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Corbière M, Rabouin D, Negrini A, Mazaniello-Chézol M, Sideris L, Prady C, Lachance JP. Validation of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale for Women on Sick Leave Due to Breast Cancer (ROSES-BC). J Occup Rehabil 2024:10.1007/s10926-023-10169-5. [PMID: 38311709 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-023-10169-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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PURPOSE Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women. Approximately 40% of BC survivors are diagnosed during the peak years of their professional career. Women face numerous obstacles when returning to work (RTW) after BC. Their decision-making process and self-efficacy to overcome these barriers may undergo alterations. The objective of this study was to validate the Return-to-work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) for BC survivors, with a focus on three psychometric properties: construct validity, test-retest reliability, and predictive validity. METHODS This prospective study consists of three phases: Phase 1 (baseline, during sick leave) was conducted to evaluate construct validity, Phase 2 (2 weeks later) assessed test-retest reliability, and Phase 3 (6-month follow-up, RTW or not) aimed to evaluate predictive validity. A total of 153 BC survivors participated in Phase 1 of the study, where they completed the 10 dimensions of the ROSES (e.g., fear of relapse, cognitive difficulties). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), Pearson correlations, and Cox regressions were performed, with respect to each phase. RESULTS The mean duration for RTW with the same employer was 62.7 weeks. CFAs confirmed the ROSES structure, which had previously been established for other health conditions, showing satisfactory coefficients. Significant Pearson correlation coefficients were observed between the ROSES dimensions from Phase 1 to Phase 2, ranging from 0.66 to 0.88. When considering various confounding variables, chemotherapy treatment and cognitive difficulties (ROSES dimension) emerged as the only significant predictors of RTW. CONCLUSION These findings support the utilization of the ROSES in clinical and research settings for BC survivors to improve their successful RTW. After an initial screening using the ROSES, occupational health professionals can further conduct a focused and thorough evaluation of specific dimensions, such as cognitive difficulties. Additional research and information are required to assist BC survivors in dealing with cognitive impairments induced by chemotherapy when they return to work.
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- Marc Corbière
- Department of Education and Pedagogy - Career counselling, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
- Research Centre of the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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- Research Centre of the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- CISSS Montérégie Centre, Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada
- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Research Centre of the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Health and Society institute, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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Objectives.Occupational health and safety (OHS) is a relevant issue for many systems and stakeholders. This systematic literature review aims to expand knowledge on this topic starting from the integrated safety model (ISM) and to evaluate the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) on safety behaviours (SBs) (i.e., safety performance and prevention of occupational accidents and injuries). Methods. A total of 2704 studies was initially identified in the Scopus, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases. After rigorous screening, 20 empirical studies were included. Results. The results showed the relevant contribution of PsyCap in promoting SBs as a direct antecedent, a mediator between organizational factors and SBs or a moderator between job demands and SBs. Conclusion. Findings indicate that when workers feel resourceful, they feel also more confident and engaged, and, in turn, more focused on safety issues. Moreover, the results sometimes turn out to be contradictory, showing the dark side of personal resources. Considering these results, a plan to monitor and develop PsyCap could be implemented to promote SBs and safety environment. Indeed, PsyCap can be an essential individual resource for behaving safely also by reducing job demands' perceptions and improving safety leadership.
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- IRSST - Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Canada
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Gragnano A, Corbière M, Picco E, Negrini A, Savioli G, Conti M, Corsiglia L, Miglioretti M. Adaptation and validation of the cardiovascular version of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES-CVD) to the Italian context. Disabil Rehabil 2023; 45:3573-3581. [PMID: 36124555 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2123962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE Effective cardiac rehabilitation interventions must provide adequate support to overcome psychosocial return-to-work (RTW) barriers. No validated instrument is available for this aim for cardiovascular patients. The Return-to-work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) measures RTW obstacles workers perceive and the self-efficacy for overcoming them through 46 items and ten dimensions. This study aimed to adapt and validate ROSES for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Italian context. METHODS This prospective study involved 183 CVD working patients at baseline and 121 six months later. ROSES-CVD internal consistency, construct, and predictive validity was evaluated with Cronbach's α, Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), and ANCOVAs. RESULTS CFAs adequately replicated the original ROSES model (CFI = .92-.96; TLI = .91-.94; RMSEA = .042-.057; SRMR = .046-.071) with α close or higher than .70 for all dimensions. Four ROSES-CVD dimensions significantly predicted the number of days to RTW controlling for age, gender, educational level, and surgery type. Workers who perceived salient RTW obstacles and low self-efficacy in any of these dimensions in mean returned to work from 38 to 53 days later. CONCLUSIONS The study supported the validity and reliability of ROSES-CVD. This tool can be used in rehabilitation to detect CVD patients at risk of a longer RTW process and define appropriate cardiac rehabilitation intervention.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONVocational rehabilitation interventions should provide tailor-made support to overcome RTW barriers based on individual risk assessmentThe Italian translation of ROSES-CVD is a valid and reliable tool to measure psychosocial barriers to RTW among CVD working patientsThe use of ROSES-CVD would allow detection of CVD patients at risk of longer RTW processAdministering ROSES-CVD can help focus traditional vocational intervention on individually relevant obstacles to RTW.
