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The aim of the research is to verify the effectiveness of the dual education in modern educational institutions. The research involved the following methods: testing method (Self-Attitude Test) and methods of studying self-assessment through the ranking procedure; the peer-review method; Human Volitional Qualities Questionnaire; Student’s t-test and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; Spearman's Rank correlation coefficient; Survey Response Rate calculation. Students expressed the greatest satisfaction with such aspects as the relationship with the tutor (0.84), tutor’s objectivity in work evaluation (0.91), safe working environment (0.92), individual workplace (0.89). There were 58% of respondents who favoured dual education compared to traditional education. A group of experts who studied academic performance noted the advantage of the flipped classroom-based model. The level of special competencies in the control group was 4.5 units, while it was 4.9 units in the experimental group. The results of the study showed the high efficiency of dual education based on the flipped classroom model. The research identified a more effective implementation model. This model shows significant positive results, both in the context of higher education and vocational education. Future research should be aimed at finding an effective model for implementing the dual system in vocational education. Also, it is necessary to study the effectiveness of such innovations in modern realities.

This paper presents a sub-study on participatory design in visual management (VM), bracketed from a larger case study. In this case, VM refers to the recurrent meetings when managers and co-workers use dashboards (VM boards) to continuously organize work activities and performances and contribute to the ongoing development and improvements within the organization. The study focuses on when the managers and co-workers are participating in the process of designing and visualizing work-related information regarding workload for future VM boards. This paper emphasizes collaborative workshops and the creation of moodboards as participatory methods, and the application of theories of metaphorical thinking and conceptual and visual metaphors. The findings show that participants perceive the visual output they create metaphorically, in this case, the moodboards. Such visual outputs represent conceptual and visual metaphors that evoke the participants' sharing of core concepts and an establishment of stories related to the information to be designed. In turn, the metaphors and the storytelling stress desires, visions, objectives, and themes, besides workplace atmospheres, norms, and values governing the workplace. This understanding translates to shared work experiences where conceptual and visual thinking impact how work teams develop work-related information on VM boards together.

The aim of the research is to verify the effectiveness of the dual education in modern educational institutions. The research involved the following methods: testing method (Self-Attitude Test) and methods of studying self-assessment through the ranking procedure; the peer-review method; Human Volitional Qualities Questionnaire; Student’s t-test and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; Spearman's Rank correlation coefficient; Survey Response Rate calculation. Students expressed the greatest satisfaction with such aspects as the relationship with the tutor (0.84), tutor’s objectivity in work evaluation (0.91), safe working environment (0.92), individual workplace (0.89). There were 58% of respondents who favoured dual education compared to traditional education. A group of experts who studied academic performance noted the advantage of the flipped classroom-based model. The level of special competencies in the control group was 4.5 units, while it was 4.9 units in the experimental group. The results of the study showed the high efficiency of dual education based on the flipped classroom model. The research identified a more effective implementation model. This model shows significant positive results, both in the context of higher education and vocational education. Future research should be aimed at finding an effective model for implementing the dual system in vocational education. Also, it is necessary to study the effectiveness of such innovations in modern realities.

The aim of the research is to verify the effectiveness of the dual education in modern educational institutions. The research involved the following methods: testing method (Self-Attitude Test) and methods of studying self-assessment through the ranking procedure; the peer-review method; Human Volitional Qualities Questionnaire; Student’s t-test and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; Spearman's Rank correlation coefficient; Survey Response Rate calculation. Students expressed the greatest satisfaction with such aspects as the relationship with the tutor (0.84), tutor’s objectivity in work evaluation (0.91), safe working environment (0.92), individual workplace (0.89). There were 58% of respondents who favoured dual education compared to traditional education. A group of experts who studied academic performance noted the advantage of the flipped classroom-based model. The level of special competencies in the control group was 4.5 units, while it was 4.9 units in the experimental group. The results of the study showed the high efficiency of dual education based on the flipped classroom model. The research identified a more effective implementation model. This model shows significant positive results, both in the context of higher education and vocational education. Future research should be aimed at finding an effective model for implementing the dual system in vocational education. Also, it is necessary to study the effectiveness of such innovations in modern realities.

Though modeling tools are developing fast, today, enterprise modeling is still a highly manual task that requires substantial human effort. Today, human modelers are not only assigned the creative component of the process, but they also need to perform routine work related to comparing the being developed model with existing ones. Larger amount of information available today makes it possible for a modeler to analyze more information and existing models when developing own models. However, it also complicates the process since the modeler is often not able to analyze all of them. In this work, we discuss the potential of the novel idea of using machine learning methods for enterprise modeling assistance that would benefit from their ability to discover tacit knowledge/regularities in the available data. Graph neural networks have been chosen as the main technique. The contribution lies in the proposed modeling assistance scenarios as well as carried out evaluation of the potential benefits for the modeler. The presented illustrative case study scenario is aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach. The viability and potential of the idea are proved via experiments.

Das Assessment Workstyle Short Form ist ein Selbsteinschätzungsbogen von Feuerstein und Nicholas (2006) für die Erfassung des Workstyles (Arbeitsverhalten) bei Menschen mit Work-related upper extremity disorders (WRUED). WRUED ist die Bezeichnung für arbeitsbedingte Muskel-Skelett-Erkrankungen der oberen Extremitäten. Um das Assessment für die Ergotherapie in der Schweiz verwenden zu können, wird eine deutsche Übersetzung benötigt. Das Ziel ist, eine erste deutsche Übersetzung des genannten Assessments nach der Leitlinie «Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys» (Survey Research Center, 2016) zu erstellen. Die Übersetzung wurde im Team in einem mehrstufigen Prozess gemäss den Schritten Übersetzung (Translation), Überprüfung (Review), Entscheidung für eine Übersetzungsvariante (Adjudication), Testlauf (Pretesting) und Dokumentation (Documentation) erstellt. Das Ergebnis ist eine erste deutsche Version des Workstyle Short Form. Diese Version soll in der Ergotherapie für Menschen mit WRUED zur Zielsetzung, Interventionsplanung und Evaluation genutzt werden können. Allerdings braucht es weitere Forschung, um die Qualität und die Güte der deutschen Version zu testen, bevor es als zuverlässiges Assessment in der Praxis angewendet werden kann.

