Associations of perceived privacy at the workplace with short sickness absences in a cohort of Finnish office workers.

Objective: To investigate perceived task privacy in 2022 associated with short (1-3 days) self-certified sickness absence (SA) in 2023.

Methods: A prospective cohort of 1400 Finnish office workers with survey data in 2022 about e.g.

Associations of Shared Workspaces with Healthcare Professionals' Work Engagement and Perceived Stress.

Introduction: The reform of the health and social services in Finland includes the modernization of both work processes and facilities. This means a transition to patient reception rooms and office facilities that are in shared use. However, research on the associations of shared workspaces with well-being is rare.

Perceived mental health skills and competence among occupational health physicians.

Background: Mental-health-based consultations in occupational health (OH) are increasing due to ongoing changes in working life.

Aims: We studied the self-assessed mental health competence of trainees and trainers in OH specialist physician training.

Methods: We conducted an online survey from June to August 2022.

Rehabilitation of sick-listed LBP patients in occupational health with collaboration of the workplace.

The aim was to evaluate if rehabilitation procedures including occupational health (OH) and workplace participation increase return to work (RTW) rates among patients with subacute and chronic low back pain (LBP). A systematic review of randomized controlled trials was conducted using the PubMed and Cochrane databases. Main outcomes were RTW and days of sick leave.

Collaboration between occupational health professionals in smoking cessation treatment and support.

Background: Promoting health is an important part of occupational health (OH) professionals' daily practice. Occupational health services (OHS) support work ability and prevent both work-related diseases and lifestyle-related illnesses.

Objective: We focused on how interprofessional collaboration (IPC), regardless of whether the OHS provider is public, private or in-house, influences the implementation of smoking cessation treatment and support (SCTS).