Health-care sector
IWH research that specifically involves health-care workplaces, workers, unions, employers and/or associations, as well as research on programs that specifically target the health-care sector, is collected together here. Not included here is IWH research that cuts across all or many sectors, even though it may be relevant to the health-care sector. For this reason, visitors are encouraged to explore beyond this page to find equally important information on the prevention of work injury and disability in health care.
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Participatory approach to health and safety in long-term care
Involve front-line staff when identifying and controlling hazards at long-term care homes. Those who do a job every day know the associated hazards best. A participatory approach can help prevent injuries.
Published: October 2, 2019
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Implementing the Total Worker Health program in a shared governance context
Published: Journal of Emergency Nursing, July 2022
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From hands-on to remote: moderators of response to a novel self-management telehealth programme during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: European Journal of Pain, May 2022
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The working conditions for personal support workers in the Greater Toronto Area during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study
Published: Canadian Journal of Public Health, May 2022
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Trends and disparities in the use of telehealth among injured workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, April 2022
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A grounded theory study to identify caregiving phases and support needs across the Alzheimer's disease trajectory
Published: Disability and Rehabilitation, April 2022
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Implementing participatory ergonomics in the long-term care sector
It can be challenging to tackle long-standing musculoskeletal hazards in busy, high turnover settings such as long-term care homes. Despite this, an IWH study finds a participatory approach—one that involves frontline workers—can be successfully implemented and sustained.
Published: February 2022
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Workers’ and managers’ perspectives on workplace supports for depression
In a survey of workers with depression and those who manage them, nearly one out of four said no supports were available. Asked about the most helpful type of support, survey respondents with lived experience of depression most often indicated employee assistance programs (EAPs) and other supports external to the workplace. As for barriers to implementing practices, participants noted unsupportive managers, lack of knowledge about mental health in the workplace, and lack of training for managers.
Published: January 2022
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Palliative care for people who use substances during communicable disease epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review protocol
Published: BMJ Open, October 2021
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Implementation of participatory organizational change in long term care to improve safety
Published: Journal of Safety Research, September 2021
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A systematic review: effectiveness of interventions to de-escalate workplace violence against nurses in healthcare settings
Published: Safety and Health at Work, September 2021