Bakgrund: Stressiga arbetsmiljöer påverkar hälsan negativt bland sjuksköterskor. Långvarig stress kan leda till både fysiska och psykiska besvär såsom smärta i rygg och axlar, utmattning, frustration, ångest och utbrändhet. Stress och ohälsa hos sjuksköterskor äventyrar även patientsäkerheten. Till följd av den arbetsrelaterade stressen väljer många sjuksköterskor att lämna sina yrken. Syfte: Beskriva arbetsmiljöfaktorer som leder till stressrelaterad ohälsa bland sjuksköterskor. Metod: En litteraturstudie med elva kvalitativa artiklar. Resultat: Ur analysen framkom två huvudteman; Ökade arbetskrav med bristande återhämtning samt hinder i omgivande organisation med sex subteman. Konklusion: Stressrelaterad ohälsa bland sjuksköterskor är ett stort problem. Genom en djupare förståelse för vilka stressfaktorerna är så kan åtgärder sättas in på arbetsplatserna., Background: Stressful work environments negatively affect the health of nurses. Stress can lead to both physical and psychological problems such as pain in the back and shoulders, exhaustion, frustration, anxiety, and burnout. Stress and ill-health among nurses also endanger patient safety. As a result of the work-related stress, many nurses choose to leave their professions. Aim: Illustrate work environment factors that lead to stress-related illness among nurses. Method: A literature study in which eleven qualitative articles. Findings: Two main themes emerged from the analysis; Increased work demands with lack of recovery and obstacles in surrounding organization with six sub themes. Conclusion: Stress-related illness among nurses is a major problem. Through a deeper understanding of what the stress factors are, measures can be implemented in the workplace.

Bakgrund: Stressiga arbetsmiljöer påverkar hälsan negativt bland sjuksköterskor. Långvarig stress kan leda till både fysiska och psykiska besvär såsom smärta i rygg och axlar, utmattning, frustration, ångest och utbrändhet. Stress och ohälsa hos sjuksköterskor äventyrar även patientsäkerheten. Till följd av den arbetsrelaterade stressen väljer många sjuksköterskor att lämna sina yrken. Syfte: Beskriva arbetsmiljöfaktorer som leder till stressrelaterad ohälsa bland sjuksköterskor. Metod: En litteraturstudie med elva kvalitativa artiklar. Resultat: Ur analysen framkom två huvudteman; Ökade arbetskrav med bristande återhämtning samt hinder i omgivande organisation med sex subteman. Konklusion: Stressrelaterad ohälsa bland sjuksköterskor är ett stort problem. Genom en djupare förståelse för vilka stressfaktorerna är så kan åtgärder sättas in på arbetsplatserna., Background: Stressful work environments negatively affect the health of nurses. Stress can lead to both physical and psychological problems such as pain in the back and shoulders, exhaustion, frustration, anxiety, and burnout. Stress and ill-health among nurses also endanger patient safety. As a result of the work-related stress, many nurses choose to leave their professions. Aim: Illustrate work environment factors that lead to stress-related illness among nurses. Method: A literature study in which eleven qualitative articles. Findings: Two main themes emerged from the analysis; Increased work demands with lack of recovery and obstacles in surrounding organization with six sub themes. Conclusion: Stress-related illness among nurses is a major problem. Through a deeper understanding of what the stress factors are, measures can be implemented in the workplace.

Das Assessment Workstyle Short Form ist ein Selbsteinschätzungsbogen von Feuerstein und Nicholas (2006) für die Erfassung des Workstyles (Arbeitsverhalten) bei Menschen mit Work-related upper extremity disorders (WRUED). WRUED ist die Bezeichnung für arbeitsbedingte Muskel-Skelett-Erkrankungen der oberen Extremitäten. Um das Assessment für die Ergotherapie in der Schweiz verwenden zu können, wird eine deutsche Übersetzung benötigt. Das Ziel ist, eine erste deutsche Übersetzung des genannten Assessments nach der Leitlinie «Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys» (Survey Research Center, 2016) zu erstellen. Die Übersetzung wurde im Team in einem mehrstufigen Prozess gemäss den Schritten Übersetzung (Translation), Überprüfung (Review), Entscheidung für eine Übersetzungsvariante (Adjudication), Testlauf (Pretesting) und Dokumentation (Documentation) erstellt. Das Ergebnis ist eine erste deutsche Version des Workstyle Short Form. Diese Version soll in der Ergotherapie für Menschen mit WRUED zur Zielsetzung, Interventionsplanung und Evaluation genutzt werden können. Allerdings braucht es weitere Forschung, um die Qualität und die Güte der deutschen Version zu testen, bevor es als zuverlässiges Assessment in der Praxis angewendet werden kann.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

In a digitalized society our work environment is highly integrated with our home environment making work boundless both in terms of time and space. The digital work environment risks increased stress. Based on a case study in Swedish schools we investigate how teachers experience the use of social media for work-related purposes. We do so by using the Technology Affordance and Constraints Theory to capture the affordances as well as constraints of this use. Findings show that affordances of social media in schools were increased opportunities for learning, transparency and community building. Constraints were distractions from learning, increased isolation, stress and, above all, lack of guidance in how and when to use social media. We end the paper arguing that lack of policies and guidelines governing the use of social media at work is risking an increase in boundary blurring and potentially more stress.

Walking meetings are a promising means to improve healthy behavior at work. By providing a physically active way of working, walking meetings can reduce our sitting time. Several obstacles that limit the social acceptance and wider adoption of walking meeting practice have been highlighted in previous research. Amongst these, the difficulty to take notes or present files is a recurring concern for office workers. To address these barriers, we designed the Hub, a network of stand-up meeting stations that accommodate different work-related tasks during walking meetings. We report on two pilot user tests investigating users' experiences and ideas for improvement, and present future research steps. We discuss the usefulness and relevance of the Hub concept to overcome the obstacles associated with walking meetings. © 2020 Owner/Author.

Walking meetings are a promising means to improve healthy behavior at work. By providing a physically active way of working, walking meetings can reduce our sitting time. Several obstacles that limit the social acceptance and wider adoption of walking meeting practice have been highlighted in previous research. Amongst these, the difficulty to take notes or present files is a recurring concern for office workers. To address these barriers, we designed the Hub, a network of stand-up meeting stations that accommodate different work-related tasks during walking meetings. We report on two pilot user tests investigating users' experiences and ideas for improvement, and present future research steps. We discuss the usefulness and relevance of the Hub concept to overcome the obstacles associated with walking meetings. © 2020 Owner/Author.

A current topic that is being discussed in education is the opportunity to work after graduation. The thesis strives to investigate what kind of competence is being created in higher education in order to determine the employability of the student and to clarify what educational support that is available. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with seven student counselors who shared their views on the correlation between education and the labor market in order to explore how to work with employability. The result shows that there is a lack of work-related learning in higher education that increases the gap between education and the labor market. The student indicates stress and anxiety about the future of the labor market and feels lost in what the education generates for type of competence. To avoid this problem, information about the skills that the labor market is demanding should be implemented in education and the opportunity to assign internships in the general programs.

