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.

2021

Prince SA, Biswas A. The role of occupational physical activity on longevity. Lancet.Public Health. 2021;6(8):e544. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00156-0.
Samosh D. The three-legged stool: synthesizing and extending our understanding of the career advancement facilitators of persons with disabilities in leadership positions. Business & Society. 2021;60(7):1773–1810. doi:10.1177/0007650320907134.
Pope JE, Rampakakis E, Movahedi M, Cesta A, Sampalis JS, Bombardier C. Time to remission in swollen joints is far faster than patient reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (OBRI). Rheumatology. 2021;60(2):717-727. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaa343.
Nielsen SM, Uggen Rasmussen M, Boers M, Van Der Windt DA, de Wit M, Woodworth G, Flurey A, Beaton DE, Shea B, Escorpizo R, Furst DE, Smolen JS, Toupin-April K, Boonen A, Voshaar M, Ellingsen T, Wells GA, Reeves BC, March L, Tugwell P, Christensen R. Towards consensus in defining and handling contextual factors within rheumatology trials: an initial qualitative study from an OMERACT working group. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2021;80(2):242-249. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217895.
Cai K, Fuller A, Zhang Y, Hensey O, Grossberg D, Christensen R, Shea B, Singh JA, McCarthy GM, Rosenthal AK, Filippou G, Taylor WJ, Diaz-Torne C, Stamp LK, Edwards NL, Pascart T, Becce F, Nielsen SM, Tugwell P, Beaton DE. Towards development of core domain sets for short term and long term studies of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease: a framework paper by the OMERACT CPPD working group. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2021;51(4):946-950. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.04.019.
Perruccio AV, Yip C, Power JD, Canizares M, Gignac MA, Badley EM. Understanding the association between osteoarthritis and social participation: the Canadian longitudinal study on aging. Arthritis Care and Research. 2021;73(11):1638-1647. doi:10.1002/acr.24366.
Shahidi FV, Parnia A. Unemployment insurance and mortality among the long-term unemployed: a population-based matched cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2021;190(10):2124-2137. doi:10.1093/aje/kwab144.
Jetha A, Johnson SR, Gignac MA. Unmet workplace support needs and lost productivity of workers with systemic sclerosis: a path analysis study. Arthritis Care and Research. 2021;73(3):423-431. doi:10.1002/acr.24123.
Jessiman-Perreault G, Smith PM, Gignac MA. Why are workplace social support programs not improving the mental health of Canadian correctional officers? An examination of the theoretical concepts underpinning support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(5):2665. doi:10.3390/ijerph18052665.
Sears JM, Schulman BA, Fulton-Kehoe D, Hogg-Johnson S. Workforce reintegration after work-related permanent impairment: a look at the first year after workers' compensation claim closure. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2021;31(1):219-231. doi:10.1007/s10926-020-09912-z.
Cheng L, Jetha A, Cordeaux E, Lee K, Gignac MA. Workplace challenges, supports, and accommodations for people with inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2021;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1979662.
Sears JM, Edmonds AT, MacEachen E, Fulton-Kehoe D. Workplace improvements to support safe and sustained return to work: suggestions from a survey of workers with permanent impairments. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2021;64(9):731-743. doi:10.1002/ajim.23274.
Sears JM, Schulman BA, Fulton-Kehoe D, Hogg-Johnson S. Workplace organizational and psychosocial factors associated with return-to-work interruption and reinjury among workers with permanent impairment. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2021;65(5):566-580. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxaa133.

2020

Pinsker EB, Sale JEM, Gignac MA, Daniels TR, Beaton DE. "I don't have to think about watching the ground": a qualitative study exploring the concept of vigilance as an important outcome for ankle reconstruction. Arthritis Care and Research. 2020;72(10):1367-1373. doi:10.1002/acr.24039.
Newman K, DeForge R, Van Eerd D, Mok YW, Cornelissen E. A mixed methods examination of knowledge brokers and their use of theoretical frameworks and evaluative practices. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2020;18:1. doi:10.1186/s12961-020-0545-8. In: , editors. 34.
Mofidi A, Tompa E, Mortazavi SB, Esfahanipour A, Demers P. A probabilistic approach for economic evaluation of occupational health and safety interventions: a case study of silica exposure reduction interventions in the construction sector. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):210. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8307-7.
Biswas A, Smith PM, Gignac MA. Access to showers and change rooms at work associated with active commuting among older workers: findings from a national population survey. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2020;39(2):214-220. doi:10.1177/0733464818755313.
Mu J, Furlan AD, Lam WY, Hsu MY, Ning Z, Lao L. Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020;12:CD013814. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013814.
Saunders R, Cardoso S, Le Pouésard M, Breslin FC, Myers K, Collins T. Addressing essential skills gaps among participants in an OHS training program: a pilot study. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety. 2020;18(2):169-185. doi:10.1080/14773996.2020.1786995.
Tait CA, L'Abbe MR, Smith PM, Watson T, Kornas K, Rosella LC. Adherence to predefined dietary patterns and risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the Canadian adult population. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2020;44(2):175-183. doi:10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.06.002.
Furlan AD, Kajaks T, Tiong M, Lavalliere M, Campos JL, Babineau J, Haghzare S, Ma T, Vrkljan B. Advanced vehicle technologies and road safety: a scoping review of the evidence. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2020;147:105741. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2020.105741.
Fan J, Gignac MA, Harris MA, Smith PM. Age differences in return-to-work following injury: understanding the role of age dimensions across longitudinal follow-up. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2020;62(12):e680-e687. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002029.
Smith PM, LaMontagne AD, Lilley R, Hogg-Johnson S, Sim MR. Are there differences in the return to work process for work-related psychological and musculoskeletal injuries? A longitudinal path analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2020;55(8):1041-1051. doi:10.1007/s00127-020-01839-3.
Pohlman KA, Funabashi M, Ndetan H, Hogg-Johnson S, Bodnar P, Kawchuk G. Assessing adverse events after chiropractic care at a chiropractic teaching clinic: an active-surveillance pilot study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2020;43(9):845-854. doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2020.05.007.
Dobson KG , Gilbert-Ouimet M, Mustard C, Smith PM. Body mass index trajectories among the Canadian workforce and their association with work environment trajectories over 17 years. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;77(6):374-380. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106023.