Effects of a worksite labor gymnastics program on novice and experienced workers.

Introduction: Worksite labor gymnastics programs are interventions that can positively affect industrial workers. Studies show that experienced and novice workers perceive their working conditions differently. Our premise is that labor gymnastics programs affect these two groups diversely.

Team Workload and Performance of Healthcare Workers with Musculoskeletal Symptoms.

In healthcare professionals, musculoskeletal complaints are the most frequent health disorders with the greatest potential for productivity losses. The teamwork developed by these professionals can be a coping strategy, but it can also be one more demand for the maintenance of performance. For this reason, this research aimed to investigate the relationship between team workload and performance in healthcare workers with different intensities of musculoskeletal symptoms.

Sociodemographic and organizational factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms among intensive care unit professionals.

Background: The heavy and complex work routine in the intensive care unit (ICU) involves high workload, long working hours, high levels of tension, exposure to extreme situations and to hazards of different nature.

Objective: To investigate the influence of sociodemographic and organizational factors on the development of musculoskeletal pain, tension and fatigue among ICU professionals.

Methods: We interviewed 128 professionals from seven public hospitals in João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.