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Papers by Birgit Greiner

Research paper thumbnail of Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing work-related injury

The Cochrane library, Aug 15, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The effectiveness of workplace dietary modification interventions: A systematic review

Preventive Medicine, Nov 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Measurement of psychosocial workplace exposure variables

Occupational medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)

... DCQ 5 Theorell, 1996 .75 (men), .81 (women) Psychological demands WOM 2 Johnson, 1993 .60 Job... more ... DCQ 5 Theorell, 1996 .75 (men), .81 (women) Psychological demands WOM 2 Johnson, 1993 .60 Job demands Whitehall 4 Bosma, 1997 .67 Extrinsic effort ERI 6 Rothenbacher, 1998 .76 Extrinsic effort ERI 6 Vrijkotte, 1999 .76 High demand OSI 19 Belkic, 1995b; 1996 .80 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Developing a framework for evaluation: a Theory of Change for complex workplace mental health interventions

BMC Public Health, Jun 17, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Betriebliche Tabakprävention für Beschäftigte in der Gastronomie – Im Spannungsfeld zwischen öffentlicher und betrieblicher Gesundheit

Fehlzeiten-Report 2013, 2013

Beschaftigte im Gastronomiebereich sind in besonderem Mase den Risiken des Passivrauchens am Arbe... more Beschaftigte im Gastronomiebereich sind in besonderem Mase den Risiken des Passivrauchens am Arbeitsplatz ausgesetzt und auserdem eine Berufsgruppe mit hohen aktiven Raucherraten. Diese Gruppe tragt daher ein hohes Risiko, das es im Rahmen der betrieblichen Gesundheitsforderung zu berucksichtigen gilt. Durch die international kontrovers gefuhrte Debatte um die Einfuhrung gesetzlicher Rauchverbote in der Gastronomie ist die betriebliche Tabakpravention in dieser Branche zum Politikum geworden. In diesem Beitrag werden die internationalen wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse zur Wirksamkeit gesetzlicher Rauchverbote diskutiert und Tabakpravention im Zusammenhang mit psychischen Belastungen am Arbeitsplatz dargestellt. Insbesondere in der Gastronomiebranche fliesen betriebliche Gesundheitsforderung und die Gesundheitsforderung der allgemeinen Bevolkerung zusammen. Kneipen und Restaurants stellen soziale Raume fur Beschaftigte und fur die Bevolkerung dar, in denen soziale Normen uber das Rauchen gepragt und entweder verstarkt oder »denormalisiert« werden konnen. Insbesondere die Gastronomiebranche kann durch gezielte Initiativen Impulse zu einer »Denormalisierung« des Rauchens setzen, die Beschaftigte in diesem Bereich und auch Teile der Bevolkerung erreichen.

Research paper thumbnail of Education Forum : Academy Fora: Update

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Job Stress: The RHIA Instrument

Research paper thumbnail of Emotion work within eldercare and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional multi-level study assessing the association between externally observed emotion work and self-reported depressive symptoms among Danish eldercare workers

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2016

Danish professional caregivers have high rates of depressive symptoms. One proposed cause is expo... more Danish professional caregivers have high rates of depressive symptoms. One proposed cause is exposure to emotion work. However, emotion work is usually measured by self-report which may bias results. The objective of this study was to examine the association of emotion work, externally observed at the workplace, with self-reported depressive symptoms of professional caregivers. The study was a cross-sectional observational study. Data was collected by 9 observers who assessed emotion work stressors and emotion work resources in 124 individual professional caregivers working in 56 work units across 10 eldercare homes. Emotion work stressors were defined as i) barriers for empathetic care, ii) taxing aggressive events, and iii) taxing non-aggressive events. Emotion work resources were defined as i) meaningful events, and ii) social interactions between professional caregivers and residents. Depressive symptoms were measured by a questionnaire sent to all professional caregivers at the 10 eldercare homes. We constructed two samples for analysis: a) a sample of 95 directly observed professional caregivers with full information on covariates, and b) a sample of 205 observed and non-observed professional caregivers with full information on covariates working in one of the 56 observed work units. Using multilevel regression models we analysed associations of individual and work unit averaged levels of emotion work with depressive symptoms among professional caregivers. None of the three emotion work stressors were associated with depressive symptoms. Of the two emotion work resources, a high amount of social interactions between professional caregivers and residents were, contrary to expectations, related to higher levels of depressive symptoms at both the individual level and the work unit averaged level. The unexpected association between social interactions and depressive symptoms need to be replicated in future studies. These future studies should also investigate whether the association of social interactions and level of depressive symptoms depends on the content of the interactions between professional caregivers and residents.

