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An urgent call to address work-related psychosocial hazards and improve worker well-being
Schulte PA , Sauter SL , Pandalai SP , Tiesman HM , Chosewood LC , Cunningham TR , Wurzelbacher SJ , Pana-Cryan R , Swanson NG , Chang CC , Nigam JAS , Reissman DB , Ray TK , Howard J . Am J Ind Med 2024 Work-related psychosocial hazards are on the verge of surpassing many other occupational hazards in their contribution to ill-health, injury, disability, direct and indirect costs, and impact on business and national productivity. The risks associated with exposure to psychosocial hazards at work are compounded by the increasing background prevalence of mental health disorders in the working-age population. The extensive and cumulative impacts of these exposures represent an alarming public health problem that merits immediate, increased attention. In this paper, we review the linkage between work-related psychosocial hazards and adverse effects, their economic burden, and interventions to prevent and control these hazards. We identify six crucial societal actions: (1) increase awareness of this critical issue through a comprehensive public campaign; (2) increase etiologic, intervention, and implementation research; (3) initiate or augment surveillance efforts; (4) increase translation of research findings into guidance for employers and workers; (5) increase the number and diversity of professionals skilled in preventing and addressing psychosocial hazards; and (6) develop a national regulatory or consensus standard to prevent and control work-related psychosocial hazards. |
Development of the NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ)
Chari R , Sauter SL , PetrunSayers EL , Huang W , Fisher GG , Chang CC . J Occup Environ Med 2022 64 (8) 707-717 OBJECTIVE: This article describes development of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Worker Well-being Questionnaire (WellBQ). METHODS: The NIOSH WellBQ was developed through literature reviews and expert panel recommendations. We drew from a representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized, U.S. working population to pilot the questionnaire. Psychometric analyses were performed on data from 975 respondents to finalize items and optimize validity. RESULTS: The final questionnaire consists of 16 scales, five indices, and 31 single items across five domains: (1) work evaluation and experience, (2) workplace policies and culture, (3) workplace physical environment and safety climate, (4) health status, and (5) home, community, and society (experiences and activities outside of work). The instrument demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. CONCLUSIONS: The NIOSH WellBQ is a reliable and valid instrument that comprehensively measures worker well-being. |
Association of Parent Workplace Injury With Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children
Asfaw A , Sauter SL , Swanson N , Beach CM , Sauter DL . J Occup Environ Med 2021 63 (9) 760-770 OBJECTIVE: Investigate associations between occupational injury to parents and the psychological well-being of their children. METHODS: We used multiple logistic regression to examine effects of occupational injury to parents on measures of psychological well-being among their children using National Health Interview Survey data from 2012 through 2016. RESULTS: Children of injured workers exhibited greater impairment than children of workers who had not sustained injuries for four of five measures of emotional and behavioral functioning that were hypothesized to differentiate these two child groups. A significant group difference was not observed for a sixth behavioral measure that was expected to be insensitive to parent occupational injury. CONCLUSION: Study findings heighten concern over downstream effects of occupational injury and signal need for more expansive investigation of these effects and mitigation strategies among children of injured workers. |
Human papillomavirus oral-and sero-positivity in fanconi anemia
Sauter SL , Zhang X , Romick-Rosendale L , Wells SI , Myers KC , Brusadelli MG , Poff CB , Brown DR , Panicker G , Unger ER , Mehta PA , Bleesing J , Davies SM , Kovacic MB . Cancers (Basel) 2021 13 (6) 1-18 High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is prevalent and known to cause 5% of all cancers worldwide. The rare, cancer prone Fanconi anemia (FA) population is characterized by a predis-position to both head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and gynecological cancers, but the role of HPV in these cancers remains unclear. Prompted by a patient-family advocacy organization, oral HPV and HPV serological studies were simultaneously undertaken. Oral DNA samples from 201 individuals with FA, 303 unaffected family members, and 107 unrelated controls were tested for 37 HPV types. Serum samples from 115 individuals with FA and 55 unrelated controls were tested for antibodies against 9 HPV types. Oral HPV prevalence was higher for individuals with FA (20%) versus their parents (13%; p = 0.07), siblings (8%, p = 0.01), and unrelated controls (6%, p ≤ 0.001). A FA diagnosis increased HPV positivity 4.84-fold (95% CI: 1.96–11.93) in adjusted models compared to unrelated controls. Common risk factors associated with HPV in the general population did not predict oral positivity in FA, unlike unrelated controls. Seropositivity and anti-HPV titers did not significantly differ in FA versus unrelated controls regardless of HPV vaccination status. We conclude that individuals with FA are uniquely susceptible to oral HPV independent of conventional risk factors. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
