Health effects of employment: a systematic review of prospective studies.

Objectives: The purpose of this review was to systematically summarise the literature on the health effects of employment.

Methods: A search for prospective studies investigating the effect of employment on health was executed in several electronic databases, and references of selected publications were checked. Subsequently, the methodological quality of each study was assessed by predefined criteria.

Effectiveness of a back pain prevention program: a cluster randomized controlled trial in an occupational setting.

Study Design: A cluster randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation with a 12-month follow-up and with work department as the unit of randomization.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program for low back pain (LBP) in an occupational setting with an economic evaluation.

Summary Of Background Data: LBP accounts for high economic costs in Western societies.