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- Andrea Gragnano
- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Education, Career counselling, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM), Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), Montreal, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Camogli (ISCC), Camogli, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Camogli (ISCC), Camogli, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Camogli (ISCC), Camogli, Italy
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Doutres O, Terroir J, Jolly C, Gauvin C, Martin L, Negrini A. Towards a Holistic Model Explaining Hearing Protection Device Use among Workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19095578. [PMID: 35564973 PMCID: PMC9102194 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Offering hearing protection devices (HPDs) to workers exposed to hazardous noise is a noise control strategy often used to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). However, HPDs are used incorrectly and inconsistently, which explains their limited efficiency. Numerous models based on social cognition theories identify the significant factors associated with inconsistent HPD use and aim to improve HPD training programs and to increase HPD use. However, these models do not detail (dis)comfort aspects originating from complex interactions between characteristics of the triad “environment/person/HPD” while these aspects are known to largely influence HPD (mis)use. This paper proposes a holistic model explaining HPD (mis)use, based on the integration of a comfort model adapted to HPDs into an existing behavioral model already developed for HPDs. The model also takes into account the temporal dimension, which makes it possible to capture the scope of change in HPD-related health behaviors. This holistic description of HPD use could be used as a tool for stakeholders involved in HPD use to effectively prevent NIHL among workers.
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- Olivier Doutres
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS), 1 Rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France;
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 3C2, Canada; (C.J.); (C.G.); (A.N.)
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 3C2, Canada; (C.J.); (C.G.); (A.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 7077 av. du Parc, Montréal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada;
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 3C2, Canada; (C.J.); (C.G.); (A.N.)
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Gragnano A, Villotti P, Larivière C, Negrini A, Corbière M. A Systematic Search and Review of Questionnaires Measuring Individual psychosocial Factors Predicting Return to Work After Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders. J Occup Rehabil 2021; 31:491-511. [PMID: 33355911 PMCID: PMC8298352 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-020-09935-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Purpose Individual psychosocial factors are crucial in the return to work (RTW) process of workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and common mental disorders (CMDs). However, the quality and validity of the questionnaires used to measure these factors have rarely been investigated. The present systematic search and literature review aims at identifying, categorizing, and evaluating the questionnaires (measurement tools) used to measure individual psychosocial factors related to the perception of the personal condition and motivation to RTW that are predictive of successful RTW among workers with MSDs or CMDs. Methods Through a systematic search on PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO library databases and grey literature, we identified the individual psychosocial factors predictive of successful RTW among these workers. Then, we retrieved the questionnaires used to measure these factors. Finally, we searched for articles validating these questionnaires to describe them exhaustively from a psychometric and practical point of view. Results: The review included 76 studies from an initial pool of 2263 articles. Three common significant predictors of RTW after MSDs and CMDs emerged (i.e., RTW expectations, RTW self-efficacy, and work ability), two significant predictors of RTW after MSDs only (i.e., work involvement and the self-perceived connection between health and job), and two significant predictors of RTW after CMDs only (i.e., optimism and pessimism). We analyzed 30 questionnaires, including eight multiple-item scales and 22 single-item measures. Based on their psychometric and practical properties, we evaluated one of the eight multiple-item scales as questionable and five as excellent. Conclusions: With some exceptions (i.e., self-efficacy), the tools used to measure individual psychosocial factors show moderate to considerable room for improvement.
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- Andrea Gragnano
- Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1, Milan, 20126, Italy.
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- Career counselling - Department of Education and Pedagogy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montreal, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montreal, Canada
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- Career counselling - Department of Education and Pedagogy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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Terroir J, Perrin N, Wild P, Doutres O, Sgard F, Gauvin C, Negrini A. Assessing the comfort of earplugs: development and validation of the French version of the COPROD questionnaire. Ergonomics 2021; 64:912-925. [PMID: 33511914 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2021.1880027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Earplugs are a common form of protection for workers exposed to hazardous noise levels. Their comfort directly impacts the effective protection by influencing their consistent and correct use. Nevertheless, comfort definition may vary according to the studies. Thus, a previous review of the literature has shown that to improve our understanding of perceived comfort and to reduce measurement variability, it is advisable to consider comfort through a multidimensional construct (physical, acoustical, functional and psychological). On this basis, the COPROD (COnfort des PROtections auDitives/COmfort of hearing PROtection Devices) questionnaire was developed. It is intended for people working in noisy environments. Nine earplug models were evaluated by 118 participants over a six-week period. This paper presents the successive analyses that were used to validate the structure of the questionnaire and confirm the relevance of the proposed dimensions and of the addressed items. First results suggest a preference for custom moulded earplugs. Practitioner Summary: Earplugs comfort conditions the hearing protection of the users. As the definition of comfort can vary between studies, the COPROD questionnaire was developed to jointly evaluate all its dimensions. Nine earplugs models were evaluated by 118 participants during six weeks. This paper presents the validation process of the questionnaire. Abbreviations: COPROD: COnfort des PROtections auDitives/COmfort of hearing PROtection Devices; HPD: hearing protection devices; SEM: structural equation modeling; CFA: confirmatory factor analysis; GOF: goodness of fit; RMSEA: root mean square error of approximation; CFI: comparison fit index; SRMR: standardised root mean square residual.
