Haemodialysis nurses' occupational health and work-related musculoskeletal hand pain after work: A cluster analysis.

Aim: To identify clusters based on haemodialysis nurses' self-rated work ability, work engagement and self-reported work hours and to compare the identified clusters regarding hand pain after work.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: Data based on the Work Ability Index, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and hand pain severity after work were collected through a web-based survey among 503 haemodialysis nurses working in Sweden and Denmark.

Work-related musculoskeletal complaints among haemodialysis nurses: An exploratory study of the work situation from an ergonomic perspective.

Background: Haemodialysis nurses have a high prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints, but the reason for this is yet unknown.

Objective: The aim of this study was to carry out an exploratory analysis of the work situation of haemodialysis nurses from an ergonomic perspective.

Methods: Non-participant observations and reflective discussions to assess the work environment and explore possible potential hazards contributing to musculoskeletal complaints were conducted among nineteen nurses at five haemodialysis centres.

Associations between materials used and work-related musculoskeletal hand complaints among haemodialysis nurses.

Background: One in every two haemodialysis nurses has reported musculoskeletal complaints concerning their hands, which is twice that reported for hospital nurses in general. It is possible that there is an association between the materials used by haemodialysis nurses and the occurrence of hand complaints.

Objectives: To examine the association between the type of dialysis machine and disposables used with the occurrence of hand complaints among haemodialysis nurses.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among haemodialysis nurses - a comparison between Danish and Swedish samples.

. The repetitiveness of priming and dismantling disposables for haemodialysis treatments might be an important contributor to musculoskeletal complaints. The objective was therefore to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among haemodialysis nurses in Denmark and Sweden.

Pathology of natural Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica infection in two yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis).

Background: Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. It has a wide host range, which includes mammals, birds and invertebrates. F.

The occurrence of Chlamydia spp. in pigs with and without clinical disease.

Background: Within the genera Chlamydia, the development of refined diagnostic techniques has allowed the identification of four species that are capable of infecting pigs. The epidemiology, clinical, and zoonotic impacts of these species are however largely unknown. The study aimed to investigate the presence of Chlamydia spp.