SJWEH - Online-first articles

Objective This study aimed to (i) investigate associations between different characteristics of exposure to shift work and breast cancer risk and (ii) identify effect modifiers. Methods Comprising 42 379 women from the Finnish Public Sector cohort, this longitudinal study included data from survey responses, payroll-based working hour records, and national breast cancer registr...

Objective We aimed to study multiple occupational exposures selected using an priori hypothesis as well as small-for-gestational age (SGA), birthweight (BW), and head circumference (HC). Methods We analyzed data from the Étude Longitudinale Française depuis l`Enfance (ELFE) cohort (N=12 851 mother-child pairs with a gestational age >33 weeks). The outcomes of interest were S...

Objectives Menopausal symptoms are common and can negatively affect women’s work functioning. Psychosocial work factors may play a role in how women experience these symptoms and their consequences on work. This study aims to examine the association between menopausal symptoms and work impairment, and whether psychosocial work factors moderate this association among peri- and po...

Objectives This study aimed to determine whether night shift work was associated with exposure to carcinogenic hazards, independent of occupation and industry. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 16 250 job records reported by 7023 participants. Participants provided lifetime job histories, including shift schedules and exposures to hazardous agents. Carcinogenic...

Objectives This study aimed to characterize long-term labor market participation from five years before to five years after assessment at departments of occupational medicine among patients referred with low-back pain (LBP) and to compare these patterns with those in a matched general working population. Secondary objectives were to assess subgroup differences and time to return...