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- Jonathan Terroir
- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité, INRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité, INRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité, INRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, ÉTS, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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Villotti P, Gragnano A, Larivière C, Negrini A, Dionne CE, Corbière M. Tools Appraisal of Organizational Factors Associated with Return-to-Work in Workers on Sick Leave Due to Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Search and Review. J Occup Rehabil 2021; 31:7-25. [PMID: 32440855 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-020-09902-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Purpose The objective of this study was to identify organizational factors that are predictive of return-to-work (RTW) among workers with musculoskeletal (MSD) and common mental disorders (CMD), and to subsequently catalogue and characterize the questionnaires (tools) used to measure them. Methods A systematic search on PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO library databases and grey literature was conducted. First, a list of organizational factors predictive of RTW for the two populations considered was built. Second, the questionnaires used to measure these factors were retrieved. Third, we looked in the scientific literature for studies on the psychometric properties and practical relevance of these questionnaires. Results Among the factors retained, perceived social support from supervisor and co-workers, work accommodations, and job strain were identified as common RTW factors. Other risk/protective factors, and associated tools, specifically targeting either people with MSD or CMD were also analysed. Conclusions Researchers and practitioners are often uncertain of which tools to use to measure organizational factors which can facilitate or hinder RTW. This study provides an evaluation of the tools measuring predictive organizational RTW factors in people with MSD and CMD. The identified tools can be used in everyday practice and/or research.
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- Patrizia Villotti
- Career counselling - Department of Education, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1205 rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Axe Santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Career counselling - Department of Education, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1205 rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Doutres O, Sgard F, Terroir J, Perrin N, Jolly C, Gauvin C, Negrini A. A critical review of the literature on comfort of hearing protection devices: analysis of the comfort measurement variability. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 2020; 28:447-458. [DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1772546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Olivier Doutres
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Canada
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- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité (INRS), France
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Canada
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Doutres O, Sgard F, Terroir J, Perrin N, Jolly C, Gauvin C, Negrini A. A critical review of the literature on comfort of hearing protection devices: definition of comfort and identification of its main attributes for earplug types. Int J Audiol 2019; 58:824-833. [DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1646930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Olivier Doutres
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, ÉTS, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité, INRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institut national de recherche et de Sécurité, INRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, IRSST, Montréal, Canada
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INTRODUCTION The return to the labour market after retirement is an increasing phenomenon in the North American population. It is the subject of a growing number of studies, whose conclusions seem inconsistent. As returning to working life after retirement is not neutral for individuals, the aim of this article is to present the protocol of a scoping review about its effects on older workers' health. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The methodology of Arksey and O'Malley, including the recommendations of Levac et al and Daudt et al will be used. The process is composed of seven steps, from the identification of the research question, to the planning of knowledge transfer activities. Documents dealing with retirees returning to work in connection with health will be explored and analysed using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Approval has been obtained for the consultation step of the protocol (ethics board of the Centre intégré universitaire en santé et services sociaux de la Capitale Nationale, project #2019-1753). The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols checklist will be used to support transparency and guide translation of findings. Findings will be shared with various stakeholders involved in older workers' health. Findings will also be disseminated in workshops, peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
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- Alexandra Lecours
- Département de réadaptation, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Département d’ergothérapie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et sécurité du travail, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département de réadaptation, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Johnson LP, Asigbee FM, Crowell R, Negrini A. Pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical experiences of weight loss surgery patients: a closer look at social determinants of health. Clin Obes 2018; 8:265-274. [PMID: 29766655 PMCID: PMC6039235 DOI: 10.1111/cob.12251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Using a novel qualitative approach, Photovoice, researchers assessed social, psychological, physical and economic barriers encountered by patients of weight loss surgery. Applying the Photovoice approach and Williams' theory of narrative reconstruction for qualitative interviewing, the research team set out to investigate the bariatric patient experience from pre-surgery to hospitalization to post-surgery. Fifteen participants were given digital cameras and asked to take photographs that represented their weight loss journeys. Photographs and qualitative interviews were used to theorize the role played by comorbidities, social determinants of health, provider communication experiences and understanding of insurance coverage in patient outcomes. Several themes emerged from the interviews and photographs including themes centred around: (i) racial/ethnic standards of beauty; (ii) gender expectations; (iii) comorbidities, depression/disordered eating and obesity discrimination and (iv) financial hardship impacting adherence. Photographs also illuminated the impact of hospital and state-wide policies on patient lives. Results suggest that Photovoice may be a useful adjunct to standard-of-care to help patients identify barriers, and to identify shortcomings in health services. Additional screening tools for gender- and income-related barriers (and concomitant referrals to support services) provide an opportunity to improve patient care and reduce post-operative readmissions.