Research paper thumbnail of OP73 The effect of complex workplace dietary interventions on dietary behaviours, nutrition knowledge and health status: a cluster controlled trial

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Job characteristics and Obesity in a sample of the Irish General Population

Research paper thumbnail of Measuring work stress in civil aviation workers in a globalized economy

Research paper thumbnail of Background on a global investigation of civil aviation workers: Focus on social and economic security aspects

Research paper thumbnail of Observational Job Stressors and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)---Part 1: Cross-sectional Analyses

Research paper thumbnail of PP66 Positively Living Positively Working - Lifestyle Behaviours in a Working and Non-Working Population

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda

PLOS ONE

Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of... more Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on stress, burnout, non-clinical depressive and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing in construction workers. Methods Eligibility criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster randomized controlled trials (cRCTs), controlled or uncontrolled before- and after studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and May 2022 in five databases (Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science). Outcomes were stress, burnout and non-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing (primary) and workplace changes and sickness absenteeism (secondary). Quality appraisal was conducted using the QATQS scale, a narrative synthesis was applied. The protocol was published in PROSPERO CRD42020183640 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020183640. Main results We identified fiv...

Research paper thumbnail of Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

BioMed Research International

Construction workers are getting older. In the European Union, the percentage of workers over 50 ... more Construction workers are getting older. In the European Union, the percentage of workers over 50 grew from 24.7% in 2011 to 31.5% in 2018, in Spain from 20.4% to 31.2%. Objective. Identify trends and detailed patterns of accidents of older construction workers compared to other age groups. Data and Method. We analyzed construction accidents in Spain from 2011 to 2018 ( N = 455,491 ). The number of accidents and lost working days (LWD) were broken down by occupation, seniority, company size, temporal variables (weekday, hour), trigger, and body part injured and compared for different age groups. Results. Although older worker had fewer accidents, the consequences of accidents were more serious. Those over 50 years had 84% more lost working days (LWD) than those under 24 years, 48% more than those between 25 and 39 years, and 21% more than those between 40 and 49 years. (1) Occupation: the percentage of accidents grew with age for supervisors, lorry drivers, and bricklayers. (2) Senio...

Research paper thumbnail of Enforcement of Smoke/Tobacco-free Policies at Public Universities in the US

Tobacco Regulatory Science, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Temporal factors and civil aviation workers--An international collaborative study

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived occupational stress in nurses working in Ireland

Occupational Medicine, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational safety climate and occupational accidents and injuries: an epidemiology-based systematic review

Work & Stress, Nov 26, 2015

ABSTRACT It is widely accepted among practitioners and researchers that a good safety climate res... more ABSTRACT It is widely accepted among practitioners and researchers that a good safety climate results in improved safety. However, there is a lack of systematic and detailed reviews summarising and evaluating the scientific evidence underpinning the relationship between safety climate and injuries and accidents in a company. The current research addresses this gap and studies the association of safety climate with accidents and injuries at work. Nine databases were searched for quantitative studies. After eligibility and quality selection, 17 peer-reviewed papers were analysed. Quality assessment was developed applying the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies (STROBE) guidelines, together with 9 appraisal criteria from Berra and colleagues (2008), Downs and Black (1998) and the appraisal tool from the University of Cardiff Weightman, Mann, Sander, & Turley, (2004). An evaluation summary statement was then constructed analysing the strength of the evidence provided by each study. Although 15 of the 17 studies included in this review provided full or partial support for the association of safety culture with accidents/injuries at work, scientific evidence is still unclear on the causal relationship between these two variables. Research is needed, especially longitudinal and intervention studies, to demonstrate in detail this association, which has been widely accepted in the area of occupational health and safety.

