BACKGROUND Rheumatic diseases are a major cause of permanent work disability. In the process of occupational rehabilitation several health professionals may have a role. OBJECTIVE To assess the quality and quantity of communication and cooperation between Dutch rheumatologists and occupational physicians. METHODS A postal survey among 187 Dutch rheumatologists. RESULTS 153/187 rheumatolog...

AIMS To study associations between characteristics of employees active at work and making a fatigue related visit to the general practitioner (GP) or occupational physician (OP) in terms of fatigue, physical health problems, mental health problems, psychosocial work characteristics, and attributions of their fatigue complaints. METHODS Self report questionnaires from the Maastricht Cohort Stu...

Results: Nurses reported high stress levels in workload and time pressure subscale, followed by professional and career issues, patient care and interaction, interpersonal relationships and management issues, resource and environmental problems. Fifty subjects (76.9%) suffered from one or more sub-health symptoms. Fatigue was the most common symptom. Occupational stress was positively correlate...

We developed a manual including a checklist format for undertaking measures to prevent fatigue in visual display terminals (VDT) workers. With this manual, problems related to VDT work can be recognized by using checklists which allow for self-evaluation by the workers. The manual helps the workers to consider measures for improvement by themselves and will contribute to better occupational hea...

This paper addresses the contribution, or otherwise, of fatigue to personal damage on mining sites in Australia. It does not address personal damage involving travel to work or off-site road accidents e.g. transport of equipment to and from sites. The story which would be told with respect to fatigue and its contribution to traffic accidents in the public sector would be quite different to that...

Aim: This study aimed to determine the level of occupational fatigue in healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic process and assess some variables considered have a relationship with it. Material Method: used descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out on physicians nurses between June July 2020. The data were collected using questionnaire items questioning socio-demographic pro...

OBJECTIVES Reliable and valid instruments are essential for understanding fatigue in occupational settings. This study analyzed the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Swedish Occupational Fatigue Inventory (SOFI). MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 218 workers from an automotive industry involved in assembly tasks for fabrication of mechanica...

OBJECTIVES To determine, using longitudinal analyses, if retirement is followed by a change in the risk of incident chronic diseases, depressive symptoms, and fatigue. Design Prospective study with repeat measures from 7 years before to 7 years after retirement. SETTING Large French occupational cohort (the GAZEL study), 1989-2007. Participants 11 246 men and 2858 women. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUR...

BACKGROUND Oncologists are at high risk of poor mental health. Prior research has focused on burnout, and has identified heavy workload as a key predictor. Compassion fatigue among physicians has generally received less attention, although medical specialties such as oncology may be especially at risk of compassion fatigue. We contribute to research by identifying predictors of both burnout and...