Five-Year Results of the Salto XT Revision Ankle Arthroplasty.

Background: The treatment of failed ankle replacements is debated, and little is published about the medium- and long-term results of revision implants. We wanted to examine prosthesis survival and physical function at least 5 years after insertion of the Salto XT revision prosthesis.

Methods: All consecutive patients operated with a Salto XT revision prosthesis underwent clinical and radiologic examinations preoperatively and after 3, 12, 24, and 60 months.

Occupational noise exposure, noise annoyance, hearing-related symptoms, and emotional exhaustion - a participatory-based intervention study in preschool and obstetrics care.

A participatory-based intervention was performed in Sweden, aimed at improving the sound environment in one preschool ( = 20) and one obstetric ward ( = 50), with two controls each ( = 28,  = 66). Measured sound levels, and surveys of noise annoyance, hearing-related symptoms and emotional exhaustion were collected before, and three and nine months after the interventions, comparing intervention and control groups over time. The results of this first implementation in a limited number of workplaces showed significantly worsening of hyperacusis, sound-induced auditory fatigue, emotional exhaustion and increased sound levels in the preschool, and worsening of noise annoyance in both intervention groups.

Workplace factors that promote and hinder work ability and return to work among individuals with long-term effects of COVID-19: A qualitative study.

Background: Long COVID is defined by the persistence of physical and/or psychological and cognitive symptoms debuting after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Individuals affected describe impairing and debilitating symptoms sometimes making it difficult to take part in work and social life. Long COVID is likely to have an impact on the work force.

The experience of noise in communication-intense workplaces: A qualitative study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore and describe how workers in communication-intense workplaces in health care and preschools experience the sound environment. The dependence on vocal communication and social interaction poses a challenge using hearing protection in these working environments.

Method: A qualitative method was used, more specifically inductive thematic analysis was used, as this approach was deemed suitable to explore the staff's experiences of the sound environment.

Nurses' and preschool teachers' experiences of taking part in a participatory intervention project in communication-intense working environments.

Background: Noise is a common workplace problem that can affect health and performance. High sound levels have been found in sectors that largely has been overlooked in noise research such as health care and education. In these communication-intense environments the work requires speech communication, thus making it difficult to wear hearing protection.