Expanding the paradigm of occupational safety and health: A new framework for worker well-being
Chari R , Chang CC , Sauter SL , Sayers ELP , Cerully JL , Schulte P , Schill AL , Uscher-Pines L . J Occup Environ Med 2018 60 (7) 589-593 OBJECTIVE: This article describes the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) development of a conceptual framework for worker well-being. While well-being research is growing, there is a need to translate theoretical concepts into practical models for measurement and action. METHODS: Multidisciplinary literature reviews informed development of the worker well-being framework and major domains and subdomains. An expert panel helped prioritize constructs for measurement. RESULTS: The framework includes five domains and twenty subdomains and conceptualizes worker well-being as a subjective and objective phenomenon inclusive of experiences both within and beyond work contexts. CONCLUSIONS: Well-being is a positive and unifying concept that captures multiple factors that contribute to workers' health and quality of life. This work lays the foundation for larger well-being measurement efforts and will provide tools for NIOSH partners to help workers flourish. |
Occupational health contributions to the development and promise of occupational health psychology
Sauter SL , Hurrell JJ . J Occup Health Psychol 2017 22 (3) 251-258 Occupational health psychology (OHP), as it is known today, is preceded by over a century of inquiry in psychology, sociology, philosophy, and other disciplines regarding the conditions of work and the welfare of workers, organizations, and society. This diverse body of research is richly detailed in reports on the history of OHP. Less represented in these reports are the formative interests of the occupational health field in OHP. In the present discussion, we begin by giving greater visibility to these interests. As we show, the expressions occupational health psychology and occupational health psychologist and a vision for training and participation of psychologists in occupational health research and practice appear in the occupational health literature four decades ago. We describe how this interest inspired initiatives in OHP by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health which, in turn, influenced the formalization of OHP as a discipline in the United States. We then document sustained interests of occupational health in OHP today and illustrate the promise of this interest for psychologists, for the discipline of OHP itself, and for the health, safety, and well-being of working people. We conclude by arguing that, to realize this promise, there is value to closer and more formal engagement of psychologists and OHP institutions with the field of occupational health. |
Oral human papillomavirus is common in individuals with Fanconi anemia
Sauter SL , Wells SI , Zhang X , Hoskins EE , Davies SM , Myers KC , Mueller R , Panicker G , Unger ER , Sivaprasad U , Brown DR , Mehta PA , Butsch Kovacic M . Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2015 24 (5) 864-72 BACKGROUND: Fanconi Anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder resulting in a loss of function of the FA-related DNA repair pathway. Individuals with FA are predisposed to some cancers including oropharyngeal and gynecological cancers with known associations with human papillomavirus (HPV) in the general population. Since individuals with FA respond poorly to chemotherapy and radiation, prevention of cancer is critical. METHODS: To determine if individuals with FA are particularly susceptible to oral HPV infection, we analyzed survey-based risk factor data and tested DNA isolated from oral rinses from 126 individuals with FA and 162 unaffected first-degree family members for 37 HPV types. RESULTS: Fourteen individuals (11.1%) with FA tested positive, significantly more (p=0.003) than family members (2.5%). While HPV prevalence was even higher for sexually active individuals with FA (17.7% vs. 2.4% in family; p=0.003). HPV positivity also tended to be higher in the sexually inactive (8.7% in FA vs. 2.9% in siblings). Indeed, having FA increased HPV positivity 4.9 fold (95%CI: 1.6-15.4) considering age and sexual experience, but did not differ by other potential risk factors. CONCLUSION: Our studies suggest that oral HPV is more common in individuals with FA. It will be essential to continue to explore associations between risk factors and immune dysfunction on HPV incidence and persistence over time. Impact HPV vaccination should be emphasized in those with FA as a first step to prevent oropharyngeal cancers, although additional studies are needed to determine if the level of protection it offers in this population is adequate. |
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