Problemformulering: Upprepade traumatiska upplevelser, oförutsägbara situationer, oregelbundna arbetstimmar, tidspress samt otillräcklig tid för återhämtning är bara några få anledningar som bidrar till att ambulanssjuksköterskor lider av stor risk att drabbas av psykisk ohälsa. Långa sjukskrivningar kan bli resultatet av den psykiska ohälsan. I dagsläget används flera metoder för att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen men ändå är det ett stort problem. Genom att låta ambulanssjuksköterskorna själva berätta om vad de anser kan vara en möjlig metod för stressreducering kan problemet minska. Metod: En kvalitativ metod användes för att få en djupare förståelse inom det aktuella ämnet. Sex ambulanssjuksköterskor intervjuades, med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer, där de fick berätta om vilka möjliga åtgärder de ansåg kunde minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades därefter med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Där togs teman fram som sedan användes i resultatet. Resultat: Respondenterna ansåg att det fanns flera områden där möjliga åtgärder kunde bidra till att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Sociala relationer, bra ledarskap, kontroll över schema, utbildning, erfarenhet och fritid var de områden där respondenterna ansåg att det fanns möjlighet till potentiella åtgärder. I vissa fall var det nya åtgärder som kunde implementeras och i andra fall var det redan aktuella åtgärder som behövde förbättras eller användas mer frekvent. Slutsats: Det finns flera åtgärder som kan visa sig vara effektiva för att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Ett bra ledarskap i samband med gemensamt ansvar är essentiellt för att skapa en bra arbetsmiljö. Möjligheten till att eliminera all psykisk stress från arbetet ses som väldigt svårt, men genom möjliga åtgärder kan den minskas eller hanteras. Mer kvalitativ forskning kring detta ämne kan leda till fler svar., Problem: Mental illness is common in ambulance nurses due to traumatic events, irregular working hours, pressure and lack of time for recovery. The result of these factors can be long-term sick leave. There are som actions already taken in todays ambulance service but the problem with work-related mental stress is still present. Method: Six ambulance nurses were interviewed to see what actions they thought could be used to reduce the work-related mental stress. The interviews were then analyzed by using a qualitative content analysis. Several themes were revealed that then were used in the result. Result: Several possible actions where was considered as useful to reduce the work-related mental stress. Social relationships, a good leadership, control over scheduling, education, experience and leisure time activities were areas where possible actions could be taken. In som cases there were new methods to reduce stress and in others there were already existing ones that could be expanded. Conclusion: Work related mental stress in ambulance nurses is something that will not disappear. But this study showed that there are possible methods that could help reduce and manage the mental stress. A good leadership seemed essential to create a good working environment were work-related mental stress was not common. More qualatative studies needs to be done regarding this subject and then there is a possibility to learn more methods wich can help ambulance nurses deal with the problem of work-related mental stress.

The paper considers the bottleneck routing problem, the prototype of which is the task of minimizing the radiation dose of workers during the performance of work related to disassembly of radiation-hazardous equipment. The authors proposed an optimal algorithm for solving the problem, which is based on the dynamic programming method. Its effectiveness is illustrated by example. © 2019, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Hosting by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Problemformulering: Upprepade traumatiska upplevelser, oförutsägbara situationer, oregelbundna arbetstimmar, tidspress samt otillräcklig tid för återhämtning är bara några få anledningar som bidrar till att ambulanssjuksköterskor lider av stor risk att drabbas av psykisk ohälsa. Långa sjukskrivningar kan bli resultatet av den psykiska ohälsan. I dagsläget används flera metoder för att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen men ändå är det ett stort problem. Genom att låta ambulanssjuksköterskorna själva berätta om vad de anser kan vara en möjlig metod för stressreducering kan problemet minska. Metod: En kvalitativ metod användes för att få en djupare förståelse inom det aktuella ämnet. Sex ambulanssjuksköterskor intervjuades, med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer, där de fick berätta om vilka möjliga åtgärder de ansåg kunde minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades därefter med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Där togs teman fram som sedan användes i resultatet. Resultat: Respondenterna ansåg att det fanns flera områden där möjliga åtgärder kunde bidra till att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Sociala relationer, bra ledarskap, kontroll över schema, utbildning, erfarenhet och fritid var de områden där respondenterna ansåg att det fanns möjlighet till potentiella åtgärder. I vissa fall var det nya åtgärder som kunde implementeras och i andra fall var det redan aktuella åtgärder som behövde förbättras eller användas mer frekvent. Slutsats: Det finns flera åtgärder som kan visa sig vara effektiva för att minska den arbetsrelaterade psykiska stressen. Ett bra ledarskap i samband med gemensamt ansvar är essentiellt för att skapa en bra arbetsmiljö. Möjligheten till att eliminera all psykisk stress från arbetet ses som väldigt svårt, men genom möjliga åtgärder kan den minskas eller hanteras. Mer kvalitativ forskning kring detta ämne kan leda till fler svar., Problem: Mental illness is common in ambulance nurses due to traumatic events, irregular working hours, pressure and lack of time for recovery. The result of these factors can be long-term sick leave. There are som actions already taken in todays ambulance service but the problem with work-related mental stress is still present. Method: Six ambulance nurses were interviewed to see what actions they thought could be used to reduce the work-related mental stress. The interviews were then analyzed by using a qualitative content analysis. Several themes were revealed that then were used in the result. Result: Several possible actions where was considered as useful to reduce the work-related mental stress. Social relationships, a good leadership, control over scheduling, education, experience and leisure time activities were areas where possible actions could be taken. In som cases there were new methods to reduce stress and in others there were already existing ones that could be expanded. Conclusion: Work related mental stress in ambulance nurses is something that will not disappear. But this study showed that there are possible methods that could help reduce and manage the mental stress. A good leadership seemed essential to create a good working environment were work-related mental stress was not common. More qualatative studies needs to be done regarding this subject and then there is a possibility to learn more methods wich can help ambulance nurses deal with the problem of work-related mental stress.

A current topic that is being discussed in education is the opportunity to work after graduation. The thesis strives to investigate what kind of competence is being created in higher education in order to determine the employability of the student and to clarify what educational support that is available. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with seven student counselors who shared their views on the correlation between education and the labor market in order to explore how to work with employability. The result shows that there is a lack of work-related learning in higher education that increases the gap between education and the labor market. The student indicates stress and anxiety about the future of the labor market and feels lost in what the education generates for type of competence. To avoid this problem, information about the skills that the labor market is demanding should be implemented in education and the opportunity to assign internships in the general programs.

