Lost-time illness, injury and disability and its
relationship with obesity in the workplace:
A comprehensive literature review

Nowrouzi, Behdin; Gohar, Basem; Nowrouzi‐Kia, Behnam; Mintsopoulos, Victoria; McDougall, Alicia; Jordan, Gillian; Casole, Jennifer; Larivière, Michel; Tremblay, Angelo

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00725

Cited by 7 publications

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“…Perioperative workers also should strive to maintain a healthy weight. A synthesis of the international research literature concluded that workers with a body mass index greater than 30 had higher rates of workplace injury and slower recovery times compared to workers with healthy weights 41 . Finally, we believe that perioperative staff members—like all health care workers—need to get proper sleep and exercise and effectively manage stress.…”

Section: Implications For Perioperative Nursesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Ergonomic Challenges in the Perioperative Setting

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Letvak²

2021

AORN Journal

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Working in health care can be physically stressful. The perioperative setting, which is largely concealed from other health care workers and the general public, places unique physical demands on its workers. Perioperative personnel are responsible for a variety of physical tasks, including moving and positioning patients, holding extremities, and moving equipment and supplies. As the nursing workforce ages, the physical demands of the perioperative environment may affect the development of musculoskeletal disorders in older nurses. The purpose of this article is to review published research and describe the ergonomic challenges of working in the OR. There currently is a paucity of literature on the effects of ergonomic risk factors on perioperative nurses in the United States. This article also provides some recommendations for perioperative staff members and leaders that may assist them with creating and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment.

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Section: Implications For Perioperative Nursesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Ergonomic Challenges in the Perioperative Setting

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Letvak²

2021

AORN Journal

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“…For instance, studies have found obesity negatively impacting on perceived job suitability [ 9 ]. In contrast, some adverse impacts are thought to arise specifically as a consequence of poor health, with obesity linked to greater sickness absence due to illness, injury and disability [ 10 ].…”

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Effects of increased body mass index on employment status: a Mendelian randomisation study

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Background The obesity epidemic may have substantial implications for the global workforce, including causal effects on employment, but clear evidence is lacking. Obesity may prevent people from being in paid work through poor health or through social discrimination. We studied genetic variants robustly associated with body mass index (BMI) to investigate its causal effects on employment. Dataset/methods White UK ethnicity participants of working age (men 40–64 years, women 40–59 years), with suitable genetic data were selected in the UK Biobank study (N = 230,791). Employment status was categorised in two ways: first, contrasting being in paid employment with any other status; and second, contrasting being in paid employment with sickness/disability, unemployment, early retirement and caring for home/family. Socioeconomic indicators also investigated were hours worked, household income, educational attainment and Townsend deprivation index (TDI). We conducted observational and two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) analyses to investigate the effect of increased BMI on employment-related outcomes. Results Regressions showed BMI associated with all the employment-related outcomes investigated. MR analyses provided evidence for higher BMI causing increased risk of sickness/disability (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04, 1.11, per 1 Kg/m2 BMI increase) and decreased caring for home/family (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93, 0.99), higher TDI (Beta 0.038, 95% CI 0.018, 0.059), and lower household income (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.96, 0.99). In contrast, MR provided evidence for no causal effect of BMI on unemployment, early retirement, non-employment, hours worked or educational attainment. There was little evidence for causal effects differing by sex or age. Robustness tests yielded consistent results. Discussion BMI appears to exert a causal effect on employment status, largely by affecting an individual’s health rather than through increased unemployment arising from social discrimination. The obesity epidemic may be contributing to increased worklessness and therefore could impose a substantial societal burden.

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Work Disability and Prevention in SLE: A Focus on Assessment and Function

Nowrouzi‐Kia

Touma

2021

Outcome Measures and Metrics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Lost-time illness, injury and disability and its relationship with obesity in the workplace: A comprehensive literature review

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Ergonomic Challenges in the Perioperative Setting

Ergonomic Challenges in the Perioperative Setting

Effects of increased body mass index on employment status: a Mendelian randomisation study

Work Disability and Prevention in SLE: A Focus on Assessment and Function

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