SynthesisOccupational and environmental medicine1999
Evaluation research in occupational health services: general principles and a systematic review of empirical studies.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pre-employment examinations for preventing injury, disease and sick leave in workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Assessment of functional capacity of the musculoskeletal system in the context of work, daily living, and sport: a systematic review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2005Pooled it
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- A participatory workplace intervention for employees with distress and lost time: a feasibility evaluation within a randomized controlled trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2009Trial
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- Do health professionals' attitudes towards alcohol use matter for alcohol prevention efforts? Results from the WIRUS-OHS study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: the WIRUS OHS study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Article
- Deferral rate variability in blood donor eligibility assessment.Transfusion · 2019Article
- Current research priorities for UK occupational physicians and occupational health researchers: a modified Delphi study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Developing a practice guideline for the occupational health services by using a community of practice approach: a process evaluation of the development process.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Offering a tailored return to work program to cancer survivors with job loss: a process evaluation.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Pre-employment examination for low back risk in workers exposed to manual handling of loads: French guidelines.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Article
- Health risk appraisals in Swedish occupational health services.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2016Article
- What are possible barriers and facilitators to implementation of a Participatory Ergonomics programme?Implementation science : IS · 2010Article
- The attitude of Flemish occupational health physicians toward evidence-based occupational health and clinical practice guidelines.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2010Article
- Evaluation of medical decisions' effectiveness: a 4-year evidence-based study in a health care setting.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2008Article
- Agreement of medical decisions in occupational health as a quality requirement.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2006Article
- Evaluation of an occupational health intervention programme on whole-body vibration in forklift truck drivers: a controlled trial.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2006Article
- Patient satisfaction with occupational health physicians, development of a questionnaire.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2005Article
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of pre-employment screening.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2004Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo study the nature and extent of evaluation research in occupational health services (OHSs).
methodsLiterature review of evaluation research in OHSs. On the basis of a conceptual model of OHS evaluation, empirical studies are categorised into aspects of input, process, output, outcome, and OHS core activities.
resultsMany methods to evaluate OHSs or OHS activities exist, depending on the objective and object of evaluation. The amount of empirical studies on evaluation of OHSs or OHS activities that met the non-restrictive inclusion criteria, was remarkably limited. Most of the 52 studies were more descriptive than evaluative. The methodological quality of most studies was not high. A differentiated picture of the evidence of effectiveness of OHSs arises. Occupational health consultations and occupational rehabilitation are hardly studied despite much time spent on the consultation by occupational physicians in most countries. The lack of effectiveness and efficiency of the pre-employment examination should lead to its abandonment as a means of selection of personnel by OHSs. Periodic health monitoring or surveillance, and education on occupational health hazards can be carried out with reasonable process quality. Identification and evaluation of occupational health hazards by a workplace survey can be done with a high output quality, which, however, does not guarantee a favourable outcome.
conclusionsAlthough rigorous study designs are not always applicable or feasible in daily practice, much more effort should be directed at the scientific evaluation of OHSs and OHS instruments. To develop evidence-based occupational health care the quality of evaluation studies should be improved. In particular, process and outcome of consultation and rehabilitation activities of occupational physicians need to be studied more.
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