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- L P Johnson
- Master of Public Health Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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Negrini A, Corbière M, Lecomte T, Coutu MF, Nieuwenhuijsen K, St-Arnaud L, Durand MJ, Gragnano A, Berbiche D. How Can Supervisors Contribute to the Return to Work of Employees Who have Experienced Depression? J Occup Rehabil 2018; 28:279-288. [PMID: 28660364 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-017-9715-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Background In Western countries, work disability due to depression is a widespread problem that generates enormous costs. Objective The goal of this study was to determine the types and prevalence of supervisor contributions during the different phases of the return-to-work (RTW) process (before and during the sick-leave absence, and during the RTW preparations) of employees diagnosed with depression. Moreover, we sought to determine which contributions actually facilitate employees' RTW, and to identify the work accommodations most frequently implemented by supervisors at the actual time of their employee's RTW. Methods Telephone interviews were conducted in Québec (Canada) with 74 supervisors working with employees who were already back at work or still on sick leave due to depression. A sub-sample of 46 supervisors who had already taken measures to facilitate their employees' RTW was questioned about the work accommodations implemented. Results Most of the supervisors got along well with their employees before their sick leave and 72% stayed in contact with them during their leave. Nearly 90% of the supervisors encouraged their employees to focus primarily on their recovery before their RTW, but 43% pressured their employees to RTW as soon as possible. Cox regression analyses performed for the entire sample revealed that "the supervisors' intention to take measures to facilitate their employees' RTW" was the only significant predictor of the RTW at the time of the interview. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that 50% of the employees were expected to RTW within the first 8 months of absence. Four of the most frequently implemented work accommodations were actions directly involving the supervisor (i.e. providing assistance, feedback, recognition, and emotional support to the employee). Conclusions This study shed light on the less explored point of view of the supervisor involved in the RTW process of employees post-depression. It highlighted the most frequent and effective supervisor contributions to the process. These results can be used to develop concrete action plans for training supervisors to contribute to the sustainable RTW of employees on sick leave due to depression.
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- Alessia Negrini
- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada.
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1205 rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montreal, QC, H1N 3M5, Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal, 90 avenue Vincent d'Indy, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, succ. Centre-Ville, CP6128, Montreal, QC, H2C 3J7, Canada
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- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Education, Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur l'éducation et la vie au travail (CRIEVAT), Université Laval, 2320 rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada
- Faculty of Educational Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1205 rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montreal, QC, H1N 3M5, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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Gragnano A, Negrini A, Miglioretti M, Corbière M. Common Psychosocial Factors Predicting Return to Work After Common Mental Disorders, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Cancers: A Review of Reviews Supporting a Cross-Disease Approach. J Occup Rehabil 2018; 28:215-231. [PMID: 28589524 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-017-9714-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Purpose This systematic review aimed at identifying the common psychosocial factors that facilitate or hinder the return to work (RTW) after a sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), or cancers (CAs). Methods We conducted a review of reviews searching 13 databases from 1994 to 2016 for peer-reviewed, quantitative, cohort studies investigating factors influencing RTW after a CMD, CVD, or CA. Then, for each disease we identified additional cohort studies published after the date of the latest review included. Data were extracted following a three steps best-evidence synthesis method: the extraction of results about each predictor from studies within each single review and in the additional papers; the synthesis of results across the reviews and additional papers investigating the same disease; and the synthesis of results across the diseases. Results The search strategy identified 1029 unique records from which 27 reviews and 75 additional studies underwent comprehensive review. 14 reviews and 32 additional cohort studies met eligibility criteria. Specific predictors of RTW with different levels of evidence are provided for each disease. We found four common facilitators of RTW (job control, work ability, perceived good health and high socioeconomic status), and six barriers of RTW (job strain, anxiety, depression, comorbidity, older age and low education). Conclusion This is the first review to systematically analyze commonalities in RTW after CMDs, CVDs, or CAs. The common factors identified indicate that the RTW process presents many similarities across various diseases, thus supporting the validity of a cross-disease approach.
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- Andrea Gragnano
- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en Sécurité du travail, 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada.
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Department of Education, Career Counselling, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en Sécurité du travail, 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Education, Career Counselling, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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Shahvarpour A, Preuss R, Sullivan MJL, Negrini A, Larivière C. The effect of wearing a lumbar belt on biomechanical and psychological outcomes related to maximal flexion-extension motion and manual material handling. Appl Ergon 2018; 69:17-24. [PMID: 29477325 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Workers with low back pain (LBP) may benefit from wearing a lumbar belt (LB), but the biomechanical and psychological mechanisms involved are not fully understood. Two types of flexible LB (extensible and non-extensible) were compared to a control condition (no LB) regarding pain-related (pain, fear of pain and catastrophizing) and biomechanical (range of motion - ROM) outcomes related to two tasks: maximal trunk flexion-extension and manual material handling. Healthy controls and participants with LBP were tested. During both tasks, the two LBs reduced the lumbar ROM in participants with LBP in the same way as healthy controls. This was observed even at the beginning of the trunk flexion movement, allowing generalization to many work tasks, that is to say tasks performed with small or deep trunk flexion. The two LBs reduced pain, fear of pain and catastrophizing in subjects with LBP. That may help a gradual re-exposure to physical work activities (disability prevention perspective), or maintaining these activities (secondary prevention perspective), following a LBP episode.
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- Ali Shahvarpour
- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. de Maisonneuve O, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3C2, Canada; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 prom Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1Y5, Canada; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2001 McGill College, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1G1, Canada; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. de Maisonneuve O, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3C2, Canada.