The decision to become an entrepreneur may be one adaptation strategy individuals enact when they experience low work-related wellbeing. To date we know that the interplay between work-related identification and work-related subjective wellbeing affects individuals work-related choices. However, we possess less knowledge about the nature of this relationship. Extant studies have linked work-related subjective wellbeing (SWB) to identification, yet conceptualization of work-related identification has, like SWB, typically been considered from a static state perspective rather than a dynamic process perspective. Further, researcher imposed definitions have been used rather than seeking individuals self-definitions. Our study seeks to complement existing work by showing that identification is a dynamic process where we explore the relationship between multiple identifications and wellbeing. We empirically investigate the interplaying processes of identification and work-related wellbeing in an in-depth, person-centered, life story approach to the entrepreneurial endeavor. Our sample was purposively selected to include individuals with a strong professional identification while enhancing the variability of challenges faced over time in the entrepreneurial identification process. Our novel sample and life story methodology contribute to illustrating the dynamics of wellbeing over time with a constant identification and dis-identification in moving between aspired and experienced wellbeing; as well as highlighting that wellbeing becomes the antecedent, means and result while entrepreneurship is the believed mechanism to come closer to experienced wellbeing.

The decision to become an entrepreneur may be one adaptation strategy individuals enact when they experience low work-related wellbeing. To date we know that the interplay between work-related identification and work-related subjective wellbeing affects individuals work-related choices. However, we possess less knowledge about the nature of this relationship. Extant studies have linked work-related subjective wellbeing (SWB) to identification, yet conceptualization of work-related identification has, like SWB, typically been considered from a static state perspective rather than a dynamic process perspective. Further, researcher imposed definitions have been used rather than seeking individuals self-definitions. Our study seeks to complement existing work by showing that identification is a dynamic process where we explore the relationship between multiple identifications and wellbeing. We empirically investigate the interplaying processes of identification and work-related wellbeing in an in-depth, person-centered, life story approach to the entrepreneurial endeavor. Our sample was purposively selected to include individuals with a strong professional identification while enhancing the variability of challenges faced over time in the entrepreneurial identification process. Our novel sample and life story methodology contribute to illustrating the dynamics of wellbeing over time with a constant identification and dis-identification in moving between aspired and experienced wellbeing; as well as highlighting that wellbeing becomes the antecedent, means and result while entrepreneurship is the believed mechanism to come closer to experienced wellbeing.

Adequate implementation of work-related stress management interventions can reduce or prevent work-related stress and sick leave in organizations. We developed a multifaceted integral stress-prevention strategy for organizations from several sectors that includes a digital platform and collaborative learning network. The digital platform contains a stepwise protocol to implement work-related stress-management interventions. It includes stress screeners, interventions and intervention providers to facilitate access to and the selection of matching work-related stress-management interventions. The collaborative learning network, including stakeholders from various organizations, plans meetings focussing on an exchange of experiences and good practices among organizations for the implementation of stress prevention measures. This paper describes the design of an integral stress-prevention strategy, Stress Prevention@Work, and the protocol for the evaluation of: 1) the effects of the strategy on perceived stress and work-related outcomes, and 2) the barriers and facilitators for implementation of the strategy. The effectiveness of Stress Prevention@Work will be evaluated in a cluster controlled trial, in a large healthcare organization in the Netherlands, at six and 12 months. An independent researcher will match teams on working conditions and size and allocate the teams to the intervention or control group. Teams in the intervention group will be offered Stress Prevention@Work. For each intervention team, one employee is responsible for applying the strategy within his/her team using the digital platform and visiting the collaborative learning network. Using a waiting list design, the control group will be given access to the strategy after 12 months. The primary outcome is the employees’ perceived stress measured by the stress subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Secondary outcome measures are job demands, job resources and the number

Objectives: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are highly prevalent and put a large burden on the (working) society. Primary prevention of work-related MSD focuses often on physical risk factors (such as on manual lifting and awkward postures), but has not been too successful in reducing the MSD burden. This may partly be caused by insufficient knowledge of etiological mechanisms and/or a lack of adequately feasible interventions (theory failure and program failure, respectively), possibly due to limited integration of research disciplines. A research framework could link research disciplines thereby strengthening the development and implementation of preventive interventions. Our objective was to define and describe such a framework for multi-disciplinary research on work-related MSD prevention. Methods: We described a framework for MSD prevention research, partly based on frameworks from other research fields (i.e., sports injury prevention and public health). Results: The framework is composed of a repeated sequence of six steps comprising the assessment of 1) incidence and severity of MSD, 2) risk factors for MSD, and 3) underlying mechanisms; and the 4) development, 5) evaluation, and 6) implementation of preventive intervention(s). Conclusions: In the present framework for optimal work-related MSD prevention, research disciplines are linked. This framework can thereby help to improve theories and strengthen the development and implementation of prevention strategies for work-related MSD.

The development of the midwifery profession and the culture of childbirth are inevitably entwined from an historical perspective through to current day practice. Early written accounts describe the fifteenth century midwife as dealing with high maternal and child mortality rates, the invention of forceps, the rise of male obstetric practitioners, and the complex social and cultural changes of that era. The twenty-first century midwife faces challenges in Australia and worldwide, which are not dissimilar to our midwifery predecessors. Midwifery clinical practice has become more complex due to the medicalisation of childbirth and 21st century lifestyles, which have contributed to a rise in critical incidents and emergency situations amongst labouring, birthing and postpartum women. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether clinical midwifery practice causes midwives work-related stress which may have implications for the emotional well-being and career decisions from the perspective of Western Australian midwives. Work-related stress has been extensively researched amongst other health professionals, but relatively little is known about Western Australian midwives and work-related stress, therefore this required further exploration. A classic grounded theory study design was used, which included 21 in-depth individual face-to-face interviews with Western Australian registered midwives from May 2014 to December 2015. ‘Midwifery is Stressful but it is not the Job Itself’, was the core problem to emerge from the collected data, with three major sub-categories emerging which included workloads, coordinators and traumatic incidents. These factors were identified as causing stress. The sub-categories are explored in relation to the consequences, context and process that affected, influenced and constrained the participants. Emotional distress, commitment to midwifery and future career decisions are the final sub-categories identified that provide an unders

Studien undersökte faktorerna arbetskrav, arbetskontroll och socialt stöds inverkan på arbetsrelaterad stress. Ett bekvämlighetsurval gjordes på ett privat företag (n=101). Det instrument som användes i studien bestod av utvalda frågor ur den korta versionen av QPS-Nordics frågeformulär för psykologiska och sociala faktorer i arbetslivet (Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000). De frågor som valdes ut behandlade de faktorer som hade relevans för studien. Den andra delen av enkäten bestod av utvalda påståenden från Kjellbergs och Wadmans (2002) Stress-Energi-formulär. Resultatet från Stepwise regressionsanalys visade att arbetskrav hade en signifikant effekt på arbetsrelaterad stress (β = 0,51, t(9) = 5,86, p = 0,000). Slutsatsen blev att organisationens utformning och chefens roll var av betydelse för respondenterna för att motverka höga arbetskrav och på så sätt förebygga arbetsrelaterad stress. Tjänstemännen anses inte ha ett ”spänt- eller iso-spänt” arbete utifrån vad som beskrivs i Karasek och Theorells (1990) krav-, kontroll- och stödmodell.

