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A web application called PRATICAdr helps workers with mental health issues return to work...
What should organisations think about when implementing toolkits to support workers’ mental...
A tool to help someone decide whether or not to disclose a mental health issue helped unemployed...
A personalised approach and workplace support are the keys to helping a worker adopt healthier...
Interventions for mental health issues must address the individual, organisational and systemic...
Supervisors’ personal experiences of burnout, their attitudes towards mental health and the...
A study highlights the importance of addressing ‘moral injury’, organisational practices and...
A sense of injustice is common among injured workers and can prolong their suffering. What...
A study suggests it’s time for a rethink on what causes distress in first responders and how to...
A study suggests that workplace mental health screening programs on their own may not be very...
A study of an AI drive app shows that digital psychosocial interventions can improve recovery...
A study suggests that taking a break, getting some exercise and spending time in nature — either...
What makes it so hard to effectively assess and implement measures to address psychosocial...
A worksite self-management program that used a group psycho-education format helped workers with...
Leaders’ behaviours can influence employees — and also prevent workplace injuries — through...
Interventions for work-related MSDs should not be based merely on addressing the symptoms, but...
Work Wellness Institute, Canada
Covering risk assessment, implementation, RTW, EAPs and post-implementation quality improvement,...
Are inflating and deflating “smart seats” the cure for back and neck pain amongst sedentary...
Workplace health and wellbeing programs almost always sound great in theory, but often come...
For sedentary office workers, gamification steps up activity but nudges (e.g. signs) in the...
Fixing the workplace or fixing the person: which is a more effective way to prevent lower back pain?
Clinical treatment combined with workplace changes is the most promising approach for improving...
Tackle the psychosocial work environment if you want to see higher productivity, less sickness...
Can workplace interventions ease occupational asthma? Are there benefits to reducing risk...
Can interventions that target the psychosocial work environment reduce mental illness AND...
A 5-day intervention for ICU nurses in France establishes that individual workers can learn to...
Contact with the workplace has proven benefits for workers with stress, depression and other...
Employer, union collaboration on disability management policy and RTW planning leads to 50% drop...
Not all participatory ergonomics programs are created equal, Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick...
International research says workplace interventions work best when they tick multiple boxes:...
Before your organisation invests in supervisor training, ask whether the organisational culture...
The right kind of vocational rehabilitation can stave off the transition to chronic disability....
A UK study has concluded that regular yoga can improve workplace wellbeing and reduce employee...
The evidence says you should improve workplace culture, clearly define roles and put better...
A European study of an integrated care program for workers with long term back problems shows a...
Reducing repetitive work is not the only option to consider when attempting to accommodate arm...
Surveys can help identify factors that will improve RTW.
Employer response to injury impacts employee recovery. This study identifies where employers go...
What works when designing disability management programs in the workplace?
What are the barriers to effective management of depression in the workplace?