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. de Maisonneuve O, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3C2, Canada; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Corbière M, Lecomte T, Lachance JP, Coutu MF, Negrini A, Laberon S. Stratégies de retour au travail d’employés ayant fait l’expérience d’une dépression : perspectives des employeurs et des cadres des ressources humaines. smq 2017. [DOI: 10.7202/1041922ar] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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La dépression majeure est l’une des premières causes d’incapacité au travail dans le monde et a de nombreuses conséquences tant sur l’employé concerné qu’auprès des acteurs du milieu de travail.ObjectifNous visons à documenter, selon la perspective des employeurs et des cadres des ressources humaines, les stratégies que ces acteurs préconisent dans leur organisation pour faciliter le retour au travail (RaT) d’employés en absence maladie due à une dépression.MéthodeDeux cent dix-neuf employeurs et cadres de ressources humaines (n = 219) ont accepté de répondre à une entrevue semi-structurée téléphonique. La question abordée dans cet article était : « Selon vous, quelles sont les stratégies les plus efficaces pour aider un employé ayant reçu un diagnostic de dépression à retourner au travail ? » La codification duverbatima été effectuée à partir d’études empiriques et de théories existantes.RésultatsTrente-quatre (34) stratégies réparties sur six grands principes ont émergé : 1) Contact avec l’employé en absence maladie (10 stratégies) ; 2) Évaluation et planification du RaT sans précipitation (6) ; 3) Formation des gestionnaires et du collectif de travail à la problématique de la santé mentale au travail (4) ; 4) Concertation des acteurs clés du RaT (4) ; 5) RaT progressif avec aménagements (4) ; 6) Suivi de la santé de l’employé et de son travail (6).ConclusionCes principes articulés autour de 34 stratégies du RaT vont au-delà d’un processus étapiste de nature chronologique. Articulés dans un programme de RaT, ils devront être testés afin d’évaluer leurs retombées dans les organisations, notamment sur la gestion de l’incapacité au travail.
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- Marc Corbière
- Professeur titulaire du Département d’éducation et pédagogie – Counseling de carrière, Université du Québec à Montréal – Chercheur au Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM) – Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche en santé mentale et travail, Fondation de l’IUSMM
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- Professeur titulaire du Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal – Chercheuse au Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM)
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- Étudiant au doctorat interdisciplinaire santé et société, Université du Québec à Montréal ; Coordonnateur de projets de recherche au Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM)
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- Professeure titulaire de l’École de réadaptation, campus de Longueuil, Université de Sherbrooke ; Chercheuse du CAPRIT intégré au centre de recherche – Hôpital Charles Le Moyne
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- Chercheuse en santé psychologique au travail à l’Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
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- Maître de conférences en psychologie du travail et des organisations, Faculté de psychologie, Laboratoire de psychologie EA4139, Université de Bordeaux, France
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Corbière M, Negrini A, Durand MJ, St-Arnaud L, Briand C, Fassier JB, Loisel P, Lachance JP. Development of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) and Validation with Workers Suffering from a Common Mental Disorder or Musculoskeletal Disorder. J Occup Rehabil 2017; 27:329-341. [PMID: 27562583 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-016-9661-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Introduction Common mental disorders (CMDs) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) lead the list of causes for work absence in several countries. Current research is starting to look at workers on sick leave as a single population, regardless of the nature of the disease or accident. The purpose of this study is to report the validation of the Return to Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) for people with MSDs and CMDs, based on the disability paradigm. Methods From a prospective design, the ROSES' reliability and validity were investigated in a Canadian sample of workers on sick leave due to MSDs (n = 206) and CMDs (n = 157). Results Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that 46 items spread out on 10 conceptual dimensions (e.g., Fears of a relapse, Job demands, Difficult relation with the immediate supervisor), with satisfactory alpha coefficients and test-retest reliability for all subscales. Finally, several dimensions of ROSES also predict the participant's RTW within 6 months for MSDs (e.g., job demands), and CMDs (e.g., difficult relation with the immediate supervisor), even when adjusted by several variables (e.g., age, severity of symptoms). Apart from the job demands dimension, when the ROSES dimension is more external to the individual, only the perception of obstacles remains significant to predict RTW whereas it is the opposite result when the dimension is more internal (e.g., fears of a relapse). Conclusion The ROSES demonstrated satisfactory results regarding its validity and reliability with people having MSDs or CMDs, at the time of the return-to-work process.
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- Marc Corbière
- Department of Education and Pedagogy, Career Counseling, Université du Québec à Montréal, Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM), 1205, Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada.
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada
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- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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- Faculty of Education, Centre de Recherche et d'Intervention sur l'Éducation et la Vie au Travail (CRIEVAT), Université Laval, 2320 Rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, 7077, Avenue du Parc, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement (UMRESTTE), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 18, Avenue Rockefeller, 69673, Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana Faculty of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Health Science Building, 6th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, CR-IUSMM, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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Corbière M, Negrini A, Durand MJ, St-Arnaud L, Briand C, Fassier JB, Loisel P, Lachance JP. Erratum to: Development of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) and Validation with Workers Suffering from a Common Mental Disorder or Musculoskeletal Disorder. J Occup Rehabil 2017; 27:342. [PMID: 28702767 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-017-9718-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Marc Corbière
- Department of Education and Pedagogy, Career Counseling, Université du Québec à Montréal, Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (CRIUSMM), 1205, Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 3R9, Canada.
