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Hooff, M.L.M. (author), Geurts, S.A.E. (author), Kompier, M.A.J. (author), Taris, T.W. (author)Objectives: Effort-recovery theory (Meijman and Mulder in Handbook of work and organizational psychology, Psychology Press/Erlbaum, Hove, pp 5-33, 1998 proposes that effort expenditure may have adverse consequences for health in the absence of sufficient recovery opportunities. Thus, insight in the relationships between effort and recovery is...article 2007
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Jans, M.P. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between body mass index (BMI) and absenteeism. METHODS: Data were collected in a prospective cohort study (n = 1284). Multilevel analyses (linear mixed model with random intercept) with two levels (employee and company) were used to test whether BMI was related to duration and frequency of absenteeism and...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Frick, K. (author), Zwetsloot, G.I.J.M. (author)Introduction: The growth and complexity of health management. Health in itself is rarely a primary business interest. However, the health of employees - and of customers, the community, and other stakeholders - does often and strongly influence the business. This influence can, for example, work through employees' capacity and motivation to work...bookPart 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Oeij, P.R.A. (author), Kraan, K.O. (author), ten Have, C.J.M. (author)In 2007 is de " Arbeidsvoorwaarden en Arbeidsverhoudingen Monitor" voor de derde keer afgenomen. De eerste meting vond plaats in 2002 in de tweede in 2004. Onderzocht arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn: resultaatgerichte beloning; aanpassing werktijden; opleiding, inclusief POP, POB en ECV; keuzemogelijkheden. Werknemers zijn redelijk tevreden met hun...book 2007
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Can sickness absence be reduced by stress reduction programs: On the effectiveness of two approachesvan Rhenen, W. (author), Blonk, R.W.B. (author), Schaufeli, W.B. (author), van Dijk, F.J.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two brief preventive stress reduction programs - a cognitive focused program and a combined intervention of physical exercise and relaxation - on sickness absence in stressed and non-stressed employees working in various jobs in a telecom company. Methods: The study was...article 2007
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Buijs, P.C. (author), van Dijk, F.J.H. (author), Evers, M. (author), van de Klink, J.J.L. (author), Anema, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Increasingly, workers have psychological work-related complaints, endangering their work ability and causing considerable economic losses. Many employees consult their general practitioner (GP). He, however, often pays insufficient attention to work-relatedness or to coordination with occupational physicians (OPs). Appropriate guidelines are...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), ten Have, C.J.M. (author), Oeij, P.R.A. (author), Kraan, K.O. (author)In 2007 is de "Arbeidsvoorwaarden en Arbeidsverhoudingen Monitor" voor de derde keer afgenomen. Daarin zijn de arbeidsverhoudingen en arbeidsvoorwaarden onderzocht op individueel werknemersniveau. Het hiervoorliggende tabellenboek is een onderdeel van de AVON Monitor 2007. De tabellen bevatten op het gebied van arbeidsvoorwaarden gegevens over...report 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van den Stomp-Berg, S.G.M. (author), van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), Hendriksen, I.J.M. (author), Bruinvels, D.J. (author), Uegaki, K. (author), de Bruijne, M.C. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background. Many women suffer from health problems after giving birth, which can lead to sick leave. About 30% of Dutch workers are on sick leave after maternity leave. Structural contact of supervisors with employees on maternity leave, supported by early medical advice of occupational physicians, may increase the chances of return-to-work...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Oostrom, S.H. (author), Anema, J.R. (author), Terluin, B. (author), Venema, A. (author), de Vet, H.C.W. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background. To date, mental health problems and mental workload have been increasingly related to long-term sick leave and disability. However, there is, as yet, no structured protocol available for the identification and application of an intervention for stress-related mental health problems at the workplace. This paper describes the...article 2007
