The role of obesity and lifestyle behaviours in a productive workforce.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the role of lifestyle factors in relation to the presence and degree of productivity loss at work and sick leave.

Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited 10,624 workers in 49 companies in the Netherlands in 2005-2009. Productivity loss at work was measured on a 10-point scale indicating how much work was actually performed on the previous workday.

Influence of health and work on early retirement.

Objective: The influence of health and work on early retirement and incentives for longer working were determined.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted of longitudinal studies on factors for nondisability early retirement. Besides, seven focus group interviews (n = 32) were conducted about reasons for planning retirement early and incentives to stay longer in work among workers with poor and excellent work ability.

Impact of work-related factors, lifestyle, and work ability on sickness absence among Dutch construction workers.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relative contribution of individual characteristics, lifestyle factors, work-related risk factors, and work ability on the occurrence of short (<2 weeks), moderate (2-12 weeks), and long (>12 weeks) durations of sickness absence.

Methods: Altogether 5867 Dutch construction workers with complete sick leave registration were followed from the day of their medical examination in 2005 until the end of 2006. The main outcome of the study was the duration of sickness absence, as registered by an occupational health service.

The work setting of diabetes nursing specialists in the Netherlands: a questionnaire survey.

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore whether the work organisation of diabetes specialist nurses (DSNs) differs significantly from nurses working in hospital and nursing home and if so, does this difference result in positive or negative consequences regarding work and health.

Background: In traditional health care settings, nurses exhibit a high level of environmental uncertainty and low decision-making authority, which has a negative effect on psychological reactions towards work. In professional nursing, specialisation, e.

A comparative study of organisational characteristics, work characteristics and nurses' psychological work reactions in a hospital and nursing home setting.

Objectives: The aim of the current study was twofold. First, we explored whether there were any differences concerning organisational characteristics, work characteristics and psychological work reactions in two types of health care setting, hospitals and nursing homes. Second, it was investigated and validated whether relationships between organisational characteristics, work characteristics and psychological work reactions found in research on hospital nursing are also present in nursing homes.