Journal articles
Primary tabs
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
Rizzo RR, Cashin AG, Wand BM, Ferraro MC, Sharma S, Lee H, O'Hagan E, Maher CG, Furlan AD. Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025;3:CD014691. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014691.pub2.
Nadalin V, Carnide N, Mustard C, Severin CN, Furlan AD, Smith PM. Opioid use among injured workers: pain and the return-to-work experience. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2025;82(1):49-52. doi:10.1136/oemed-2024-109745 .
Fuller AE, Shahidi FV, Comeau J, Wang L, Wahi G, Dunn JR. Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2025;79(7):552-558. doi:10.1136/jech-2024-223366.
Shahidi FV, Wang L, Comeau J, Edwards J, Wahi G, Siddiqi A. Parental employment quality during childhood and mental health in adolescence: a 10-year longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine. 2025;383:118482. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118482.
Kinitz DJ, Shahidi FV, Kia H, MacKinnon K, MacEachen E, Gesink D. Precarious employment: a neglected issue among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2025;22(1):376-392. doi:10.1007/s13178-024-00950-3.
Ervin J, LaMontagne A, Shahidi FV, Taouk Y, Smith PM, King T. Precarious, non-standard and informal employment: a glossary. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2025;79(9):664-669. doi:10.1136/jech-2024-223428.
Sigel M, Munoz-Grajales C, Barraclough ML, Diaz-Martinez JP, Kakvan M, Kretzmann RP, Tartaglia MC, Ruttan L, Choi MY, Appenzeller S, Bonilla D, Katz P, Beaton DE. Predicting anxiety and depression in systemic lupus erythematosus: the role of inflammation, sociodemographic variables and clinical factors. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2025;73:152718. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152718.
MacLean MB, Wolfson C, Hewko S, Tompa E, Sweet J, Pedlar D. Predictors of retirement voluntariness using Canadian longitudinal study on aging data. Journal of Aging and Health. 2025;37(1):75-95. doi:10.1177/08982643241229760.
Engel L, Adedotun K, Ewesesan R, Arowolo I. Promoting financial empowerment after brain injury: findings from focus groups. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2025;39(12):1636-1649. doi:10.1177/02692155251382507.
Jetha A, Hossain S, Navaratnerajah L, Samosh D, McCarthy S, Bowman LR. Promoting job quality and career advancement among persons with disabilities during critical career transitions: a scoping review of published evidence. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10335-x.
Salazar AP, Lecours S, Engel L, Gignac MA, Rotenberg S, Zarshenas S. Responding to the ongoing pandemic-related challenges of individuals with brain injury through the perspective of community-service in Canada: a qualitative study. Brain Injury. 2025;39(4):267-276. doi:10.1080/02699052.2024.2426683.
Mustard C, Dobson KG , Chien YC, Wodchis WP, Smith PM. Return-to-Work outcomes following mental health treatment among public safety personnel disabled by post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10337-9.
Rosenbloom BN, Di Renna T, Nella A, Leonardi M, Tiong M, Lee S. Screening for endometriosis: a scoping review of screening measures that could support early diagnosis. BMC Women's Health. 2025;25(1):353. doi:10.1186/s12905-025-03866-1.
Zahiriharsini A, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Lavigne-Robichaud M, Trudel X, Talbot D, Smith PM. Sex and gender differences in the associations between psychosocial stressors at work and coronary heart disease incidence: an 18-year longitudinal study of 5192 Canadian workers. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2025;24:101340. doi:10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101340.
Raskin N, Hiligsmann M, Rebutoc AR, Bansback N, Boonen A, Buchbinder R, Falahee M, Fraenkel L, Marshall DA, Maxwell L, Nieuwlaat R, Proulx L, Saadat P, Shea B, Tugwell P, Wiercioch W, Beaton DE. Standardizing health outcomes for people with rheumatoid arthritis receiving disease modifying drug therapy: a rapid review of patient-decision aids and preference studies to inform the development of OMERACT Health Outcome Descriptors. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2025;74:152769. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152769.
Hossain S, Nasir K, Carolli A, Gignac MA, Van Eerd D, Jetha A. Strategies for supporting disability-inclusive employment in the future of work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10339-7.
Beaton DE, Boers M, Bingham CO, Maxwell LJ, Conaghan PG, Grosskleg S. Summary of findings tables for measurement property reviews: the evolution and application of OMERACT's summary of measurement properties (SOMP) Table. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2025;72:152664. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152664.
Elsman EBM, Boers M, Terwee CB, Beaton DE, Abma I, Aiyegbusi OL. Systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): table templates for effective communication. Quality of Life Research. 2025;34(12):3485-3495. doi:10.1007/s11136-025-04058-y.
Furlan AD, Zhao QJ, Taenzer P, Smith AJ, Fabico R, Morgan K . Ten years of ECHO chronic pain and opioid stewardship in Ontario: impact and future directions. Healthcare. 2025;13(24):3203. doi:10.3390/healthcare13243203.
Giesinger I, Buajitti E, Siddiqi A, Smith PM, Krishnan RG, Rosella LC. The association between total social exposure and incident multimorbidity: a population-based cohort study. SSM - Population Health. 2025;29:101743. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101743.
Gignac MA, Bowring J, Navaratnerajah L, Saunders R, Jetha A, Thompson A, Shaw WS, Franche RL, Van Eerd D, Irvin E, Tompa E, MacDermid JC, Smith PM. The Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT): a nine-month evaluation of use, changes in self-efficacy, presenteeism, and absenteeism in workers with chronic and episodic disabilities. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(3):625-640. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10231-w.
Jessiman-Perreault G, Smith PM, Thompson A, Gignac MA. The relationship between meeting workplace accommodation needs and job disruptions among Canadians working with disabilities: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2025;67(1):e54-e60. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003262.
Dobson KG , Chien YC, Carnide N, Furlan AD, Smith PM, Mustard C. Uncovering mental health profiles of workers with a physically disabling injury or illness using the complete state mental health framework. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(4):929-944. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10254-3.
OLA BE, Smith PM. What factors explain recent increases in husband-to-wife violence in Nigerian households? A decomposition analysis of three waves of cross-sectional data from 2008 to 2018. Journal of Family Violence. 2025;40(3):603-619. doi:10.1007/s10896-023-00607-6.
Gignac MA, Bowring J, Saunders R, Navaratnerajah L, Smith PM, Jetha A. Why are disclosure decisions so difficult? Understanding factors that encourage and discourage workers with a chronic disabling condition from disclosing health information at work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10326-y.