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van Hooff, M.L.M. (author), Geurts, S.A.E. (author), Kompier, M.A.J. (author), Taris, T.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Although work-home interference (WHI) refers to a process of negative interaction between the work and home domains, little attention has been paid to the actual processes involved in the within-person, day-to-day management of work and home. Therefore, this study investigated if, and how, a global report for the individual, of WHI (i.e., a...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Huiskamp, R. (author), van Genabeek, J. (author), Wevers, C. (author)Uit een eerste landelijke opgave van aanbieders van de levensloopregeling blijkt dat slechts tien procent van de werknemers deelneemt. Is dat een kwestie van wennen of zit er meer achter? Kunnen werknemers wel de gevraagde keuzes maken? Komen de grenzen aan keuzes maken in zicht? En wat te denken van de levensloopregeling als opstapje naar een...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Wier, M.F. (author), Ariëns, G.A.M. (author), Dekkers, J.C. (author), Hendriksen, I.J.M. (author), Pronk, N.P. (author), Smid, T. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background: The prevalence of overweight is increasing and its consequences will cause a major public health burden in the near future. Cost-effective interventions for weight control among the general population are therefore needed. The ALIFE@Work study is investigating a novel lifestyle intervention, aimed at the working population, with...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Goudswaard, A. (author), Kuipsers, B. (author), Schoenmaker, N. (author), Houtman, I.L.D. (author), Jettinghoff, K. (author), Ruijs, P.A.J. (author), Savenije, W.M. (author), Osinga, D.S.C. (author), Koomen, M. (author)On 23 March 2005, Directive 2002/15/EC concerning the organization of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities came into force for mobile workers. Self-employed are temporally excluded from the scope of this Directive. Firstly, this report describes the implementation of this Directive in all EU Member States and in...report 2006
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de Kraker, H. (author), Hendriksen, I.J.M. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), de Korte, E.M. (author), van der Maas, E.M.M. (author)Er is nagegaan of een 1 jaar durende lunchwandelcampagne werknemers in sedentaire beroepen kan stimuleren om meer te bewegen. Hierbij is gekeken naar het effect van de campagne op het aantal werknemers dat wandelt tijdens de lunch, de frequentie van het lunchwandelen, het percentage werknemers dat voldoet aan de Nederlandse Norm Gezond Bewegen ...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Sloten, G.C. (author), Nauta, A. (author), Oeij, P.R.A. (author)In 2004 is de "Arbeidsvoorwaarden en Arbeidsverhoudingen Monitor" voor de tweede keer afgenomen. Onderzochte arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn: kinderopvang, resultaatgericht beloning, aanpassing werktijden, persoonlijk ontwikkelingsplan (POP), keuzemogelijkheden (cao à la carte), klachtenregeling. Het percentage werknemers dat een regeling voor...book 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Hooff, M.L.M. (author), Geurts, S.A.E. (author), Taris, T.W. (author), Kompier, M.A.J. (author), Dikkers, J.S.E. (author), Houtman, I.L.D. (author), van den Heuvel, F.M.M. (author)Objectives: The present study was designed to investigate the causal relationships between (time- and strain-based) work-home interference and employee health. The effort-recovery theory provided the theoretical basis for this study. Methods: Two-phase longitudinal data (with a 1-ye ar time lag) were gathered from 730 Dutch police officers to...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Klein Hesselink, D.J. (author), Nelemans, R.J.C. (author)Objectives. After world war two, many new working time schedules emerged in western countries. We studied the backgrounds of companies using two of them (annualized working time hours and on call work) and compared these with organizations applying classical shift work. Method. Every two years the Dutch OSA Institute of Labor Studies carries out...article 2005
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Andries, F. (author), Kremer, A.M. (author), Hoogendoorn, W.E. (author), Wevers, C.W.J. (author), van Putten, D.J. (author)The Work and Handicap Questionnaire (WHQ) was developed to improve the vocational perspectives of patients with a chronic disorder. The WHQ differs from similar instruments in its explicit linkage between disabilities in daily life and job demands. This is an important feature, which allows for the development of specific strategies to counter...article 2004
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Heymans, M.W. (author), de Vet, H.C. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), Koes, B.W. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)To describe the design of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), including a cost-effectiveness analysis, comparing high-intensity and low-intensity back schools with usual care in occupational health care. RCT and cost-effectiveness analysis. Employees sick-listed for a period of 3 to 6 weeks because of nonspecific low back pain. High-intensity...article 2004
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de Lange, A.H. (author), Taris, T.W. (author), Kompier, M.A.J. (author), Houtman, I.L.D. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)This longitudinal study examined the causal relationships between job demands, job control and supervisor support on the one hand and mental health on the other. Whereas we assumed that work characteristics affect mental health, we also examined reversed causal relationships (mental health influences work characteristics). Further, the topic of...article 2004