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This database lists peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters that include an Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist or researcher (past or present) as an author. Clicking any title will allow you to view a detailed citation and, if available, an abstract. For journal articles by IWH and non-IWH researchers in the areas of occupational health and safety, return to work, workers' compensation, public health and others within the IWH mandate, see our Research Alerts.
2012
Furlan AD, Yazdi F, Tsertsvadze A, Gross A, van Tulder MW, Santaguida L, Gagnier J, Ammendolia C, Dryden T, Doucette S, Skidmore B, Daniel R, Ostermann T, Tsouros S. A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of selected complementary and alternative medicine for neck and low-back pain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012;2012:953139-. doi:10.1155/2012/953139.
Robson LS, Stephenson C, Schulte P, Amick B, Irvin E, Eggerth D, Chan S, Bielecky A, Wang A, Heidotting T, Peters R, Clarke J, Cullen KL, Rotunda C, Grubb P. A systematic review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety training. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2012;38(3):193-208. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3259.
Menendez CC, Amick B, Jenkins M, Caroom C, Robertson M, Gerr F, Moore JS, Harrist RB, Katz JN. A validation study comparing two self-reported upper extremity symptom surveys with clinical examinations for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Work. 2012;43(3):293-302. doi:10.3233/WOR-2012-1401.
Irvin E, Greiner BA, Furlan AD, Montano C, Amick B, Van Eerd D, Mahood Q. Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing work-related injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012;CD010043-.
Rueda S, Chambers L, Wilson M, Mustard C, Rourke SB, Bayoumi AM, Raboud J, Lavis JN. Association of returning to work with better health in working-aged adults: a systematic review. American Journal of Public Health. 2012;102(3):541-556. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300401.
Steenstra I, Lee H, de Vroome EM, Busse JW, Hogg-Johnson S. Comparing current definitions of return to work: a measurement approach. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;22(3):394-400. doi:10.1007/s10926-011-9349-6.
Smith PM, Hogg-Johnson S, Mustard C, Chen C, Tompa E. Comparing the risk factors associated with serious versus and less serious work-related injuries in Ontario between 1991 and 2006. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2012;55:84-91. doi:10.1002/ajim.21000.
Mustard C, Chambers A, McLeod CB, Bielecky A, Smith PM. Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2012;69(5):317-324. doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100222.
Van Eerd D, Hogg-Johnson S, Cole DC, Wells R, Mazumder A. Comparison of occupational exposure methods relevant to musculoskeletal disorders: worker-workstation interaction in an office environment. Journal of Electromyography Kinesiology. 2012;22(2):176-185. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.12.001.
Tang K, Beaton DE, Amick B, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Loisel P. Confirmatory factor analysis of the work limitations questionnaire (WLQ-25) in workers' compensation claimants with chronic upper-limb disorders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;23(2):228-238. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9397-6.
Sun X, Briel M, Busse JW, You JJ, Akl EA, Mejza F, Bala MM, Bassler I, Mertz D. Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review. British Medical Journal. 2012;344:e1553-. doi:10.1136/bmj.e1553.
Kosny A, MacEachen E, Lifshen M, Smith PM, Jafri GJ, Neilson C, Pugliese D, Shields J. Delicate dances: immigrant workers' experiences of injury reporting and claim filing. Ethnicity and Health. 2012;17(3):267-290. doi:10.1080/13557858.2011.614327.
Johnston T, Kristman VL, Brison R. Descriptive analysis of work and non-work related motor vehicle collisions in Kingston, Ontario. Work. 2012;43(2):115-121. doi:10.3233/WOR-2012-1388.
Busse JW, Bhandari M, Guyatt GH, Heels-Ansdell D, Kulkarni AV, Mandel S, Sanders D, Schemitsch E, Swiontkowski M, Tornetta P, Wai E, Walter SD. Development and validation of an instrument to predict functional recovery in tibial fracture patients: the somatic pre-occupation and coping (SPOC) questionnaire. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2012;26(6):370-378. doi:10.1097/BOT.0b013e31822421e2.
Reme SE, Shaw W, Steenstra I, Woiszwillo MJ, Pransky G, Linton SJ. Distressed, immobilized, or lacking employer support? A sub-classification of acute work-related low back pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;22(4):541-552. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9370-4.
Kristman VL, Hartvigsen J, Leboeuf-Yde C, Kyvik KO, Cassidy JD. Does radiating spinal pain determine future work disability? A retrospective cohort study of 22,952 Danish twins. Spine. 2012;37(11):1003-1013. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823a426f.
Ho CP, Furlan AD. Driving following acute lower limb painful events. Pain Management. 2012;2(5):437-444. doi:10.2217/pmt.12.47.
Ebrahim S, Montoya L, Truong W, Hsu S, Kamal el Din M, Carrasco-Labra A, Busse JW, Walter SD, Heels-Ansdell D, Couban R, Patelis-Siotis I, Bellman M, de Graaf LE, Dozois DJA, Bieling PJ, Guyatt GH. Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in patients receiving disability benefits: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e50202-. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050202.
Abma FI, van der Klink JJ, Terwee CB, Amick B, Bultmann U. Evaluation of the measurement properties of self-reported health-related work-functioning instruments among workers with common mental disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2012;38(1):42873. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3190.
Tompa E. Experience rating in workers' compensation. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety. 2012;10(1):42737.
Tompa E, Hogg-Johnson S, Amick B, Wang Y, Shen E, Mustard C, Robson LS. Financial incentives in workers' compensation: an analysis of the experience-rating programme in Ontario, Canada. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety. 2012;10(1):117-137.
Griffith LE, Shannon HS, Wells R, Walter SD, Cole DC, Cote P, Frank JW, Hogg-Johnson S, Langlois LE. Individual participant data meta-analysis of mechanical workplace risk factors and low back pain. American Journal of Public Health. 2012;102(2):309-318. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300343.
Rueda S, Raboud J, Rourke SB, Bekele T, Bayoumi AM, Lavis JN, Cairney J, Mustard C. Influence of employment and job security on physical and mental health in adults living with HIV: cross-sectional analysis. Open Medicine. 2012;6(3):e118-e126.
Rueda S, Raboud J, Plankey M, Ostrow D, Mustard C, Rourke SB, Jacobson LP, Bekele T, Bayoumi AM, Lavis JN, Detels R, Silvestre AJ. Labor force participation and health-related quality of life in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: the multicenter AIDS cohort study. AIDS and Behavior. 2012;16(8):2350-2360. doi:10.1007/s10461-012-0257-3.
Dryden T, Furlan AD, Imamura M, Irvin E. Low back pain. In: Dryden T, Moyer CA, editors. Massage therapy: integrating research and practice. Windsor, ON: Human Kinetics; 2012.