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.

2013

van Dongen JM, Tompa E, Clune L, Sarnocinska-Hart A, Bongers PM, van Tulder MW, van der Beek AJ, van Wier MF. Bridging the gap between the economic evaluation literature and daily practice in occupational health: a qualitative study among decision-makers in the healthcare sector. Implementation Science. 2013;8:57-. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-57.
Kosny A, Lifshen M, Pugliese D, Majesky G, Kramer D, Steenstra I, Soklaridis S, Carrasco C. Buddies in bad times? The role of co-workers after a work-related injury. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(3):438-449. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9411-z.
MacFarlane EM, Smith PM, Keegel T. Chemical control measures for dermal exposure in Australian workplaces. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;55(11):1345-1349. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a2a5c5.
Kaptein S, Backman CL, Badley EM, Lacaille D, Beaton DE, Hofstetter C, Gignac MA. Choosing where to put your energy: a qualitative analysis of the role of physical activity in the lives of working adults with arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research. 2013;65(7):1070-1076. doi:10.1002/acr.21957.
Smith PM, Mustard C, Lu H, Glazier RH. Comparing the risk associated with psychosocial work conditions and health behaviours on incident hypertension over a nine-year period in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2013;104(1):e82-e86.
Lenssinck ML, Burdorf A, Boonen A, Gignac MA, Hazes JM, Luime J. Consequences of inflammatory arthritis for workplace productivity loss and sick leave: a systematic review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2013;72(4):493-505. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201998.
Roy JS, MacDermid JC, Tang K, Beaton DE. Construct and predictive validity of the chronic pain grade in workers with chronic work-related upper-extremity disorders. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2013;29(10):891-897. doi:10.1097/AJP.0b013e318278d455.
Gross D, Zhang J, Steenstra I, Barnsley S, Haws C, Amell T, McIntosh G, Cooper J, Zaiane O. Development of a computer-based clinical decision support tool for selecting appropriate rehabilitation interventions for injured workers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(4):597-609. doi:10.1007/s10926-013-9430-4.
Tompa E, Dolinschi R, Natale J. Economic evaluation of a participatory ergonomics intervention in a textile plant. Applied Ergonomics. 2013;44(3):480-487. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2012.10.019.
Miller PSJ, Biddle EA, van Dongen JM, van Tulder MW, Tompa E, Shemilt I. Economic incentives to enhance safety behaviour in workers for preventing occupational injuries (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013;CD010474-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010474.
Premji S, Smith PM. Education-to-job mismatch and the risk of work injury. Injury Prevention. 2013;19(2):106-111. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040314.
Smith PM, Smith BT, Mustard C, Lu H, Glazier RH. Estimating the direct and indirect pathways between education and diabetes incidence among Canadian men and women: a mediation analysis. Annals of Epidemiology. 2013;23(3):143-149. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.12.012.
Chambers A, Mustard C, Breslin FC, Holness DL, Nichol K. Evaluating the implementation of health and safety innovations under a regulatory context: a collective case study of Ontario's safer needle regulation. Implementation Science. 2013;8:9-. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-9.
Morassaei S, Breslin FC, Shen M, Smith PM. Examining job tenure and lost-time claim rates in Ontario, Canada, over a 10-year period, 1999-2008. Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2013;70:171-178. doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-100743.
Marin TJ, Furlan AD, Bombardier C, van Tulder MW. Fifteen years of the Cochrane back review group. Spine. 2013;38(24):2057-2063. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000006.
Tompa E, Hogg-Johnson S, Amick B, Wang Y, Shen E, Mustard C, Robson LS, Saunders R. Financial incentives of experience rating in workers' compensation: new evidence from a program change in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;55(3):292-304. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31827827fa.
Shea B, Swinden MV, Tanjong Ghogomu E., Ortiz Z, Katchamart W, Rader T, Bombardier C, Wells GA, Tugwell P. Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013;5:CD000951-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000951.pub2.
Smith PM, Ibrahim-Dost J, Keegel T, MacFarlane EM. Gender differences in the relationship between shiftwork and work injury: examining the influence of dependent children. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;55(8):932-936. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829178e1.
Morassaei S, Breslin FC, Ibrahim S, Smith PM, Mustard C, Amick B, Shankardass K, Petch J. Geographic variation in work injuries: a multilevel analysis of individual-level data and area-level factors within Canada. Annals of Epidemiology. 2013;23(5):260-266. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.03.008.
Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Santesso N, Helfand M, Vist G, Kunz R, Brozek J, Norris S, Meerpohl J, Djulbegovic B, Alonso-Coello P, Post PN, Busse JW, Glasziou P, Christensen R, Schunemann HJ. GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing Summary of Findings tables-binary outcomes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013;66(2):158-172. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.01.012.
Holness DL, Beaton DE, Harniman E, Dekoven J, Skotnicki S, Nixon R, Switzer-McIntyre S. Hand and upper extremity function in workers with hand dermatitis. Dermatitis. 2013;24(3):131-136. doi:10.1097/DER.0b013e3182910416.
Smith PM, Bielecky A, Ibrahim S, Mustard C, Scott-Marshall H, Saunders R, Beaton DE. How much do preexisting chronic conditions contribute to age differences in health care expenditures after a work-related musculoskeletal injury?. Medical Care. 2013;52(1):71-77. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000017.
Cullen KL, Dickey JP, Bent LR, Thomason JJ, Moens NM. Internet-based survey of the nature and perceived causes of injury to dogs participating in agility training and competition events. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2013;243(7):1010-1018.
Smith PM, Mustard C. Job strain, health behaviours and heart disease. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne. 2013;185(14):1251-. doi:10.1503/cmaj.113-2135.
Scott-Marshall H, Tompa E, Liao Q, Fang M. Marital formation in individuals with work-related permanent impairment. Disability and Health Journal. 2013;6(1):43-51. doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2012.10.001.