Iwh.on.ca

Boomers with and without chronic conditions have similar needs …

WebThe study found that, despite their poorer health, respondents with chronic conditions were similar to healthy peers in reporting little or only occasional need for …

Actived: 2 days ago

URL: https://www.iwh.on.ca/plain-language-summaries/boomers-with-and-without-chronic-conditions-have-similar-needs-for-workplace-supports

Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention

WebThis research term explanation first appeared in a regular column called “What researchers mean by…” that ran in the Institute for Work & Health’s newsletter At Work for over 10 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT)

WebThe Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT) is a multi-component tool that identifies job demands that are difficult for workers with chronic, often episodic, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Fragmentation in the future of work

WebIn 2020, an Institute for Work & Health research team, using a method from the field of strategic foresight called horizon scanning, began exploring what the future may hold for …

Category:  Health Go Health

Shift work and health

WebShift work — employment with anything other than a regular daytime work schedule — makes up a large part of work in the Canadian economy. For at least 50 years, …

Category:  Health Go Health

IWH Organizational Performance Metric

WebThe Institute for Work & Health Organizational Performance Metric (IWH-OPM) is an evidence-based, eight-item questionnaire used to help organizations assess and …

Category:  Health Go Health

About Project ECHO ECHO PSP

WebAbout Project ECHO. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health-care Outcomes) is an innovative, tele-mentoring program that amplifies the capacity of care providers to deliver …

Category:  Health Go Health

Institute for Work & Health

WebResearch that matters to protecting the health and safety of workers. The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is a Canadian leader in work injury and disability …

Category:  Health Go Health

Scientific reports Institute for Work & Health

WebScientific reports are Institute for Work & Health (IWH) project-based reports for funders and interested stakeholders. Written by research teams that are led by or include an IWH …

Category:  Health Go Health

Economic evaluation of interventions for occupational health and …

WebUndertaking economic evaluations of workplace-based occupational health and safety interventions can be difficult, reflected by the significant lack of literature, evidence and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Primary data and secondary data

WebResearchers in the health and social sciences can obtain their data by getting it directly from the subjects they’re interested in. This data they collect is called primary data. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Research priorities

WebResearch at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) focuses on six priority areas that fall within two broad themes: work as a determinant of health and health as a determinant …

Category:  Health Go Health

Effectiveness of OHS education and training

WebWe recommend the use of workplace education and training programs. They have a positive impact on the occupational health and safety (OHS) behaviours of workers. However, …

Category:  Health Go Health

DASH Outcome Measure

WebThe DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report questionnaire that measures physical function and symptoms in people with …

Category:  Health Go Health

Seven “Principles” for Successful Return to Work

WebWho should use the guide. Seven “Principles” for Successful Return to Work will be of value to all workplaces parties involved in the return-to-work process: employers, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Should you try massage for back pain

WebHow does a rubdown compare with physical therapy and acupuncture for treating back pain? Institute for Work & Health's Dr. Andrea Furlan comments on the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Disparities in occupational injury hospitalization rates in five states

WebBACKGROUND: Achievement of health equity and elimination of disparities are overarching goals of Healthy People 2020, yet there is a paucity of population-based data regarding …

Category:  Health Go Health

Institute for Work and Health

Web3 WorkSafeNB is a Crown corporation that administers occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

Category:  Health Go Health

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SHIFT WORK

WebAfter controlling for major risk factors, job stress and socioeconomic status, shift work was found to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer (36 to 79 per cent increased …

Category:  Cancer Go Health