Plain-language summaries
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) plain-language summaries condense research findings in various formats. At Work articles explain study results with comments from the study leads. Research Highlights summarize journal articles in easy-to-read, digest formats. Sharing Best Evidence summaries highlight findings from systematic reviews and other types of reviews conducted or led by IWH researchers. Issue Briefings discuss key research findings from IWH or elsewhere on topics that are of particular interest to policy-makers.
At Work article
Employer supports improve function and productivity of workers with arthritis
Study finds not everyone needs accommodation, and that different accommodations meet the needs of different individuals
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At Work article
Health-care use remains higher for two years among workers with job-related concussions
Two-year study finds health-care use by workers with mild traumatic brain injury not back at pre-injury level
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At Work article
Risk of work injury linked to night, evening shifts still high after switching to days
IWH study finds those who move into or out of shift work face the highest risks of work-related injury
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At Work article
IWH to explore how work affects health of women and men differently
New research chair explores role of gender and sex in work injury risk, recovery, chronic disease outcomes
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At Work article
Success stories offer new guidance to organizations on path of OHS change
Breakthrough change model finds external influence, new OHS knowledge, health and safety champion among catalysts for sustained change
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At Work article
Preventing upper extremity MSDs: What the latest research says
IWH systematic review recommends workplace-based resistance training to help prevent and manage upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders
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Issue Briefing
Suppression of workplace injury and illness claims: summary of evidence in Canada
This Issue Briefing highlights findings from two reports by Prism Economics and Analysis—one for Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the other for the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba—on the incidence and risk of claim suppression.
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At Work article
Making use of systematic reviews, and other upcoming IWH projects
A look at research funded by external grants in 2013/14
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At Work article
Ontario firm uses OLIP to track health and safety in suppliers
Real estate services company shares story of how it puts leading indicators to use
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At Work article
Parents of 12- to 14-year-olds see high benefits, low OHS risk, in children’s work
Despite high injury rates in young teens who work, their parents voice trust in safety of workplaces
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At Work article
Newly adopted productivity measures help people with arthritis stay at work
Institute scientist plays lead role in developing work productivity measures endorsed at global forum
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At Work article
Supervisors’ views on job accommodation influenced by key organizational factors
Leadership style, supervisor autonomy among factors linked to greater support for accommodation
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At Work article
IWH eight-item questionnaire may predict future claims rates
The IWH-OPM, developed as part of the Institute’s leading indicators research, found to predict future claims rates in a sample of Ontario firms
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At Work article
Single moms stay off work longer than other parents after injury, IWH study finds
Single moms more likely to take longer to recover, but less likely to get benefits when injured
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At Work article
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders on the decline in Ontario
Province-wide surveillance study finds drop in MSDs between 2004 and 2011
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At Work article
OHS champion has pivotal role in breakthrough change: study
IWH study of health and safety success stories shines light on the potential of individual change agent to create momentum for safer practices
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At Work article
The impact of IWH research in workplaces, in the community and in policy-making
Case studies help IWH track, and learn from, the way Institute stakeholders put evidence to use
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At Work article
Chronic conditions worsen outcomes for injured older workers, but not by much
Study finds workers with osteoarthritis, diabetes and heart disease take longer to recover from MSDs
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At Work article
Workers with arthritis struggle to incorporate physical activity: study
IWH research suggests employers can help workers with arthritis make exercise part of daily routine
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At Work article
Study finds supporting learner confidence to apply new skills key to effective training
IWH trial of office ergonomics training also finds little difference between in-person and online training
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