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- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada
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- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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- Faculty of Education, Centre de Recherche et d'Intervention sur l'É ducation et la Vie au Travail (CRIEVAT), Université Laval, 2320 Rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, 7077, Avenue du Parc, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement (UMRESTTE), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 18, Avenue Rockefeller, 69673, Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana Faculty of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Health Science Building, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, CRIUSMM, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada
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Corbière M, Lecomte T, Lachance JP, Coutu MF, Negrini A, Laberon S. [Return to Work Strategies of Employees who Experienced Depression: Employers and HR's Perspectives]. Sante Ment Que 2017; 42:173-196. [PMID: 29267420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Major depression is one of the leading causes of work disability across the world. In Canada, the lifetime prevalence of depression varies from 10 to 12%. Depression impacts not only the employee who is often stigmatized and can lose his professional identity, but also has consequences on colleagues and supervisors in organizations. In the literature, four models are described from which employers and managers use in their organizations to make decisions regarding the work disability of employees on sick leave: biomedical, financial management, personnel management, and organizational development. These models can also be supported by economic, legal and ethical interests. Even though these models are essential to better understand the decision of employers and HR regarding work disability, information remains scarce regarding the concrete strategies used by these stakeholders to facilitate the return to work for employees on sick leave due to depression.Objectives the aim of this paper is to document, considering employers' and human resources' perspectives, the best strategies to put in place to facilitate the return to work of employees on sick leave due to depression.Method This study was part of a larger study carried out in Canada to assess factors influencing the return to work after a depression-related sick leave, taking into account the viewpoint of four types of stakeholders: employers/human resources, supervisors, unions and people diagnosed with depression. 219 employers (68.5%) and human resources directors (31.5%) from 82.6% organizations having more than 100 employees accepted to answer a telephone semi-structured interview. The question of interest in this study is: In your opinion, what are the best strategies to help an employee who has had a depression to return to work? Coding was influenced by empirical findings and theories related to psychosocial risk factors that the authors use in their respective disciplines as well as return to work principles/steps mentioned in the literature. The main objective was to keep all the strategies mentioned by participants, and analyzing them with major principles of return to work.Results 24 return to work strategies spread on six principles emerged: 1) Contact with the employee during his sick leave (10 strategies); 2) Evaluate and plan the return to work without precipitating it (6); 3) Training for managers and colleagues regarding mental health in the workplace (4); 4) Concertation between key return to work stakeholders (4); 5) Progressive return to work with work accommodations (4); 6) Health and work follow-up regarding the employee (6).Conclusion These six principles including 34 strategies are usually related to the timeframe process of the return to work, though they can be implemented sometimes in parallel. This possible overlap reinforces the idea to consider the return to work as sustainable in order to prevent potential relapses and improve the performance at work. Next steps will be to systematically implement these principles and strategies in organizations in order to evaluate their impact on return to work of employees on sick leave due to depression.
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- Marc Corbière
- Département d'éducation et pédagogie, Université du Québec à Montréal; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM); Chaire de recherche en santé mentale et travail, Fondation de l'IUSMM
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- Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM)
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- Université du Québec à Montréal; Projets de recherche, Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM)
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- École de réadaptation, campus de Longueuil, Université de Sherbrooke; Hôpital Charles Le Moyne
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
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- Faculté de psychologie, Laboratoire de psychologie EA4139, Université de Bordeaux, France
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Corbière M, Renard M, St-Arnaud L, Coutu MF, Negrini A, Sauvé G, Lecomte T. Union perceptions of factors related to the return to work of employees with depression. J Occup Rehabil 2015; 25:335-347. [PMID: 25261388 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Between 30 and 60% of the societal cost of depression is due to losses related to decreased work productivity. To date, only a few studies have focused on union perspectives related to factors influencing the return-to-work of employees absent due to depression, despite evidence of the importance of these perspectives. The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of union perspectives on the factors surrounding the return-to-work of employees who were absent from work due to depression. METHODS In this qualitative study, conducted in Canada (Québec), 23 individuals (union representatives and peer workers) from the three largest unions (mixed industries) in Quebec took part in one of three focus groups. RESULTS Fourteen emerging themes (e.g., work environment, attitudes toward depression) were distributed over five categories of stakeholders involved in the return-to-work of employees on sick leave (i.e., employers and immediate supervisors, co-workers, employees on sick leave due to depression, general physicians, and unions). We observed four major cross-cutting themes that arose beyond these five categories: (1) organizational culture in which mental health issues and human aspects of work are central, (2) support and follow-up during the work absence and the return-to-work, (3) lack of resources to assist the employee in the return-to-work, and (4) stakeholders' prejudices and discomfort regarding depression. CONCLUSIONS Our results clarify the factors, from a union perspective, that may facilitate or hinder the return-to-work of employees absent from work due to depression.
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- Marc Corbière
- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, Canada,
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Corbière M, Samson E, Negrini A, St-Arnaud L, Durand MJ, Coutu MF, Sauvé G, Lecomte T. Factors perceived by employees regarding their sick leave due to depression. Disabil Rehabil 2015; 38:511-9. [DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1046564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Negrini A, Corbière M, Fortin G, Lecomte T. Psychosocial well-being construct in people with severe mental disorders enrolled in supported employment programs. Community Ment Health J 2014; 50:932-42. [PMID: 24771294 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9717-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The main purpose of this prospective study is to validate the construct of psychosocial well-being (PSWB) for people with severe mental disorders enrolled in Supported Employment (SE) programs. This paper also aims to assess the impact of job acquisition on PSWB after obtaining competitive employment. A two-phase study approach was used and 231 individuals with severe mental disorders enrolled in SE programs who took part in both phases. The shortened versions of the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Keyes et al. in J Personal Soc Psychol, 82(6):1007-1022, 2002; Ryff and Keyes in J Personal Soc Psychol 69(4):719-727, 1995) and the Social Well-Being Scale (Keyes in Soc Psychol Q 61(2):121-140, 1998) were used. The PSWB's multidimensionality construct was confirmed. The results of repeated measure ANOVA analyses revealed that job acquisition, as well as, being involved in a work-seeking process increase the PSWB of people with severe mental disorders. Employment specialists might find clinical utility in using this validated tool for assessing PSWB in their clients with severe mental disorders. In a recovery oriented approach to psychiatric services and SE programs, clinicians and employment specialists should continue to encourage their clients in their work integration process even though they may not all obtain competitive employment quickly.
