Dupuytren's disease and occupational mechanical exposures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The risk of developing Dupuytren's disease among workers exposed to occupational mechanical exposures has been reported in few systematic reviews, mainly related to vibration. Expanding the investigation to all occupational mechanical exposures is essential for advancing scientific knowledge, health policies and improving workplace safety. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to study the association between occupational mechanical exposures and Dupuytren's disease.

Occupational mechanical exposures as risk factor for shoulder osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to study the association between occupational mechanical exposures and shoulder osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: A protocol was registered in PROSPERO. Four databases were systematically searched based on PECOS criteria.

Occupational psychosocial exposures and chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between occupational psychosocial exposures and chronic low-back pain (LBP) by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: The research protocol was registered in PROSPERO. A systematic literature search was performed in six databases, identifying articles complying with predefined inclusion criteria.

Change in number of pain sites - which factors are important? A 12-year prospective cohort study.

Background: Pain in multiple body sites is common and often persistent. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the change in the number of pain sites (NPS) over time and to evaluate to which extent clinical, demographic, lifestyle and health-related factors predict a change in NPS.

Methods: This was a population-based longitudinal cohort study of adults (n = 2,357).

Hip osteoarthritis and occupational mechanical exposures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the association between occupational mechanical exposures and hip osteoarthritis.

Methods: The study was registered in PROSPERO. A systematic literature search was conducted in six databases to identify relevant articles.

Long-term follow-up study of work status among patients with work-related mental disorders referred to departments of occupational medicine in Denmark.

Objectives: To describe the 5 year work status in patients referred for suspected work-related common mental disorders. To develop a prognostic model.

Design: Register-based nationwide longitudinal follow-up study.

Occupational mechanical exposures as risk factor for chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The association between occupational mechanical exposures and low-back pain (LBP) has been studied in several systematic reviews. However, no systematic review addressing chronic LBP exists. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the association between occupational mechanical exposures and chronic LBP.

Developing prognostic models for health care utilization in patients with work-related mental health problems.

Background: The long-term prognosis for employees with work-related mental health problems is unclear. We aim to describe long-term trends in health care utilization (HCU) and develop multivariable prognostic models for long-term mental health care utilization.

Methods: From the Danish Occupational Medicine Cohort we included mental health patients (N = 17,822) assessed from 2000 to 2013 at Departments of Occupational Medicine.

Childhood socioeconomic position and cardiometabolic risk in young adulthood- the impact of mental health.

Background: Low socioeconomic position in childhood is associated with greater cardiometabolic disease risk later in life. The aim of the current study is to examine the mediating impact of mental health on the association between childhood socioeconomic position and cardiometabolic disease risk in young adulthood.

Methods: We used a combination of national registers, longitudinal questionnaire-data and clinical measurements from a sub-sample (N = 259) of a Danish youth cohort.

Association between occupational exposures and chronic low back pain: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: The association between occupational mechanical exposures and chronic low back pain (LBP) has been widely studied, however, few systematic reviews have evaluated the evidence of an association. Furthermore, little is known of the impact of occupational psychosocial exposures on chronic LBP. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to study the association between occupational mechanical and psychosocial exposures and chronic LBP.

Agreement between an expert-rated mini job exposure matrix of occupational biomechanical exposures to the lower body and technical measurements or observation: a method comparison study.

Objectives: Investigating the agreement between an expert-rated mini job exposure matrix (JEM) of lower body exposures and technical measurements of worktime spent standing/walking and observation-based estimates of time spent kneeling/squatting and total load lifted per workday.

Methods: We chose 16 job titles from the 121 job groups in the lower body JEM and included them in the mini JEM. New expert ratings for the mini JEM were performed by the same five occupational physicians who performed the ratings for the lower body JEM.

Musculoskeletal Health Climate Is a Prognostic Determinant of Sickness Absence Among Female Eldercare Workers: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: The present study investigated the association between musculoskeletal health climate, that is, the shared perceptions among workers concerning musculoskeletal health, and sickness absence.

Methods: Questionnaire data on two domains of musculoskeletal health climate, perceived management priority (PMP) and pain acceptance at work (PAW), were collected at baseline. Data on sickness absence were extracted at 1-year follow-up.

