Shift work, and burnout and distress among 7798 blue-collar workers

Objective. This study aimed to investigate the association between shift work, and burnout and distress, and differences by degree of satisfaction with shift schedule and its impact on private life. Methods. Population 4275 non-shift factory workers and 3523 rotating 5-shift workers. Workers participated between 2009 and 2016 one to three times...

The moderating role of lifestyle, age, and years working in shifts in the relationship between shift work and being overweight

Purpose. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the moderating role of lifestyle, age, and years working in shifts and, shift work and being overweight. Methods. Cross-sectional data were used of 2569 shift and 4848 non-shift production workers who participated between 2013 and 2018 in an occupational health check. Overweight ...

Organizational Mapping: Determining Organization-specific Factors for Developing Interventions in Organziations

The relative contribution of individual and organisational factors to vitality at work: A cross-sectional study in a Dutch company

Adolescent predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour at age 42: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study (AGAHLS)

Background. This study investigated the associations of physical characteristics and personality in adolescence with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adulthood. Findings. Physical characteristics (i.e. objectively measured BMI, sum of skin folds, MOPER test battery performance), and personality (i.e. self-reported inadequacy, social...

Equal task, equal exposure? Are men and women with the same tasks equally exposed to awkward working postures?

The aim of the study was to determine whether men and woman with equal tasks perform these tasks in the same way. Video recordings of 37 male and 43 female workers in six task groups were observed, from which data regarding frequency and duration of exposure to awkward postures were derived. These data were also compared to self-reported...

An exploratory subgroup analysis in a randomized control trial on the effectiveness of workplace interventions in low back pain patients on sick leave

Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculosketal Disorders (PREMUS) Boston, USA, 27-30 august 2007.

Is werkhervatting na de bevalling een probleem? De Mom@Work studie

Body@Work seminar "Werken aan bewegen en gezondheid", 8 november 2007, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (mondelinge) presentatie en factsheet