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COVID-19-related hospital admission in spouses of partners in at-risk occupations Open

Jens Peter Bonde, Luise Mølenberg Begtrup, David Coggon, Johan Høy Jensen, Esben Meulengracht Flachs , et al. · 2023

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify the risk of COVID-19-related hospital admission in spouses living with partners in at-risk occupations in Denmark during 2020–21. METHODS: Within a registry-based cohort of all Danish employees (N=2 …

Occupational risk of COVID-19 related hospital admission in Denmark 2020–2021: a follow-up study Open

Jens Peter Bonde, Lea Sell, Esben Meulengracht Flachs, David Coggon, María Albin , et al. · 2022

Employees in several occupations within and outside healthcare are at substantially increased risk of COVID-19. There is a need to revisit safety measures and precautions to mitigate viral transmission in the workplace during the current a…

Estimating population burdens of occupational disease Open

David Coggon · 2021

Knowing the public health impact of occupational hazards is important for prioritization of preventive and mitigating measures and in monitoring how well they succeed. Information is needed on attributable morbidity and mortality, both glo…

Dataset from COMPOSE Survey (2017) Open

George Peat, K Walker-Bone, Cyrus Cooper, David Coggon, John E. Smedley , et al. · 2021

COMPOSE dataset is simply the pooling of cross-sectional survey data from PRELIM Pilot, PRELIM Main, and HILL. The following meta-data files are available from this record: Participant flow; Data dictionary. The individual de-identified da…

Ethnic differences in risk of severe Covid-19: To what extent are they driven by exposure? Open

Rhiannon Edge, Diana A. van der Plaat, Vaughan Parsons, David Coggon, Martie van Tongeren , et al. · 2021

Background This study quantifies the risk of Covid-19 among ethnic groups of healthcare staff during the first pandemic wave in England. Methods We analysed data on 959 356 employees employed by 191 National Health Service trusts during 1 …

Changing patterns of sickness absence among healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Rhiannon Edge, Diana A. van der Plaat, Vaughan Parsons, David Coggon, Martie van Tongeren , et al. · 2021

Background Patterns of sickness absence shed useful light on disease occurrence and illness-related behaviours in working populations. Methods We analysed prospectively collected, pseudonymized data on 959 356 employees who were continuous…

IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SICKNESS ABSENCE FOR MENTAL ILL HEALTH IN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE STAFF Open

Diana A. van der Plaat, Rhiannon Edge, David Coggon, Martie van Tongeren, Rupert Muiry , et al. · 2021

Objective To explore the patterns of sickness absence in National Health Service (NHS) staff attributable to mental ill health during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic in March – July 2020 Design Case-referent analysis of a secondary…

Occupational risks of COVID-19 in NHS workers in England Open

DA van der Plaat, Ira Madan, David Coggon, Martie van Tongeren, Rhiannon Edge , et al. · 2021

Objective To quantify occupational risks of Covid-19 among healthcare staff during the first wave of the pandemic in England Methods Using pseudonymised data on 902,813 individuals continuously employed by 191 National Health Service trust…

Changing patterns of sickness absence among healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Rhiannon Edge, Diana A. van der Plaat, Vaughan Parsons, David Coggon, Martie van Tongeren , et al. · 2021

Objective To explore impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of sickness absence among staff employed by the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Methods We analysed prospectively collected, pseudonymised data on 959,356 employee…

Are depressive disorders caused by psychosocial stressors at work? A systematic review with metaanalysis Open

Sigurd Mikkelsen, David Coggon, Johan Hviid Andersen, Patricia Casey, Esben Meulengracht Flachs , et al. · 2021

Consequences of Ignoring Clustering in Linear Regression Open

Georgia Ntani, Hazel Inskip, Clive Osmond, David Coggon · 2020

Background Clustering of observations is a common phenomenon in epidemiological and clinical research. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of using multilevel analysis to account for such clustering, but in practice, methods i…

Assessment of workers’ personal vulnerability to covid-19 using ‘covid-age’ Open

David Coggon, Peter Croft, Paul Cullinan, Anthony Williams · 2020

Decisions on fitness for employment that entails a risk of contracting Covid-19 require an assessment of the workers personal vulnerability should infection occur. Using recently published UK data, we have developed a risk model that provi…

Assessment of Workers’ Personal Vulnerability to COVID-19 Using “COVID-AGE” Open

David Coggon, Peter Croft, Paul Cullinan, Anthony Williams · 2020

Decisions on fitness for employment that entails a risk of contracting Covid-19 require an assessment of the worker’s personal vulnerability should infection occur. Using recently published UK data, we have developed a risk model that prov…

Coronary heart disease, hypertension and use of biomass fuel among women: comparative cross-sectional study Open

Zafar Fatmi, Georgia Ntani, David Coggon · 2019

Objectives To explore the associations of hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD) with use of biomass fuel for cooking. Design Comparative cross-sectional study. Setting Rural villages in Sindh, Pakistan. Participants Women aged ≥40 …

Considerations for refining the risk assessment process for formaldehyde: Results from an interdisciplinary workshop Open

Melvin E. Andersen, P. Robinan Gentry, James A. Swenberg, Kenneth A. Mundt, Kimberly W. White , et al. · 2019

