Publications by authors named "M L Lovejoy"

Article Synopsis
  • * Engaging low-wage workers in health survey research presents challenges, and the text discusses strategies identified through five case studies from 2020 to 2024 in various industries to enhance their participation.
  • * Key recommendations for researchers include building trust with workers and managers, providing support from management to allow survey participation during work hours, and employing high-touch recruitment methods to improve response rates in vulnerable populations.
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Warehousing and storage is an economically vital industry, with 1.2 million workers in 2020. The Fulfillment Center Intervention Study focuses on workers in fulfillment centers in the e-commerce segment of this industry.

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Work is a key social determinant of population health and well-being. Yet, efforts to improve worker well-being in the United States are often focused on changing individual health behaviors via employer wellness programs. The COVID-19 health crisis has brought into sharp relief some of the limitations of current approaches, revealing structural conditions that heighten the vulnerability of workers and their families to physical and psychosocial stressors.

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Background: Patients undergoing a transfer during a hospitalization may be more likely to be diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) than patients who are not transferred.

Objective: To determine whether transferred patients have an increased prevalence of VTE diagnosis.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study comparing VTE diagnosis rates between transferred patients and non-transferred patients.

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Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It results in approximately 300 000 deaths in the United States each year, and two thirds of VTE events are hospital acquired. However, VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized patients remains suboptimal.

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