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- Alessia Negrini
- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Bureau 1127, 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada,
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Hoang TG, Corbière M, Negrini A, Pham MK, Reinharz D, Hoang TG, Corbière M, Negrini A, Pham MK, Reinharz D. Validation of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire to measure job strain in Vietnam. Psychol Rep 2014; 113:363-79. [PMID: 24597435 DOI: 10.2466/01.03.pr0.113x20z3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The objective of this study was to validate the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire in Vietnamese. A translation/back-translation of the questionnaire was performed prior to its administration to 344 health personnel in Vietnam. Several psychometric properties of the Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire were assessed. A valid Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire was produced, composed of five subscales based on the original theoretical model: Psychological demands, Social support at work, Decision latitude-Autonomy, Decision latitude-Authority, and Skill discretion. Internal consistency and reliability coefficients for each subscale of the questionnaire were satisfactory. The correlations with depression and work absence indicators were weak but statistically significant, as expected. The Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire will help Vietnamese researchers and clinicians appropriately evaluate and document the job strain of workers in Vietnamese workplaces.
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- Thi Giang Hoang
- Faculty of Public Health, Hai Phong Medical University, Hai Phong
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montréal, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health, Hai Phong Medical University, Hai Phong, Vietnam
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health, Hai Phong Medical University, Hai Phong
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Canada
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- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montréal, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health, Hai Phong Medical University, Hai Phong, Vietnam
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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Negrini A, Perron J, Corbière M. The predictors of absenteeism due to psychological disability: A longitudinal study in the education sector. Work 2014; 48:175-84. [DOI: 10.3233/wor-131610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Alessia Negrini
- Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Negrini A, Atanasio S, Vanossi M, Donzelli S, Zaina F, Negrini S. Therapy modifies end-vertebrae, and measuring always on the same vertebrae overestimates final results. A blind cohort controlled prospective study. Scoliosis 2013. [PMCID: PMC3675344 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-8-s1-o30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Romano M, Saveri F, Negrini A, Negrini S. Active thoracic kyphotisation: modifications in the shape of the trunk. Scoliosis 2013. [PMCID: PMC3675338 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-8-s1-o23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Atanasio S, Donzelli S, Zaina F, Negrini A, Negrini S. Scoliosis with hyperkyphosis combines in 20% of cases with Scheuermann's disease, and is more frequent in males. Scoliosis 2013. [PMCID: PMC3675430 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-8-s1-o3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Romano M, Negrini A, Parzini S, Donzelli S, Zaina F, Negrini S. Mobilization exercises in preparation to bracing must be only at start of brace wearing. Results from a prospective controlled study. Scoliosis 2012. [PMCID: PMC3305230 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-7-s1-o49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Romano M, Negrini A, Parzini S, Donzelli S, Zaina F, Negrini S. Adolescent with 10° to 20° Cobb scoliosis during growth: efficacy of conservative treatments. A prospective controlled cohort observational study. Scoliosis 2012. [PMCID: PMC3305060 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-7-s1-o50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fusco C, Zaina F, Atanasio S, Romano M, Negrini A, Negrini S. Physical exercises in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: An updated systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract 2011; 27:80-114. [DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2010.533342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Romano M, Pizzetti P, Negrini A, Parzini S, Atanasio S, Fusco C, Zaina F, Negrini S. Efficacy of specific SEAS exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: end-growth results of a controlled prospective study. Scoliosis 2009. [PMCID: PMC2793458 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-s2-o31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Zaina F, Negrini A, Atanasio S, Fusco C, Pizzetti P, Saveri F, Ziliani V, Negrini S. Validity of distances from the plumbline in sagittal plane deformities: repeatability, correlation with kyphosis angles and normative values. Scoliosis 2009. [PMCID: PMC2793436 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-s2-o11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zaina F, Atanasio S, Ferraro C, Fusco C, Negrini A, Romano M, Negrini S. Review of rehabilitation and orthopedic conservative approach to sagittal plane diseases during growth: hyperkyphosis, junctional kyphosis, and Scheuermann disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009; 45:595-603. [PMID: 20032919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An increase of the physiological kyphosis during growth is defined hyperkyphosis (HK) and, according to the level where the apex of the curve can be retrieved, we can distinguish a thoracic HK and a thoraco-lumbar one, also called junctional kyphosis. Since these conditions can cause pain and esthetics impairments, lead in adulthood to an higher incidence of spinal and shoulder pain, and evolve during growth, it is important to manage this deformity. The aim of this paper was to present the state of the art about HK and its treatment. Scheuermann Disease (SCHK) is the better known cause of HK; other causes can be idiopathic or postural, trunk extensor muscles weakness or neurological problems. Despite etiology a specific treatment can be required during growth to prevent evolution and reach a better spinal alignment in adulthood. It is at the base of treatment and allow monitoring. There are some validated methods that can be used in a comprehensive rehabilitation approach. Evidence in this field is scanty, even if there is quite a consensus on possible treatments. They aim at improving posture and esthetics, and abolishing pain; they include: exercises, used mainly in mobile postural/idiopathic HK, and in SCHK without HK; braces (plus exercises, in this case aimed at reducing brace impairments), that in rigid HK and in most of SCHK patients also allow a better vertebral growth; surgery could be used in worst cases, even if it should be carefully considered, because it requires fusion and loss of spinal function.