Associations between single and combined occupational mechanical exposures and surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome: a nationwide Danish cohort study.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether the risk of surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) increases with the number of combined occupational mechanical exposures compared with single exposure.

Methods: We reanalyzed data from a register-based cohort study of the entire Danish working population (N=2 374 403) with 14 118 events of surgery for SIS (2003-2008). Exposure information in 10-year windows was obtained by combining occupational codes with a job exposure matrix.

Musculoskeletal health climate is associated with musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence among workers: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether a musculoskeletal health climate, expressing the shared perceptions among workers concerning musculoskeletal health, is associated with number of musculoskeletal pain sites and sickness absence.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Six slaughterhouses from 2 companies in Denmark and 6 home-nursing units and 12 nursing homes from 1 municipality in Jutland, Denmark.

Evaluating the association between socioeconomic position and cardiometabolic risk markers in young adulthood by different life course models.

Background: Cardiometabolic health in adulthood is associated with socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood. Although this has been studied by previous research several questions need to be addressed. E.

Occupational lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling loads and risk of surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome: a register-based cohort study.

Aim: The aim was to examine exposure-response relations between surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) and intensities of lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling loads during a 10-year time window.

Methods: We conducted a register-based cohort study (2003-2008), comprising persons born in Denmark (1933-1977) with ≥5 years of work experience (N=2 374 403). Information on surgery for SIS was retrieved from the Danish National Patient Register (N=14 188).

Subjective social status and cardiometabolic risk markers in young adults.

Background: Low subjective social status (SSS), the perceived status in the social hierarchy, is associated with cardiometabolic risk in middle-aged and older adults. However, most studies are cross-sectional and very little is known about the association in adolescence and young adulthood. The aims of this study were; a) to prospectively investigate the association between SSS at ages 15 and 28 and cardiometabolic risk at age 28-30 and b) to examine if such an association was independent of smoking, physical activity and objective measures of social position.

Traditional and novel cardiometabolic risk markers across strata of body mass index in young adults.

Background: Cardiometabolic risk increases with increasing body mass index (BMI). The exact mechanism is poorly understood, and traditional risk assessment of young adults with obesity has shown to be ineffective. Greater knowledge about potential new effective biomarkers and the use of advanced cardiac imaging for risk assessment in young adults is, therefore, necessary.

The importance of adverse childhood experiences for labour market trajectories over the life course: a longitudinal study.

Background: Transitioning from school to work is important in influencing people's trajectories throughout their life course. This study investigated the extent to which adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with differences in labour market trajectories for young adults in the context of a Nordic child care regime with low levels of child poverty.

Methods: Information on labour market participation, educational events, and public transfer records was recoded into seven state spaces for each month between ages 16 and 32 for a cohort of Danish adolescents born in a rural county in 1983 (N = 3373).

Trajectories of Musculoskeletal Healthcare Utilization of People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain - A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background And Aim: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common and associated with more general healthcare-seeking. However, musculoskeletal-related healthcare utilization is under-explored. This study aimed to explore, describe and profile trajectories of long-term musculoskeletal healthcare for people reporting chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Adverse childhood experiences and future self-rated health: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Negative life events (re) occurring during childhood is often described as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and may have long-lasting negative effects on health. Previous studies on the association between ACEs and self-rated health (SRH) have primarily been focusing on chronic diseases in elderly, non-Scandinavian populations using a cross-sectional design. The aim of the study was to examine the associations between ACEs and SRH in early adulthood and to investigate if disadvantageous health-behavioral strategies explain the association between ACEs and SRH.

The association between perceived social support in adolescence and positive mental health outcomes in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study.

Aims: The link between perceived social support and mental health has received much attention from numerous scientific fields in recent years. Most studies, however, have examined associations only over relatively short follow-up periods using global measures of perceived social support and dichotomous negative indicators of mental health. We investigated the long-term association between perceived social support from friends, parents and teachers and multiple positive hedonic and eudemonic indicators of mental health, including hope, meaningfulness and subjective well-being.