Integrated Approaches to Occupational Health and Safety: A Systematic Review

Cooklin, Amanda; Joss, Nerida; Husser, Erica K.; Oldenburg, Brian

doi:10.4278/ajhp.141027-lit-542

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“…This work builds on growing evidence about the potential benefits of integrated approaches for improvements in health behaviors (Bertera, 1990, 1993; Elliot et al, 2007; Maes et al, 1998; Okechukwu et al, 2009; Olson et al, 2009; Sorensen et al, 2005; Sorensen et al, 2007; Sorensen et al, 1998; Sorensen et al, 2002); enhanced rates of employee participation in programs (Hunt et al, 2005); potential reductions in pain, occupational injury and disability rates (Hlobil et al, 2007; Pronk et al, 2012; Robertson et al, 2013; Shaw et al, 2006; Shaw et al, 2003; Tsutsumi et al, 2009); strengthened health and safety programs (Goetzel et al, 2001; LaMontagne et al, 2004); potentially reduced costs (Goetzel et al, 2001); and support for market performance of companies (Fabius et al, 2016; Malan et al, 2009). These findings are supported by multiple reviews of integrated interventions (Anger et al, 2015; Cherniack, 2013; Cooklin et al, in press; Goetzel, 2012; Institute of Medicine Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs for NASA Employees, 2005; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2012; Pronk, 2013; Sorensen et al, 2011a), although a recent systematic review concluded that while integrated interventions may improve health behaviors, there remains a significant need for further evidence on their impact on injuries and overall quality of life (Feltner et al, 2016). …”

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Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Sorensen

McLellan

Sabbath

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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There is increasing recognition of the value added by integrating traditionally separate efforts to protect and promote worker safety and health. This paper presents an innovative conceptual model to guide research on determinants of worker safety and health and to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of integrated approaches to promoting and protecting worker health. This model is rooted in multiple theories and the premise that the conditions of work are important determinants of individual safety and health outcomes and behaviors, and outcomes important to enterprises such as absence and turnover. Integrated policies, programs and practices simultaneously address multiple conditions of work, including the physical work environment and the organization of work (e.g., psychosocial factors, job tasks and demands). Findings from two recent studies conducted in Boston and Minnesota (2009–2015) illustrate the application of this model to guide social epidemiological research. This paper focuses particular attention on the relationships of the conditions of work to worker health-related behaviors, musculoskeletal symptoms, and occupational injury; and to the design of integrated interventions in response to specific settings and conditions of work of small and medium size manufacturing businesses, based on a systematic assessment of priorities, needs, and resources within an organization. This model provides an organizing framework for both research and practice by specifying the causal pathways through which work may influence health outcomes, and for designing and testing interventions to improve worker safety and health that are meaningful for workers and employers, and responsive to that setting’s conditions of work.

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confidence: 58%

Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Sorensen

McLellan

Sabbath

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

131

192

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“…After removing duplicates, 321 were manually screened, and 286 records were excluded for title and abstract. We reviewed the full text of 35 studies, 24 of which were excluded [11,12,14,18,[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. Finally, eleven SRs were included in the narrative synthesis ( Figure 1).…”

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Overview of “Systematic Reviews” of the Built Environment’s Effects on Mental Health

Núñez-González

Delgado‐Ron

Gault

et al. 2020

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Good mental health is related to mental and psychological well-being, and there is growing interest in the potential role of the built environment on mental health, yet the evidence base underpinning the direct or indirect effects of the built environment is not fully clear. The aim of this overview is to assess the effect of the built environment on mental health-related outcomes. Methods. This study provides an overview of published systematic reviews (SRs) that assess the effect of the built environment on mental health. We reported the overview according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Databases searched until November 2019 included the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, MEDLINE (OVID 1946 to present), LILACS, and PsycINFO. Two authors independently selected reviews, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of included reviews using the Assessing Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews-2 (AMSTAR-2). Results. In total, 357 records were identified from a structured search of five databases combined with the references of the included studies, and eleven SRs were included in the narrative synthesis. Outcomes included mental health and well-being, depression and stress, and psychological distress. According to AMSTAR-2 scores, the quality assessment of the included SRs was categorized as “high” in two SRs and as “critically low” in nine SRs. According to the conclusions of the SRs reported by the authors, only one SR reported a “beneficial” effect on mental health and well-being outcomes. Conclusion. There was insufficient evidence to make firm conclusions on the effects of built environment interventions on mental health outcomes (well-being, depression and stress, and psychological distress). The evidence collected reported high heterogeneity (outcomes and measures) and a moderate- to low-quality assessment among the included SRs.

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“…Lack of time for the eyes to rest can cause various diseases. The eye is one of the most sensitive and vulnerable parts of the disease from outside [2], [10]. Other results indicate that the distance of the monitor to the eye and sitting position also as the main cause of OHS related diseases on the computer.…”

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“…The results showed that the greatest percentage occurred in headache-comp disease resicons (85%). This disease is a disease with tenderness of muscle tension headache and is the most common type [2], [15]. This disease has symptoms of headaches on both sides of the head, it is suppressing, sometimes feels heavy with constant dull pain.…”

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Occupational Health And Safety (OHS) management for employees on the risk of diseases due to the intensity of computer use in the workplace/industry

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The research objectives of this study are: (1) urgent problems faced by employees when using computers; (2) computer components at risk of causing physical illness; and (3) mapping of disease experienced by OHS related employees on the computer. The subjects of this study are employees in three places of work / industry how many in Malang that work with computers with a duration of at least nine hours per day. The results of this study include: 1) the urgent problems experienced by the employees of the computer user include comfort (60%), position / feet distance (60%), monitor position at the work table (55%), mouse position (55%), (70%), rest breaks (75%), sitting position (70%), work desk condition (15%), room condition (25%), and rest break time (35%); 2) components on the computer that are at risk of causing computer-related OHS diseases that are computer CPU box (5%), computer monitor (25%), computer keyboard (10%), computer mouse (20%), computer cables ( 10%), and computer desk-chairs (30%); and 3) high-risk diseases suffered by employees of computer users include sicca-syndrome (55%), astenopia (70%), headache-comp (85%), Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) syndrom (55%), and Carpal tunnel syndrome (30%).

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Integrated Approaches to Occupational Health and Safety: A Systematic Review

Abstract: Integrated approaches have been posed as comprehensive solutions to complex issues. Empirical evidence, while still emerging, provides some support for this. Continuing investment in, and evaluation of, integrated approaches are worthwhile.

Cited by 44 publications

References 47 publications

Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Overview of “Systematic Reviews” of the Built Environment’s Effects on Mental Health

Occupational Health And Safety (OHS) management for employees on the risk of diseases due to the intensity of computer use in the workplace/industry

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