RationaleLinks between occupational exposures and morbidity in individuals with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear.ObjectivesTo determine the impact of occupational exposures on COPD morbidity.MethodsA job exposure matrix (JEM) determined occupational exposure likelihood based on longest job in current/former smokers (n = 1,075) recruited as part of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study, of whom 721 had established COPD. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression models estimated the association of occupational exposure with COPD, and among those with established disease, the occupational exposure associations with 6-minute-walk distance (6MWD), the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC), the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), 12-item Short-Form Physical Component (SF-12), and COPD exacerbations requiring health care utilization, adjusting for demographics, current smoking status, and cumulative pack-years.Measurements and main resultsAn intermediate/high risk of occupational exposure by JEM was found in 38% of participants. In multivariate analysis, those with job exposures had higher odds of COPD (odds ratio, 1.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.97). Among those with COPD, job exposures were associated with shorter 6MWDs (-26.0 m; P = 0.006); worse scores for mMRC (0.23; P = 0.004), CAT (1.8; P = 0.003), SGRQ (4.5; P = 0.003), and SF-12 Physical (-3.3; P < 0.0001); and greater odds of exacerbation requiring health care utilization (odds ratio, 1.55; P = 0.03).ConclusionsAccounting for smoking, occupational exposure was associated with COPD risk and, for those with established disease, shorter walk distance, greater breathlessness, worse quality of life, and increased exacerbation risk. Clinicians should obtain occupational histories from patients with COPD because work-related exposures may influence disease burden.

BackgroundExposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) can be a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its role among relatively heavy smokers with potential co-exposure to workplace vapors, gas, dust, and fumes (VGDF) has not been studied.MethodsTo estimate the contribution of SHS exposure to COPD risk, taking into account smoking effects and work-related exposures to VGDF, we quantified SHS based on survey responses for 1400 ever-employed subjects enrolled in the COPDGene study, all current or former smokers with or without COPD. Occupational exposures to VGDF were quantified based on a job exposure matrix. The associations between SHS and COPD were tested in multivariate logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, VGDF exposure, and cumulative smoking.Results and discussionExposures to SHS at work and at home during adulthood were associated with increased COPD risk: odds ratio (OR) = 1.12 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.23; p = 0.01) and OR = 1.09 (95%CI: 1.00-1.18; p = 0.04) per 10 years of exposure adjusted for smoking and other covariates, respectively. In addition, subjects with employment histories likely to entail exposure to VGDF were more likely to have COPD: OR = 1.52 (95%CI: 1.16-1.98; p < 0.01) (adjusted for other covariates). While adult home SHS COPD risk was attenuated among the heaviest smokers within the cohort, workplace SHS and job VGDF risks persisted in that stratum.ConclusionAmong smokers all with at least 10 pack-years, adult home and work SHS exposures and occupational VGDF exposure are all associated with COPD.

Work-related musculoskeletal pain (MSP) risk assessments by trained observers are often used in ergonomic practice; however, the validity may be questionable. We investigated the predictive value of work-site MSP risk estimates in a prospective cohort study of 1745 workers. Trained observers estimated the risk of MSP (neck, shoulder or low-back pain) using a three-point scale (high, moderate and low risk) after observing a video of randomly selected workers representing a task group. Associations of the estimated risk of pain and reported pain during a three-year follow-up were assessed using logistic regression. Estimated risk of neck and shoulder pain did (odds ratio, OR: 1.45 (95% confidence interval, CI: 1.01-2.08); 1.64 (95% CI: 1.05-2.55)), however, estimated risk of low-back pain did not significantly predict pain (OR: 1.27 (95% CI: 0.91-1.79)). The results show that observers were able to estimate the risk of shoulder and neck pain, whereas they found it difficult to estimate the risk of low-back pain.Practitioner Summary: Work-related musculoskeletal pain risk assessments by observers are often used in ergonomic practice. We showed that observers were able to estimate shoulder and neck pain risk, but had difficulties to estimate the risk of low-back pain. Therefore, observers' risk estimates might provide a useful method for musculoskeletal pain risk assessments. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

This workshop is a continuation and extension to the successful past workshops including [4, 5, 6]. The workshop addresses the opportunities and challenges for the design of digital interactive systems that engage individuals in critical reflection on their everyday food practices - including designing for engagement in more environmentally aware, socially inclusive, and healthier behaviour. These three themes represent the focus of much recent HCI work related to food. The workshop aims to further the conversation on these themes through understanding specifically how the process of critical reflection can be encouraged by interactive technology. While the focus will be on food as an application area, the intention is to also explore, more generally, how the process of critical reflection can be facilitated through interactive technology. The workshop provides a unique forum to discuss existing theoretical and pragmatic approaches, and to envision novel ways to design technology that encourages sustained critical reflection.

Swedish recycling centres are manned facilities for waste collection. There is no special category in the official injury statistics for employees at recycling centres, which precludes a straightforward analysis of reported occupational injuries. This study aimed at identifying the frequency of reported accidents and diseases and the type of events that contribute to such injuries at recycling centres, based on official injury statistics. The employees were identified as being affected by more than three to five times as many accidents compared with the total workforce in Sweden. The reported accidents had occurred during a wide range of situations, but most frequently during manual handling of waste. Reported work-related diseases were mostly associated with musculoskeletal disorders, mainly due to heavy lifting. A more detailed classification of sanitation professions and workplaces in the official injury statistics would facilitate future studies of injuries in a specific professional category, e.g. employees at recycling centres. Suggestions for prevention are given. Statement of Relevance: The present article describes all reported work accidents and diseases among employees at recycling centres from 1992 to February 2005. It also highlights the problem of identifying new working groups in the official statistics and gives advice for a detailed classification to facilitate such future studies of injuries., QC 20110516