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- F Zaina
- Italian Scientific Spine Institute, Milan, Italy.
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Diers H, Mooshake S, Heitmann KR, Negrini A, Negrini S. Classification of objective aesthetic parameters in idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis 2009. [PMCID: PMC2793442 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-s2-o17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Herrbach O, Mignonac K, Vandenberghe C, Negrini A. Perceived HRM practices, organizational commitment, and voluntary early retirement among late-career managers. Hum Resour Manage 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Negrini S, Zaina F, Romano M, Negrini A, Parzini S. Specific exercises reduce brace prescription in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective controlled cohort study with worst-case analysis. J Rehabil Med 2008; 40:451-5. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plebani A, Ugazio AG, Meini A, Ruggeri L, Negrini A, Albertini A, Leibovitz M, Duse M, Bottaro A, Brusco R. Extensive deletion of immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region genes in the absence of recurrent infections: when is IgG subclass deficiency clinically relevant? Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1993; 68:46-50. [PMID: 8513593 DOI: 10.1006/clin.1993.1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This report describes two children with undetectable serum levels of IgA1, IgG2, IgG4, and IgE due to a homozygous deletion encompassing the A1-E genes. The father is a heterozygous carrier of the same deletion and the mother a heterozygous compound carrying the deletion on one chromosome and duplication on the other. In both children, serum IgG, IgG1, and IgG3 were higher than in normal children and IgG antibody response to tetanus toxoid and polysaccharide antigens was normal with increased IgG1 and IgG3 response compared to controls. The latter can be interpreted as a compensatory mechanism for the subclass deficit and may explain the lack of significant infections in both children. The importance of distinguishing IgG subclass deficiency due to gene deletion from that due to immunoregulatory dysfunction is discussed.
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- A Plebani
- Maternity and Biomedical Technology Department, University of Brescia, Italy
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Two children with Guillain-Barrè syndrome were successfully treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and no relapses occurred over a 1 year follow up. No side-effects were observed. These data provide further evidence that IVIG may be safely and effectively employed in children with Guillain-Barrè syndrome.
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Miglior M, Scullica L, Secchi AG, Negrini A, Pezzi PP, Brovarone FV, Bonini S, Ruggieri ML, Vargiu G. Nedocromil sodium and astemizole, alone or combined, in the treatment of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. A multicentre double blind clinical trial. Acta Ophthalmol 1993; 71:73-8. [PMID: 8386421 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb04964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Two hundred and seven patients with active symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis were studied in a four-week multicentre double blind, double dummy, clinical trial comparing efficacy and safety of nedocromil sodium eye drops with oral astemizole, placebo, and the combined active treatments. Clinical signs were evaluated by clinicians after 1, 2 and 4 weeks, while symptoms were recorded by patients on daily diary cards. Overall opinions were recorded at the end of treatment. Nedocromil sodium eye drops and astemizole, alone or combined, significantly reduced ocular symptoms when compared to placebo (diary card total symptom score and patients' opinion). In the clinicians' opinion nedocromil sodium alone or combined (but not astemizole alone) significantly decreased ocular symptoms when compared to placebo. All treatments were safe and well tolerated, drowsiness being the most frequent side effect observed in patients treated with astemizole. These results indicate the effectiveness of nedocromil sodium eye drops in the treatment of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.
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- M Miglior
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Milan, Italy
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Agostini C, Di Segni M, Negrini A. Effects of various agents on the in vivo "lipoperoxide" content of rat liver and kidney and on the "lipoperoxide" and lipid content of liver slices. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 1983; 42:349-352. [PMID: 6658197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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"Lipoperoxide" content increases in rat livers 2h after emetine and glucosamine and 24h after CCl4, cycloheximide, colchicine, emetine and ethionine administration. Renal "lipoperoxides" decrease 24h after glucosamine and 24h and 72h after X-rays. In liver slices thiobarbituric acid values are increased by diethyl maleate, glucosamine and puromycin. Loss in lipid content is accelerated in liver slices by cycloheximide, emetine, FeCl3 but counteracted by colchicine and ethanol.
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Altomonte L, Mingrone G, Negrini A, De Cunto F, Greco AV. [Double-blind study of the therapeutic activity of a new hypolipemic drug: etofibrate]. Clin Ter 1981; 96:31-8. [PMID: 7016409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Altomonte L, Ghirlanda G, Rebuzzi AG, Manna R, Negrini A, Greco AV. [Serum biliary acids in hepatic cirrhosis]. Minerva Med 1980; 71:2483-7. [PMID: 7432673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Radioimmunological measurement of serum bile acids has shown that they increase in alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. In normal subjects, the fasting value of serum bile acids averaged 2.5 +/- 0.41 microM/l, whereas in cirrhotics it was 37.8 +/- 7.9 microM/l (p < 0.001). This technique has proved more specific than routine liver function tests. Measurement of fasting serum bile acids is a sensitive, specific, reproducible index of liver bile function. A quality investigation of primary and secondary bile acids requires the adoption of more sensitive techniques which are not, however, readily adaptable to routine use.
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