Journal articles

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.

2015

Ng MK, Yousuf B, Bigelow P, Van Eerd D. Effectiveness of health promotion programmes for truck drivers: a systematic review. Health Education Journal. 2015;74(3):270-286. doi:10.1177/0017896914533953.
Yu H, Cote P, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Mior S, Ameis A, Stupar M, Nordin M, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A, Abdulla SY, Shergill Y. Effectiveness of passive physical modalities for shoulder pain: systematic review by the Ontario protocol for traffic injury management collaboration. Physical Therapy. 2015;95(3):306-318. doi:10.2522/ptj.20140361.
Tang K. Estimating Productivity Costs in Health Economic Evaluations: A Review of Instruments and Psychometric Evidence. PharmacoEconomics. 2015;33(1):31-48.
Berecki-Gisolf J, Smith PM, Collie A, McClure RJ. Gender differences in occupational injury incidence. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2015;58(3):299-307. doi:10.1002/ajim.22414.
Mazza D, Brijnath B, Singh N, Kosny A, Ruseckaite R, Collie A. General practitioners and sickness certification for injury in Australia. BMC Family Practice. 2015;16:100-. doi:10.1186/s12875-015-0307-9.
Wong IS, Smith PM, Mustard C, Gignac MA. Health and occupational outcomes among injured, nonstandard shift workers. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2015;57(11):1244-1249. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000551.
Newman K, Van Eerd D, Powell BJ, Urquhart R, Cornelissen E, Chan V, Lal S. Identifying priorities in knowledge translation from the perspective of trainees: results from an online survey. Implementation Science. 2015;10:92-. doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0282-5.
Stolwijk C, Castillo-Ortiz JD, Gignac MA, Luime J, Boonen A. Importance of contextual factors when measuring work outcome in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review by the OMERACT worker productivity group. Arthritis Care & Research. 2015;67(9):1316-1327. doi:10.1002/acr.22573.
Rueda S, Smith PM, Bekele T, O'Brien K, Husbands W, Li A, Jose-Boerbridge M, Mittmann N, Rachlis A, Conyers L, Boomer KB, Rourke SB. Is any job better than no job? Labor market experiences and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV. AIDS Care. 2015;27(7):907-915. doi:10.1080/09540121.2015.1015479.
Abdulla SY, Southerst D, Cote P, Shearer HM, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Wong JJ, Yu H, Marchand AA, Chrobak K, Woitzik E, Shergill Y, Ferguson B, Stupar M, Nordin M, Jacobs C, Mior S, Carroll LJ, van der Velde G, Taylor-Vaisey A. Is exercise effective for the management of subacromial impingement syndrome and other soft tissue injuries of the shoulder? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Manual Therapy. 2015;20(5):646-656. doi:10.1016/j.math.2015.03.013.
Nolet PS, Kristman VL, Cote P, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. Is low back pain associated with worse health-related quality of life 6 months later?. European Spine Journal. 2015;24(3):458-466. doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3649-4.
Nolet PS, Cote P, Kristman VL, Rezai M, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. Is neck pain associated with worse health-related quality of life 6 months later? A population-based cohort study. Spine Journal. 2015;15(4):675-684. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.009.
Al Dhanhani AM, Gignac MA, Beaton DE, Su J, Fortin PR. Job accommodations availability and utilization among people with lupus: an examination of workplace activity limitations and work context factors. Arthritis Care & Research. 2015;67(11):1536-1544. doi:10.1002/acr.22662.
Furlan AD, Giraldo M, Baskwill A, Irvin E, Imamura M. Massage for low-back pain (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015;Art. No.: CD001929-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001929.pub3.
Roberts MH, Sim MR, Black O, Smith PM. Occupational injury risk among ambulance officers and paramedics compared with other healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia: analysis of workers' compensation claims from 2003 to 2012. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015;72(7):489-495. doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102574.
Gignac MA, Cao X, Ramanathan S, White LM, Hurtig M, Kunz M, Marks PH. Perceived personal importance of exercise and fears of re-injury: a longitudinal study of psychological factors related to activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2015;7:4-. doi:10.1186/2052-1847-7-4.
Lee L, Heckman G, McKelvie R, Jong P, D'Elia T, Hillier LM. Physicians' perceptions of capacity building for managing chronic disease in seniors using integrated interprofessional care models. Canadian Family Physician. 2015;61(3):e148-e157.
Steenstra I, Busse JW, Tolusso D, Davilmar A, Lee H, Furlan AD, Amick B, Hogg-Johnson S. Predicting Time on Prolonged Benefits for Injured Workers with Acute Back Pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2015;25(2):267-278.
Kilgour E, Kosny A, Akkermans A, Collie A. Procedural justice and the use of independent medical evaluations in workers' compensation. Psychological Injury and Law. 2015;8(2):153-168. doi:10.1007/s12207-015-9222-6.
Amick B, Hogg-Johnson S, Latour-Villamil D, Saunders R. Protecting construction worker health and safety in Ontario, Canada: identifying a union safety effect. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2015;57(12):1337-1342. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000562.
Salbach NM, O'Brien K, Brooks D, Irvin E, Martino R, Takhar P, Chan S, Howe JA. Reference values for standardized tests of walking speed and distance: A systematic review. Gait & Posture. 2015;41(2):341-360. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.002.
Pinsker E, Inrig T, Daniels TR, Warmington K, Beaton DE. Reliability and validity of 6 measures of pain, function, and disability for ankle arthroplasty and arthrodesis. Foot & Ankle International. 2015;36(6):617-625. doi:10.1177/1071100714566624.
Seing I, MacEachen E, Ekberg K, Stahl C. Return to work or job transition? Employer dilemmas in taking social responsibility for return to work in local workplace practice. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2015;37(19):1760-1769. doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.978509.
Mansfield E, Stergiou-Kita M, Cassidy JD, Bayley M, Mantis S, Kristman VL, Kirsh B, Gomez M, Jeschke M, Vartanian O, Moody J, Colantonio A. Return-to-work challenges following a work-related mild TBI: the injured worker perspective. Brain Injury. 2015;29(11):1362-1369. doi:10.3109/02699052.2015.1053524.
Stupar M, Cote P, Beaton DE, Boyle E, Cassidy JD. Structural and construct validity of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire in adults with acute whiplash-associated disorders. Spine Journal. 2015;15(11):2369-2377. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.006.