A meta-analysis of observational studies identifies predictors of sickness absence

SFA Duijts, I Kant, GMH Swaen… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: About one in every three employees seen by their occupational physician is
absent from work because of psychosocial health complaints. To implement preventive …

Scientific citations favor positive results: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Duyx, MJE Urlings, GMH Swaen, LM Bouter… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Citation bias concerns the selective citation of scientific articles based on their
results. We brought together all available evidence on citation bias across scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Critical comments on the WHO-UNEP State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals–2012

…, KL Hentz, LR Rhomberg, J Staveley, G Swaen… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Early in 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a 2012 update to the
2002 State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. Several significant concerns …

Fatigue among working people: validity of a questionnaire measure

AJHM Beurskens, U Bültmann, IJ Kant… - Occupational and …, 2000 - oem.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the validity of the checklist individual strength questionnaire (CIS)
in the working population. This 20 item self reported questionnaire has often been used in …

Fatigue as a risk factor for being injured in an occupational accident: results from the Maastricht Cohort Study

GMH Swaen, L Van Amelsvoort… - Occupational and …, 2003 - oem.bmj.com
Aims: To determine whether fatigue and need for recovery are risk factors for being injured
in an occupational accident. Methods: These associations were investigated within the …

An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: the Maastricht Cohort Study

IJ Kant, U Bültmann, KAP Schröer… - Occupational and …, 2003 - oem.bmj.com
In 1998, a large scale prospective cohort study of prolonged fatigue in the working
population was started in the Netherlands. The ultimate goal of this Maastricht Cohort Study …

Fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence: results from the Maastricht cohort study on fatigue at work

N Janssen, IJ Kant, GMH Swaen… - Occupational and …, 2003 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: To investigate whether there is a relationship between fatigue and sickness
absence. Two additional hypotheses were based on the theoretical distinction between …

Work–family conflict as a risk factor for sickness absence

NWH Jansen, IJ Kant, LGPM van Amelsvoort… - Occupational and …, 2006 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives:(1) To study both cross-sectional and prospective relationships between work–
family conflict and sickness absence from work;(2) to explore the direction of the …

Direction of shift rotation among three-shift workers in relation to psychological health and work-family conflict

LGPM Van Amelsvoort, NWH Jansen… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2004 - JSTOR
Objectives The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the direction of shift
rotation was related to the need for recovery, fatigue, sleep quality, work-family conflict, and …

Common infections and the role of burnout in a Dutch working population

DCL Mohren, GMH Swaen, IJ Kant… - Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine if burnout is a risk factor for common cold, flu-like illness and
gastroenteritis. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study among 12,140 …