Syftet med denna studie har varit att beskriva hur kvinnor med arbetsrelaterat handeksem upplever sin livskvalitet. Studien har en deskriptiv design med induktiv ansats och kvalitativ forskningsintervju som metod. Intervjuerna har genomförts med ett strategiskt urval och tematiserade frågor. Analysen utfördes med innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim & Lundman, (2004), på manifest och latent nivå och utmynnade i ett övergripande tema med fem underliggande kategorier. Temat är, Handeksem upplevdes som en begränsning och länkar samman det latenta innehållet i de fem kategorierna. Dessa består av; Kvinnornas uppfattning om livskvalitet, Kvinnornas upplevelse av bevarad livskvalitet, Kvinnornas upplevelse av handeksemets fysiska påverkan på livskvaliteten, Kvinnornas upplevelse av handeksemets psykiska påverkan på livskvaliteten och Kvinnornas upplevelse av hantering av påverkan på livskvaliteten. Resultatet visade att handeksem upplevdes som en begränsning hos kvinnor med arbetsrelaterat handeksem. Det som påverkade livskvaliteten negativt var de begränsningar som handeksem medför. De begränsningar som kvinnorna upplevde var påverkan på handfunktionen som medförde begränsningar som att det är svårt att ta i saker. Kvinnorna upplevde även att det var plågamt att arbeta med handeksem och att arbetsuppgifter förvärrade symtomen. Begränsningarna innefattade även en psykisk påverkan av handeksemet som yttrade sig i inre känslor som irritation, frustration, skamkänsla eller känslor av oro och rädsla samt funderingar på hur andra människor uppfattade handeksemet. Det som påverkade livskvaliteten positivt var de goda relationer, bra arbete och berikande fritid som kvinnorna upplevde att de hade. Kvinnorna hanterade sina besvär genom att kämpa och de upplevda begränsningarna av handeksemet hanterades genom att inte se dessa som något hinder. Slutsats är att den kliniska nyttan med studien är att ökad kunskap och förståelse av begreppet livskvalitet , kan skapa nya strategier fö, The purpose of this study was to describe how women with work-related hand eczema perceive their quality of life. The study has a descriptive design with an inductive approach and qualitative research interview as a method. The interviews were conducted by a strategic choice and themed issius. The analysis was conducted with content analysis accored Graneheim & Lundman, (2004), on the manifest and latent level and resulted in an overall theme with the five underlying categories. These consist of: Women`s perceptions of quality of life, Women`s experience of maintaining quality of life, Women`s experience of hand eczema physical impact on the quality of life and Women`s experience of managing the impact on quality of life. The results show that living with hand eczema was seen as a restriction in women with occupational hand eczema. It has affected the quality of life negatively was the restriction of hand eczema leads. The limitations that women experienced were the effect on hand function, which led to restrictions that make it difficult to take in things. The women also felt that it was painful to work with hand eczema and the work exacerbated the symtoms. Limitations included a psychological impact of hand eczema, wich spoke of the inner feelings of irritation, frustration, shame or feelings of anxiety and fear, and thougts on how other people perceive hand eczema. It has affected the quality of life positively, they were good relationships, good work and enriching leisure time that the women felt that they had. The women managed their problems by fighting and the perceived limitations of hand eczema were handled by not seeing them as an obstacle. The conclusion is that the clinical be´nefit of this study is that increaséd knowledge and understanding of the concept of quality of life can create new strategies to assist individuals with work-related hand eczema, and through this reduce the risk of long-term psychosocial disability.

Methods are developed for different audiences and purposes. HCI researchers develop methods to shape the future through pure, applied and blue sky research – as is still the case with most affective interactive applications. Unsurprisingly, practitioners will be more concerned that the methods they use not only are tractable but produce better and more innovative results in terms of the systems they ultimately release into the world. Researchers, on the other hand, may have other concerns, such as the novelty of their techniques. Up until recently, most HCI methods (both for researchers and practitioners) were developed for work applications and desktop situations. They focused on efficiency, learnability, transparency, control and other work-related values. They were developed in response to a theoretical orientation which viewed the user as an information processing system not so dissimilar to the computer itself. But now that HCI is concerned with technologies that enter all aspects of life, our methods have begun to change and will need to continue to change. In keeping with our changing conception of what a “user” is and a wider concern with their experience of use of new technologies, a key challenge will be to develop and expand methods for analyzing not just what people do with the technology but how it makes them feel, and not just how people understand technology but how they make sense of it as part of their lives. Methods must be concerned, not only with issues of usefulness and usability, but also with issues of aesthetics, expression, and emotion. In addition we need to focus on evaluating technology not just in the short term under controlled conditions but also in the longer term and in broader social and cultural contexts. In this section, we will therefore provide two strands of evaluation methods. The first concerns what we might see as more traditional usability evaluation: is my system usable for the purpose it was designed for? The second stran, QC 20220212

Syftet med denna studie har varit att beskriva hur kvinnor med arbetsrelaterat handeksem upplever sin livskvalitet. Studien har en deskriptiv design med induktiv ansats och kvalitativ forskningsintervju som metod. Intervjuerna har genomförts med ett strategiskt urval och tematiserade frågor. Analysen utfördes med innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim & Lundman, (2004), på manifest och latent nivå och utmynnade i ett övergripande tema med fem underliggande kategorier. Temat är, Handeksem upplevdes som en begränsning och länkar samman det latenta innehållet i de fem kategorierna. Dessa består av; Kvinnornas uppfattning om livskvalitet, Kvinnornas upplevelse av bevarad livskvalitet, Kvinnornas upplevelse av handeksemets fysiska påverkan på livskvaliteten, Kvinnornas upplevelse av handeksemets psykiska påverkan på livskvaliteten och Kvinnornas upplevelse av hantering av påverkan på livskvaliteten. Resultatet visade att handeksem upplevdes som en begränsning hos kvinnor med arbetsrelaterat handeksem. Det som påverkade livskvaliteten negativt var de begränsningar som handeksem medför. De begränsningar som kvinnorna upplevde var påverkan på handfunktionen som medförde begränsningar som att det är svårt att ta i saker. Kvinnorna upplevde även att det var plågamt att arbeta med handeksem och att arbetsuppgifter förvärrade symtomen. Begränsningarna innefattade även en psykisk påverkan av handeksemet som yttrade sig i inre känslor som irritation, frustration, skamkänsla eller känslor av oro och rädsla samt funderingar på hur andra människor uppfattade handeksemet. Det som påverkade livskvaliteten positivt var de goda relationer, bra arbete och berikande fritid som kvinnorna upplevde att de hade. Kvinnorna hanterade sina besvär genom att kämpa och de upplevda begränsningarna av handeksemet hanterades genom att inte se dessa som något hinder. Slutsats är att den kliniska nyttan med studien är att ökad kunskap och förståelse av begreppet livskvalitet , kan skapa nya strategier fö, The purpose of this study was to describe how women with work-related hand eczema perceive their quality of life. The study has a descriptive design with an inductive approach and qualitative research interview as a method. The interviews were conducted by a strategic choice and themed issius. The analysis was conducted with content analysis accored Graneheim & Lundman, (2004), on the manifest and latent level and resulted in an overall theme with the five underlying categories. These consist of: Women`s perceptions of quality of life, Women`s experience of maintaining quality of life, Women`s experience of hand eczema physical impact on the quality of life and Women`s experience of managing the impact on quality of life. The results show that living with hand eczema was seen as a restriction in women with occupational hand eczema. It has affected the quality of life negatively was the restriction of hand eczema leads. The limitations that women experienced were the effect on hand function, which led to restrictions that make it difficult to take in things. The women also felt that it was painful to work with hand eczema and the work exacerbated the symtoms. Limitations included a psychological impact of hand eczema, wich spoke of the inner feelings of irritation, frustration, shame or feelings of anxiety and fear, and thougts on how other people perceive hand eczema. It has affected the quality of life positively, they were good relationships, good work and enriching leisure time that the women felt that they had. The women managed their problems by fighting and the perceived limitations of hand eczema were handled by not seeing them as an obstacle. The conclusion is that the clinical be´nefit of this study is that increaséd knowledge and understanding of the concept of quality of life can create new strategies to assist individuals with work-related hand eczema, and through this reduce the risk of long-term psychosocial disability.

