From the Editor
Although I am the editor of WORK and thoroughly enjoy reading all the articles published in the journal as well as other professional chapters, books and journal articles, I totally enjoy reading literary fiction, too. Some of my recent favorite books are: Invention of Wings, Finding Nouf, All the Light We Cannot See, The Cookbook Collector, The Nightingale, The Rosie Effect, The Anatomy Lesson and The Third Son. I find that balancing my professional reading with literary reading has many benefits which are supported by the evidence literature such as:
• Amplifying your creativity
• Helping you to be more empathic
• Building your vocabulary
• Providing strategies to approach new obstacles
• Improving social perception and emotional intelligence
• Making you more comfortable with ambiguity
Now, take a moment to put down your literary fiction to read articles in this issue of WORK. This issue contains 26 very interesting articles which will advance knowledge in a variety of areas such as: the validity, reliability, objectivity and accuracy of measuring devices; psychosocial stress on muscle activity during computer work; resilience and mindfulness as preventative factors for psychological distress burnout; construction fatality due to electrical contact; a systematic review in search of correlates and predictors of musician playing-related pain; the influence of body mass index (BMI) on movement efficiency among firefighters; cognitive functioning and employment among people with schizophrenia in vocational rehabilitation among many other topics.
As discussed in previous issues of WORK, we are starting Learn at WORK, a complimentary webinar series that I will moderate. Each webinar provides a presentation by and conversation with authors whose evidence-based research article was published in WORK. The easy to access platform makes the webinars available globally. Here are the other upcoming Learn at WORK webinars:
• June 21, 2016 from 1-2pm EST – Dr. Sara Dockrell will discuss An investigation of schoolbag-related musculoskeletal pain in the context of schoolbag weight limit guidelines.
• August 25, 2016; 1-2pm EST – Dr. Phil Rumrill and Dr. Malachi Bishop will discuss Employment and Community Living Issues for People with Multiple Sclerosis.
• October 17, 2016; 1-2pm EST – Dr. Julie Keysor & Dr. Rawan Alheresh will discuss, The Work-It Study for People with Arthritis: Study Protocol and Baseline Sample Characteristics.
• December 8, 2016; 1-2pm EST – Dr. Tom Albin will discuss, Computer Ergonomics: State of the Art.
You can learn more about Learn at WORK at: http://www.iospress.nl/journal/work/
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As always, I welcome hearing from you.
All my best
Karen
Founding Editor, WORK
Occupational therapist & ergonomist