Research paper thumbnail of Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing work-related injury

The Cochrane library, Aug 15, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The effectiveness of workplace dietary modification interventions: A systematic review

Preventive Medicine, Nov 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Measurement of psychosocial workplace exposure variables

Occupational medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)

... DCQ 5 Theorell, 1996 .75 (men), .81 (women) Psychological demands WOM 2 Johnson, 1993 .60 Job... more ... DCQ 5 Theorell, 1996 .75 (men), .81 (women) Psychological demands WOM 2 Johnson, 1993 .60 Job demands Whitehall 4 Bosma, 1997 .67 Extrinsic effort ERI 6 Rothenbacher, 1998 .76 Extrinsic effort ERI 6 Vrijkotte, 1999 .76 High demand OSI 19 Belkic, 1995b; 1996 .80 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Developing a framework for evaluation: a Theory of Change for complex workplace mental health interventions

BMC Public Health, Jun 17, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Betriebliche Tabakprävention für Beschäftigte in der Gastronomie – Im Spannungsfeld zwischen öffentlicher und betrieblicher Gesundheit

Fehlzeiten-Report 2013, 2013

Beschaftigte im Gastronomiebereich sind in besonderem Mase den Risiken des Passivrauchens am Arbe... more Beschaftigte im Gastronomiebereich sind in besonderem Mase den Risiken des Passivrauchens am Arbeitsplatz ausgesetzt und auserdem eine Berufsgruppe mit hohen aktiven Raucherraten. Diese Gruppe tragt daher ein hohes Risiko, das es im Rahmen der betrieblichen Gesundheitsforderung zu berucksichtigen gilt. Durch die international kontrovers gefuhrte Debatte um die Einfuhrung gesetzlicher Rauchverbote in der Gastronomie ist die betriebliche Tabakpravention in dieser Branche zum Politikum geworden. In diesem Beitrag werden die internationalen wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse zur Wirksamkeit gesetzlicher Rauchverbote diskutiert und Tabakpravention im Zusammenhang mit psychischen Belastungen am Arbeitsplatz dargestellt. Insbesondere in der Gastronomiebranche fliesen betriebliche Gesundheitsforderung und die Gesundheitsforderung der allgemeinen Bevolkerung zusammen. Kneipen und Restaurants stellen soziale Raume fur Beschaftigte und fur die Bevolkerung dar, in denen soziale Normen uber das Rauchen gepragt und entweder verstarkt oder »denormalisiert« werden konnen. Insbesondere die Gastronomiebranche kann durch gezielte Initiativen Impulse zu einer »Denormalisierung« des Rauchens setzen, die Beschaftigte in diesem Bereich und auch Teile der Bevolkerung erreichen.

Research paper thumbnail of Education Forum : Academy Fora: Update

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Job Stress: The RHIA Instrument

Research paper thumbnail of Emotion work within eldercare and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional multi-level study assessing the association between externally observed emotion work and self-reported depressive symptoms among Danish eldercare workers

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2016

Danish professional caregivers have high rates of depressive symptoms. One proposed cause is expo... more Danish professional caregivers have high rates of depressive symptoms. One proposed cause is exposure to emotion work. However, emotion work is usually measured by self-report which may bias results. The objective of this study was to examine the association of emotion work, externally observed at the workplace, with self-reported depressive symptoms of professional caregivers. The study was a cross-sectional observational study. Data was collected by 9 observers who assessed emotion work stressors and emotion work resources in 124 individual professional caregivers working in 56 work units across 10 eldercare homes. Emotion work stressors were defined as i) barriers for empathetic care, ii) taxing aggressive events, and iii) taxing non-aggressive events. Emotion work resources were defined as i) meaningful events, and ii) social interactions between professional caregivers and residents. Depressive symptoms were measured by a questionnaire sent to all professional caregivers at the 10 eldercare homes. We constructed two samples for analysis: a) a sample of 95 directly observed professional caregivers with full information on covariates, and b) a sample of 205 observed and non-observed professional caregivers with full information on covariates working in one of the 56 observed work units. Using multilevel regression models we analysed associations of individual and work unit averaged levels of emotion work with depressive symptoms among professional caregivers. None of the three emotion work stressors were associated with depressive symptoms. Of the two emotion work resources, a high amount of social interactions between professional caregivers and residents were, contrary to expectations, related to higher levels of depressive symptoms at both the individual level and the work unit averaged level. The unexpected association between social interactions and depressive symptoms need to be replicated in future studies. These future studies should also investigate whether the association of social interactions and level of depressive symptoms depends on the content of the interactions between professional caregivers and residents.

