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.

2025

Kinitz DJ, Tran NK, Shahidi FV, Maslak JT, Flentje A, Lubensky ME. Associations of minority stress and employment discrimination with job quality among sexual- and gender-minority workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2025;51(3):214-225. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4221.
Premji S, Begum M, Laila K. Claim suppression of occupational injuries and illnesses among precariously employed immigrant workers in Ontario. New Solutions. 2025;35(1):9-21. doi:10.1177/10482911241312387.
Daza JF, Chesney TR, Morales JF, Xue Y, Lee S, Amado LA, Pivetta B, Mbadjeu Hondjeu AR, Jolley R, Diep C, Alibhai SMH, Smith PM. Clinical tools to assess functional capacity during risk assessment before elective noncardiac surgery : a scoping review. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025;178(1):75-87. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-00413.
Morassaei S, Smith PM, Wilson K, Ghahari S. Comparing the life satisfaction of older immigrants and refugees to Canadian-born older adults: the role of immigrant admission classes. Clinical Gerontologist. 2025;48(2):244-259. doi:10.1080/07317115.2023.2212660.
Robson LS, Chen C, Mustard C, Shahidi FV, Landsman V, Smith PM, Biswas A. Differences in the effectiveness of three OHS training delivery methods. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2025;68(5):450-463. doi:10.1002/ajim.23719.
Woticky G, Jetha A, Tompa E, Gignac MA. Disclosure decisions of workers living with a chronic health condition causing disability at work: are decisions to disclose to co-workers and supervisors different?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(3):675-687. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10235-6.
Jetha A, Bakhtari H, Irvin E, Biswas A, Smith MJ, Mustard C, Arrandale VH, Dennerlein JT, Smith PM. Do occupational health and safety tools that utilize artificial intelligence have a measurable impact on worker injury or illness? Findings from a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 2025;14(1):146. doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02869-1.
Biswas A, Prince SA. Does remote work promote exercise and cardiovascular health? Current evidence and future directions. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2025;41(3):333-336. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2024.09.029.
Dobson KG , Gignac MA, Tucker L, Jetha A. Double trouble! Do workplace supports mitigate lost productivity for young workers with both severe rheumatic diseases and depressive symptoms?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(3):491–504. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10217-8.
Shahidi FV, Andreacchi AT, Fuller AE, Blair A, Carnide N, Harris MA, Pabayo R, Smith B, Siddiqi A, Smith PM. Employment quality and mortality in Canada. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2025;80(1):27-34. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-224434.
Andreacchi AT, Fuller AE, Smith PM, Blair A, Harris A, Carnide N, Pabayo R, Smith BT, Siddiqi A, Shahidi FV. Employment quality and suicide, drug poisoning, and alcohol-attributable mortality. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025;194(8):2164-2173. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf018.
Buettgen A, Gardiola A, Tompa E. Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector: exploring promising practices through key informant interviews and a rapid literature review. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. 2025;44(8):1098-112. doi:10.1108/EDI-12-2023-0457.
Keshavarz E, Hansen N, Buckland J, Engel L. Feeling excluded in financial environments: challenges and strategies to promote financial inclusion for adults with post-stroke communication disabilities. Journal of Communication Disorders. 2025;. doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106595.
Naik H, Zhu B, Er L, Sbihi H, Janjua NZ, Smith PM. Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3(1):e001801. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2024-001801.
Jones C, Hamilton C, Tugwell P, Grosskleg S, Hofstetter C, Horgan B , Hoens A, Beaton DE. Implementing the PEIR Framework and PEIRS-22 to facilitate improved and sustainable patient engagement in OMERACT. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2025;72:152704. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152704.
Gould WA, Kinitz DJ, Shahidi FV, MacEachen E, Mitchell C, Venturi DC, Ross LE. Improving LGBT labor market outcomes through laws, workplace policies, and support programs: a scoping review. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2025;22(1):329-346. doi:10.1007/s13178-023-00918-9.
O'Reilly H, Van Eerd D. Including the ergonomist's voice in integrating MSD prevention and psychological health and safety: challenges, tools, and considerations. Applied Ergonomics. 2025;122:104405. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104405.
Farragher J, Khan UK, Yau K, Stewart KE, Harrison TG, Engel L. Interventions to improve cognitive performance in chronic kidney disease: a scoping review. PLoS ONE. 2025;20(8):e0329815. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329815.
Chaput JP, Tremblay MS, Goldfield GS, Prince SA, Biswas A, Colley RC. Is working from home good for mental health and well-being? Associations between work location, self-rated mental health, life satisfaction, and life and work stress among Canadian adults. Mental Health & Prevention. 2025;38:200418. doi:10.1016/j.mhp.2025.200418.
Jetha A, Lee H, Smith MJ, Arrandale VH, Biswas A, Mustard C, Smith PM. Landscape of artificial intelligence use for occupational health and safety practice in two Canadian provinces. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2025;68(11):965-972. doi:10.1002/ajim.70018.
Di Giuseppe G, Jetha A, Pechlivanoglou P, Pole JD. Long-term dynamic financial impacts among adolescents and young adults with cancer: a longitudinal matched-cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025;43(22):2467-2478. doi:10.1200/JCO-24-02121.
Jetha A, Liao Q, Shahidi FV, Vu V, Biswas A, Smith B, Smith PM. Machine learning and the labor market: a portrait of occupational and worker inequities in Canada. Social Science & Medicine. 2025;381:118295. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118295.
Portt AE, Lay C, Chen H, Ge E, Smith PM. Measuring migraine in Canada and the USA: an online survey of emergency room and smartphone application use. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2025;epub ahead of print. doi:10.1017/cjn.2025.10140.
Sobers M, Smith PM, Massaquoi N, Hamilton HA, Gesink D. Mental health service use among Black adolescents in Ontario by sex and distress level: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ. 2025;197(29):E901-E914. doi:10.1503/cmaj.241733.
Kokorelias KM, Stall NM, Wasilewski M, Gignac MA, Rittenberg N, Singh H. Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: a scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory. PLoS One. 2025;20(9):PLoS One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0333475.