ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Increasingly, healthcare practice, including occupational therapy, is influenced by non-medical legislation, such as the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), which regulates right access information held others. While PAIA does not intend limit existing rights, a patient's their health in terms National Health Act, provide better clarity regarding patients' than...

BACKGROUND Burnout has been a major concern in the field of occupational health. However, there is a paucity of research exploring the factors related to burnout among Chinese doctors. Investigation of these factors is important to improve the health of doctors and the quality of healthcare services in China. METHODS The study population consisted of 1,618 registered hospital doctors from Lia...

Background: Based on widespread critique of the moralizing paradigm that has long characterized much of the work conducted within the field of health promotion, Steno Health Promotion Research has developed a comprehensive health promotion approach consisting of five principles that constitute the framework for a new intervention paradigm. The five principles are: (1) A broad and positive healt...

This paper discusses the relationship between health and productivity at the workplace by providing a global perspective of the current status of the fields of workplace health promotion and health management. The prevailing chronic disease trends coupled with economic pressures have proven a significant challenge for employers and employees alike. While a global growth trend in workplace healt...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the content of a multiyear market-based workplace health promotion (WHP) program and to evaluate design and implementation processes in a real-world setting. METHODS Data was collected from the databases of the employer and the service provider. It was classified using the 4-S (Size, Scope, Scalability, and Sustainability) and PIPE Impact Metric...

BACKGROUND Novel low-cost approaches for conducting rapid health assessments and health promotion interventions among underserved worker groups are needed. Recruitment and participation of construction workers is particularly challenging due to their often transient periods of work at any one construction site, and their limited time during work to participate in such studies. In the present me...

BACKGROUND This study compares differences in quality-adjusted life expectancy across the eight original National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) industry sectors. METHODS Data from the 1997 to 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to estimate quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) for all workers and by NORA sector. Differences in QALYs were calculated and translated into e...

ICT-supported health promotion has diverse development challenges. Methodological selections guide the design and development of solutions and artefacts and are critical in area where utility and cost-effectiveness are required of applications and systems. The article gives an example of an ICT-project at the occupational health which methodological choices and framing was considered from view ...

Over recent years, there has been a decrease in the number of applicants for the increased number of places on occupational therapy courses (College of Occupational Therapists [COT] 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002a). This assumes greater importance because the National Health Service (NHS) is committed to significant increases in the numbers of health professionals to be educated (Department of He...

BACKGROUND Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generate nearly 80% of the jobs in China, but the dangerous work environment often found in these enterprises poses a major concern for public health. Psychosocial pressure and mental health problems among the workers are also common in SMEs. However, mental health of workers in SMEs is largely neglected in occupational health research and p...