Research paper thumbnail of OP73 The effect of complex workplace dietary interventions on dietary behaviours, nutrition knowledge and health status: a cluster controlled trial

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Job characteristics and Obesity in a sample of the Irish General Population

Research paper thumbnail of Measuring work stress in civil aviation workers in a globalized economy

Research paper thumbnail of Background on a global investigation of civil aviation workers: Focus on social and economic security aspects

Research paper thumbnail of Observational Job Stressors and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)---Part 1: Cross-sectional Analyses

Research paper thumbnail of PP66 Positively Living Positively Working - Lifestyle Behaviours in a Working and Non-Working Population

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda

PLOS ONE

Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of... more Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on stress, burnout, non-clinical depressive and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing in construction workers. Methods Eligibility criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster randomized controlled trials (cRCTs), controlled or uncontrolled before- and after studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and May 2022 in five databases (Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science). Outcomes were stress, burnout and non-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing (primary) and workplace changes and sickness absenteeism (secondary). Quality appraisal was conducted using the QATQS scale, a narrative synthesis was applied. The protocol was published in PROSPERO CRD42020183640 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020183640. Main results We identified fiv...

Research paper thumbnail of Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

BioMed Research International

Construction workers are getting older. In the European Union, the percentage of workers over 50 ... more Construction workers are getting older. In the European Union, the percentage of workers over 50 grew from 24.7% in 2011 to 31.5% in 2018, in Spain from 20.4% to 31.2%. Objective. Identify trends and detailed patterns of accidents of older construction workers compared to other age groups. Data and Method. We analyzed construction accidents in Spain from 2011 to 2018 ( N = 455,491 ). The number of accidents and lost working days (LWD) were broken down by occupation, seniority, company size, temporal variables (weekday, hour), trigger, and body part injured and compared for different age groups. Results. Although older worker had fewer accidents, the consequences of accidents were more serious. Those over 50 years had 84% more lost working days (LWD) than those under 24 years, 48% more than those between 25 and 39 years, and 21% more than those between 40 and 49 years. (1) Occupation: the percentage of accidents grew with age for supervisors, lorry drivers, and bricklayers. (2) Senio...

Research paper thumbnail of Enforcement of Smoke/Tobacco-free Policies at Public Universities in the US

Tobacco Regulatory Science, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Temporal factors and civil aviation workers--An international collaborative study

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived occupational stress in nurses working in Ireland

Occupational Medicine, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational safety climate and occupational accidents and injuries: an epidemiology-based systematic review

Work & Stress, Nov 26, 2015

ABSTRACT It is widely accepted among practitioners and researchers that a good safety climate res... more ABSTRACT It is widely accepted among practitioners and researchers that a good safety climate results in improved safety. However, there is a lack of systematic and detailed reviews summarising and evaluating the scientific evidence underpinning the relationship between safety climate and injuries and accidents in a company. The current research addresses this gap and studies the association of safety climate with accidents and injuries at work. Nine databases were searched for quantitative studies. After eligibility and quality selection, 17 peer-reviewed papers were analysed. Quality assessment was developed applying the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies (STROBE) guidelines, together with 9 appraisal criteria from Berra and colleagues (2008), Downs and Black (1998) and the appraisal tool from the University of Cardiff Weightman, Mann, Sander, & Turley, (2004). An evaluation summary statement was then constructed analysing the strength of the evidence provided by each study. Although 15 of the 17 studies included in this review provided full or partial support for the association of safety culture with accidents/injuries at work, scientific evidence is still unclear on the causal relationship between these two variables. Research is needed, especially longitudinal and intervention studies, to demonstrate in detail this association, which has been widely accepted in the area of occupational health and safety.