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Work - Volume 76, issue 1

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Price: EUR 250.00
ISSN 1051-9815 (P)
ISSN 1875-9270 (E)
Impact Factor 2024: 1.7

WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary, international journal which publishes high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work. The journal's subtitle has been deliberately laid out: The first goal is the prevention of illness, injury, and disability. When this goal is not achievable, the attention focuses on assessment to design client-centered intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or controls that use scientific evidence to support best practice. WORK occasionally publishes thematic issues, but in general, issues cover a wide range of topics such as ergonomic considerations with children, youth and students, the challenges facing an aging workforce, workplace violence, injury management, performing artists, ergonomic product evaluations, and the awareness of the political, cultural, and environmental determinants of health related to work. 
Dr. Karen Jacobs, the founding editor, and her editorial board especially encourage the publication of research studies, clinical practice, case study reports, as well as personal narratives and critical reflections of lived work experiences (autoethnographic/autobiographic scholarship), Sounding Board commentaries and Speaking of Research articles which provide the foundation for better understanding research to facilitate knowledge dissemination. Narrative Reflections on Occupational Transitions, a new column, is for persons who have successfully transitioned into, between, or out of occupations to tell their stories in a narrative form. With an internationally renowned editorial board, WORK maintains high standards in the evaluation and publication of manuscripts. All manuscripts are reviewed expeditiously and published in a timely manner. WORK prides itself on being an author-friendly journal.

WORK celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015.

*WORK is affiliated with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)*
*WORK is endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA)*
*WORK gives out the yearly Cheryl Bennett Best Paper Award*

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Design and ergonomic evaluation of a new adapted endoscope holder to reduce muscle pressure and discomfort during endoscopy

Authors: Ghasemi, Mohamad Sadegh | Siadat, Morteza | Abdulrazak, Bessam | Dehghan, Naser | Ibarra-Mejia, Gabriel | Forogh, Bijan

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgeons who regularly perform endoscopy are more likely to develop musculoskeletal disorders than other internal medicine specialists, a difference that attributed to repetitive movements, poor postures, and sub-optimal equipment design. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to design, build, and evaluate an endoscope holder for reducing the static load applied by the weight of the endoscope, in order to reduce musculoskeletal disorders risk factors in the surgeon’s hand, shoulder and back issues regions. METHODS: A new endoscope holder was designed according to ergonomic design principles. The designed holder was evaluated by surface electromyography (sEMG) and discomfort … Show more

Keywords: Endoscope holder, ergonomic design, co-design, discomfort, EMG

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-220185

Citation: Work, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 403-410, 2023

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Erratum to: Predictive factors associated with trajectory of job satisfaction of workers with physical disabilities: A latent growth curve analysis

Authors: Do, Ji-Hye | Yoo, Eun-Young | Jung, Min-Ye | Park, Ji-Hyuk | Hong, Ickpyo | Lee, Seohyun

Article Type: Correction

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-236016

Citation: Work, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 411-411, 2023

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Retraction to: Dependence of emotional burnout on personality typology in the COVID-19 pandemic

Article Type: Retraction

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-223650

Citation: Work, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 413-413, 2023

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