Swedish recycling centres are manned facilities for waste collection. There is no special category in the official injury statistics for employees at recycling centres, which precludes a straightforward analysis of reported occupational injuries. This study aimed at identifying the frequency of reported accidents and diseases and the type of events that contribute to such injuries at recycling centres, based on official injury statistics. The employees were identified as being affected by more than three to five times as many accidents compared with the total workforce in Sweden. The reported accidents had occurred during a wide range of situations, but most frequently during manual handling of waste. Reported work-related diseases were mostly associated with musculoskeletal disorders, mainly due to heavy lifting. A more detailed classification of sanitation professions and workplaces in the official injury statistics would facilitate future studies of injuries in a specific professional category, e.g. employees at recycling centres. Suggestions for prevention are given. Statement of Relevance: The present article describes all reported work accidents and diseases among employees at recycling centres from 1992 to February 2005. It also highlights the problem of identifying new working groups in the official statistics and gives advice for a detailed classification to facilitate such future studies of injuries.

The goal of this study was to identify occupational risk factors for severe exacerbation of asthma and estimate the extent to which occupation contributes to these events. The 966 participants were working adults with current asthma who participated in the follow-up phase of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Severe exacerbation of asthma was defined as self-reported unplanned care for asthma in the past 12 months. Occupations held in the same period were combined with a general population job-exposure matrix to assess occupational exposures. 74 participants reported having had at least one severe exacerbation event, for a 1-yr cumulative incidence of 7.7%. From regression models that controlled for confounders, the relative risk (RR) was statistically significant for low (RR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.6) and high (RR 3.6, 95% CI 2.2-5.8) biological dust exposure, high mineral dust exposure (RR 1.8, 95% CI 1.02-3.2), and high gas and fumes exposure (RR 2.5, 95% CI 1.2-5.5). The summary category of high dust, gas, or fumes exposure had RR 3.1 (95% CI 1.9-5.1). Based on this RR, the population attributable risk was 14.7% among workers with current asthma. These results suggest occupation contributes to approximately one in seven cases of severe exacerbation of asthma in a working population, and various agents play a role.

There is conflicting evidence on the extent that medical conditions, particularly musculoskeletal conditions related to work, cause disability and premature retirement in dentists. Reports based on data from disability insurance in the United States suggest dentists are not susceptible to work related musculoskeletal disability. Surveys of symptom rated debility suggest higher rates of dysfunction, however, as do compulsory employment injury reports from European countries. These data, including information on Swedish dentists, analyzed for this study, tend to put dentists at the higher end of health care professionals in terms of musculoskeletal injury and lost work time. Because compensation patterns and proprietorship vary between national systems, the relationship between exposure and injury and retirement from the active work force may include differing national characteristics.

RIVM rapport:Het aantal registraties van infectieziekten die Nederlanders tijdens hun werk oplopen is in 2009 laag, een tot twee procent van het totale aantal geregistreerde infectieziekten. Dit aantal is echter niet volledig. Dat komt gedeeltelijk omdat de arbeidsrelatie vaak niet wordt geregistreerd, en deels omdat de locatie van de infectiebron vaak als 'onbekend' wordt geregistreerd (in Osiris). Ten opzichte van voorgaande jaren is een lichte stijging waarneembaar. Dit blijkt uit onderzoek van het RIVM, in opdracht van het ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW). SZW wil de kennis over arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten vergroten en doorgeven aan werkgevers, werknemers en arbodienstverleners, zodat zij maatregelen kunnen nemen. Voor het onderzoek zijn de twee belangrijkste Nederlandse registratiesystemen van infectieziekten/ziekten geanalyseerd: Osiris en de beroepsziektenregistratie van het Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten (NCvB). In 2009 zijn in Osiris en bij het NCvB een vergelijkbaar aantal arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten gemeld, namelijk 154 en 155. Voor beide systemen is dit een lichte toename ten opzichte van voorgaande jaren. Bij registratie in Osiris worden vragen gesteld aan de patiënt over de opgelopen infectieziekte. Sinds augustus 2009 is de Osiris-vragenlijst aangevuld met extra vragen over blootstelling van werknemers aan infectieziekten tijdens het werk. Dit levert informatie op over de relatie tussen branches/beroepen, werkzaamheden en soorten infectieziekten. In Osiris, dat wordt beheerd door het RIVM, melden GGD'en de meldingsplichtige infectieziekten. De meeste meldingen zijn van arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten opgelopen door mensen die voor hun werk in het buitenland verblijven. Q-koorts is echter de voornaamste veroorzaker van de toename van het aantal arbeidsgerelateerde meldingen in Osiris. Daarnaast hebben ook malaria en hepatitis B een belangrijk aandeel. Bij het NCvB melden bedrijfs- en verzekeringsartsen infectieziekte, The number of notifications of infectious diseases that were contracted during work is low in 2009 in the Netherlands; it represents only 1-2% of the total number of notifications of infectious diseases. Often the relationship with work is not registered or the source of infection is unknown. Research commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) and carried out by the Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (CIb) from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), shows that, in comparison to previous years, a slight increase in notifications is observed. With this research, SZW aims to gather knowledge on work-related infectious diseases and share this knowledge with employers, employees and occupational health professionals, in order to enable them to take measures. An analysis was made of both the registration system for notifiable diseases at the RIVM (Osiris) and the registration system for occupational diseases at the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NCvB). In 2009 154 work-related infectious diseases were reported in Osiris and 155 in the NCvB. This was more than in previous years. When registering in Osiris, questions about the contracted disease are being asked. In August 2009 questions were added about the exposure of employees to infectious diseases while working. This provides insight in the relationship between occupations, different types of work and different infectious diseases. Public Health Services use Osiris to report infectious diseases. More than 50% of the work-related notifications in Osiris were related to working activities abroad. The increase in work-related notifications in Osiris, however, is largely due to Q-fever. Malaria and hepatitis B are also frequently reported as work-related diseases. In contrast, the majority of the work-related diseases reported by occupational health professionals to the NCvB register concerned healthcare workers and people working with a

