Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Background: Musculoskeletal pain is common in office workers and teleworkers, but the causes remain not enough visible in society. Objective: This systematic review examines main risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) in office workers versus teleworkers. Methods: PubMed/ Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched using keywords...
Funding Information: This paper is part of the TWork4Health project, which was financed by the La Caixa Foundation. Funding Information: The TWork4Health Group includes the following persons: Filipa Castanheira (Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova University of Lisbon); Jo\u00E3o Filipe Raposo (Nova Medical School, Nova University of Lisbon); Pedro Aguiar (Nova National School of Public Health, Nova Uni...
Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.; Objectives: Active duty Navy military personnel are prone to vitamin D deficiency due to an occupational environment detrimental to sunlight exposure. The main objective of this systematic review is to provide a worldwide overview of vitamin D status in this population. Methods: The...
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.; INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D is critical for bone health and its deficiency has been linked to increased incidence and severity of multiple diseases. Even so, vitamin D inadequacy is a major public health problem worldwide. The main source of vitamin D is endogenous cutaneous...
Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.; The study aim was to understand the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the levels of anxiety, depression, and burnout of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study was an online‐based, cross‐sectional survey during July and August 2020. Participants were eligible from the entire coun...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed working at home (WAH) into the exclusive mode of working for many European workers. Although WAH will likely remain after COVID-19, its consequences on workers' health are unclear. This study examines the association of WAH and the change of four mental health (MH) domains. Methods: We used data from the last wave of the Survey on Health, Aging, and Retirement...
Background: Telework satisfaction is a Public Health concern, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its determinant factors may be related with the negative health effects of teleworking. However, there is still little research exploring this issue. This study aimed to characterize telework during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal and to identify the major predictors of telework satisfacti...
Introduction: Health professionals who provide clinical care are exposed to patients potentially infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2), namely physicians and nurses; consequently, these professionals face higher risks of infection. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) cases among health professionals and the frequencie...
Background: Assembly lines work is frequently associated to work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. The related disability and absenteeism make it important to implement efficient health surveillance systems. The main objective of this study was to identify self-reported variables that can determine work-related upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms—discomfort/pain–during a 6-month follow-up. Methods: ...