Individual and Combined Effects of Job Strain Components on Subsequent Morbidity and Mortality Open

Mika Kivimäki, Solja T. Nyberg, Jaana Pentti, Ida E H Madsen, Linda L. Magnusson Hanson , et al. · 2019

To the Editor: In analyses of longitudinal data from 7 to 14 cohort studies, the Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis in Working Populations (IPD-Work) consortium has demonstrated associations of job strain with an increased risk of c…

Drivers of international variation in prevalence of disabling low back pain: Findings from the Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability study Open

David Coggon, Georgia Ntani, K. T. Palmer, Vanda Elisa Andrés Felli, Florencia Harari , et al. · 2018

Background Wide international variation in the prevalence of disabling low back pain ( LBP ) among working populations is not explained by known risk factors. It would be useful to know whether the drivers of this variation are specific to…

Assessment of potential risk factors for new onset disabling low back pain in Japanese workers: findings from the CUPID (cultural and psychosocial influences on disability) study Open

Mika Kawaguchi, Ko Matsudaira, Takayuki Sawada, Tadashi Koga, Akiko Ishizuka , et al. · 2017

0274 The profile of informal carers in a cohort of 50–64 year-olds: results from the health and employment after fifty (heaf) study Open

E Clare Harris, Stefania D’Angelo, Holly Syddall, Cathy Linaker, David Coggon , et al. · 2017

Background With increases in the UK pensionable age, people are now expected to work to older ages, but they may also have caring responsibilities which constrain their capacity to work and could affect their health. To explore the extent …

0096 Body mass index (bmi), chronic musculoskeletal pain and adverse employment outcomes in older workers: the health and employment after fifty (heaf) study Open

Stefania D’Angelo, Keith T Palmer, Karen Walker‐Bone, Clare Harris, David Coggon , et al. · 2017

Introduction The combination of an ageing population and an obesity epidemic has important health and economic implications, with growing numbers of older people remaining in work. Obesity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders, wh…

0160 Retinal detachment and heavy lifting: findings from a register study in denmark Open

Stefania Curti, David Coggon, Harald Hannerz, Stefano Mattioli · 2017

Introduction Candidate risk factors for retinal detachment (RD) include heavy lifting. To explore further this relationship, a population-based register study was carried out in a Danish working population. Methods This study enrolled a d…

0075 Determinants of international differences in the prevalence of multisite musculoskeletal pain in working population Open

Emanuele Rizzello, Georgia Ntani, Ira Madan, David Coggon · 2017

Background The prevalence of disabling regional pain varies widely between countries, even among people with similar jobs. It appears that the factors driving this variation predispose to musculoskeletal pain in general rather than being s…

0315 Effect of multisite musculoskeletal pain on health related job loss: findings from the health and employment after fifty (heaf) study Open

Georgia Ntani, Stefania D’Angelo, Clare Harris, Karen Walker‐Bone, David Coggon , et al. · 2017

Background Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) at multiple anatomical sites differs from single site pain both in its risk factors and prognosis. Multisite MSP is more likely to cause sickness absence from work, but knowledge about its effect on he…

0501 Lifetime achievement award – invited keynote: why have we failed to prevent back pain in working populations? Open

David Coggon · 2017

Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of disability globally, and has been linked consistently with occupational activities that load the spine mechanically. However, randomised controlled trials of ergonomic interventions have failed to pr…

0149 Pain at other anatomical sites is a major predictor of subsequent sickness absence for low back pain Open

David Coggon, Georgia Ntani · 2017

Background Using longitudinal data from the Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability (CUPID) study, we have previously shown that disabling low back pain (LBP) was strongly predicted by the earlier extent of pain at other anatomi…

0270 Mortality from lung cancer in occupations with exposure to asbestos among men in england and wales (1979–2010) Open

E Clare Harris, Stefania D’Angelo, Keith T Palmer, Vanessa Cox, Andrew Darnton , et al. · 2017

Background Estimating national burdens of lung cancer from occupational exposure to asbestos is challenging because of the potential for confounding by smoking. Methods To generate a refined estimate, we analysed data on underlying cause …

0021 Exercise protects against low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials Open

Rahman Shiri, David Coggon, Kobra Falah‐Hassani · 2017

Background The effect of exercise to prevent low back pain (LBP) and associated disability is uncertain. We carried out a meta-analysis to address this question. Methods Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Librar…

Location, vocation, procreation: how choice influences life expectancy in doctors Open

David Coggon · 2017

Location, vocation, procreation: how choice influences life expectancy in doctorsDear Sir, In their recent paper, Holleyman and Vann Jones describe a study which aimed 'to establish the influence of various modifiable risk factors on the l…

158. LESS THAN 10% OF INCIDENT LOW BACK PAIN AMONG WORKERS WHO WERE PAIN-FREE AT BASELINE IS ACCOUNTED FOR BY RECOGNIZED MECHANICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS: WHAT ARE WE MISSING? Open

Georgia Ntani, David Coggon, Keith T Palmer, Karen Walker‐Bone · 2017

Trajectories of multisite musculoskeletal pain and implications for prevention Open

David Coggon, Georgia Ntani · 2017

Musculoskeletal pain, especially in the back and upper limb, is a major cause of
disability in people of working age. Observational studies have consistently
demonstrated associations with occupational activities such as heavy lift…

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