RIVM rapport:Het aantal registraties van infectieziekten die Nederlanders tijdens hun werk oplopen is in 2009 laag, een tot twee procent van het totale aantal geregistreerde infectieziekten. Dit aantal is echter niet volledig. Dat komt gedeeltelijk omdat de arbeidsrelatie vaak niet wordt geregistreerd, en deels omdat de locatie van de infectiebron vaak als 'onbekend' wordt geregistreerd (in Osiris). Ten opzichte van voorgaande jaren is een lichte stijging waarneembaar. Dit blijkt uit onderzoek van het RIVM, in opdracht van het ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW). SZW wil de kennis over arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten vergroten en doorgeven aan werkgevers, werknemers en arbodienstverleners, zodat zij maatregelen kunnen nemen. Voor het onderzoek zijn de twee belangrijkste Nederlandse registratiesystemen van infectieziekten/ziekten geanalyseerd: Osiris en de beroepsziektenregistratie van het Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten (NCvB). In 2009 zijn in Osiris en bij het NCvB een vergelijkbaar aantal arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten gemeld, namelijk 154 en 155. Voor beide systemen is dit een lichte toename ten opzichte van voorgaande jaren. Bij registratie in Osiris worden vragen gesteld aan de patiënt over de opgelopen infectieziekte. Sinds augustus 2009 is de Osiris-vragenlijst aangevuld met extra vragen over blootstelling van werknemers aan infectieziekten tijdens het werk. Dit levert informatie op over de relatie tussen branches/beroepen, werkzaamheden en soorten infectieziekten. In Osiris, dat wordt beheerd door het RIVM, melden GGD'en de meldingsplichtige infectieziekten. De meeste meldingen zijn van arbeidsgerelateerde infectieziekten opgelopen door mensen die voor hun werk in het buitenland verblijven. Q-koorts is echter de voornaamste veroorzaker van de toename van het aantal arbeidsgerelateerde meldingen in Osiris. Daarnaast hebben ook malaria en hepatitis B een belangrijk aandeel. Bij het NCvB melden bedrijfs- en verzekeringsartsen infectieziekte, The number of notifications of infectious diseases that were contracted during work is low in 2009 in the Netherlands; it represents only 1-2% of the total number of notifications of infectious diseases. Often the relationship with work is not registered or the source of infection is unknown. Research commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) and carried out by the Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (CIb) from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), shows that, in comparison to previous years, a slight increase in notifications is observed. With this research, SZW aims to gather knowledge on work-related infectious diseases and share this knowledge with employers, employees and occupational health professionals, in order to enable them to take measures. An analysis was made of both the registration system for notifiable diseases at the RIVM (Osiris) and the registration system for occupational diseases at the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NCvB). In 2009 154 work-related infectious diseases were reported in Osiris and 155 in the NCvB. This was more than in previous years. When registering in Osiris, questions about the contracted disease are being asked. In August 2009 questions were added about the exposure of employees to infectious diseases while working. This provides insight in the relationship between occupations, different types of work and different infectious diseases. Public Health Services use Osiris to report infectious diseases. More than 50% of the work-related notifications in Osiris were related to working activities abroad. The increase in work-related notifications in Osiris, however, is largely due to Q-fever. Malaria and hepatitis B are also frequently reported as work-related diseases. In contrast, the majority of the work-related diseases reported by occupational health professionals to the NCvB register concerned healthcare workers and people working with a

För att trivas på en arbetsplats där påfrestande händelser präglar vardagen, måste det finnas vissa delar som gör att personalen stannar kvar och trivs med sitt arbete. Som ambulanssjuksköterska kan man dagligen utsättas för påfrestande händelser som kan påverka den enskilde och vårdandet. Vilka är då de positiva aspekterna och hur beskrivs de positiva delarna av att arbeta inom ambulanssjukvård?Syftet med denna studie var att belysa positiva upplevelser i ambulanssjuksköterskors arbete.En kvalitativ intervjustudie utfördes på tre olika ambulansstationer i Södra Sverige. Åtta informanter deltog, samtliga ambulanssjuksköterskor.Resultatet visar olika teman som belyser de positiva aspekterna med arbetet som ambulanssjuksköterska. Samhörighet, tillfredsställelse, ständig utveckling, variation, utmaning och frihetskänsla upplevdes som viktiga faktorer som upplevdes som positiva delar, gentemot bakgrunden med de negativa skildringarna.I diskussionen förs av författarna resonemang kring studiens genomförande samt de positiva upplevelserna av arbetet inom ambulanssjukvård. Slutsatsen är att de positiva upplevelserna har stor betydelse för personalens arbetstrivsel. Det är viktigt att ha kännedom om glädjeämnena inom yrket för att främja en god arbetsmiljö och hålla sig motiverad i sitt yrkesutförande. Har man inte kunskap om vad som är positivt med arbetet kan detta påverka vårdandets kvalitet i negativ riktning, Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot ambulanssjukvård

Presented in Symposium: Health and safety in the construction industry- Part 2: intervention studies.

För att trivas på en arbetsplats där påfrestande händelser präglar vardagen, måste det finnas vissa delar som gör att personalen stannar kvar och trivs med sitt arbete. Som ambulanssjuksköterska kan man dagligen utsättas för påfrestande händelser som kan påverka den enskilde och vårdandet. Vilka är då de positiva aspekterna och hur beskrivs de positiva delarna av att arbeta inom ambulanssjukvård?Syftet med denna studie var att belysa positiva upplevelser i ambulanssjuksköterskors arbete.En kvalitativ intervjustudie utfördes på tre olika ambulansstationer i Södra Sverige. Åtta informanter deltog, samtliga ambulanssjuksköterskor.Resultatet visar olika teman som belyser de positiva aspekterna med arbetet som ambulanssjuksköterska. Samhörighet, tillfredsställelse, ständig utveckling, variation, utmaning och frihetskänsla upplevdes som viktiga faktorer som upplevdes som positiva delar, gentemot bakgrunden med de negativa skildringarna.I diskussionen förs av författarna resonemang kring studiens genomförande samt de positiva upplevelserna av arbetet inom ambulanssjukvård. Slutsatsen är att de positiva upplevelserna har stor betydelse för personalens arbetstrivsel. Det är viktigt att ha kännedom om glädjeämnena inom yrket för att främja en god arbetsmiljö och hålla sig motiverad i sitt yrkesutförande. Har man inte kunskap om vad som är positivt med arbetet kan detta påverka vårdandets kvalitet i negativ riktning, Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot ambulanssjukvård