(2009) 'Working for health ? evidence from systematic reviews on the e ects on health and health inequalities of organisational changes to the psychosocial work environment.', Preventive medicine., 48 (5). pp. 454-461. Further information on publisher's website:http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.018 Publisher's copyright statement:Additional information:
Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-pro t purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Results: Seven systematic reviews were identified. Changes to the psychosocial work environment were found to have important and generally beneficial effects on health.Importantly, five reviews suggested that organisational level psychosocial workplace interventions may have the potential to reduce health inequalities amongst employees.Conclusion: Policy makers should consider organisational level changes to the psychosocial work environment when seeking to improve the health of the working age population.
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