understand patient perceptions of work accommo…