Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

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Original article [online first; 20 April 2026]   pdf
Workplace mistreatment and problem drinking among physicians in Sweden: a longitudinal study

Peláez Zuberbuhler J, Strömberg A, Thern E, Landstad BJ, Sjöström M, Brulin E
 

Review [online first; 17 April 2026]   pdf
The demands–control–support work stress model and risk of ischemic heart disease: causal inference based on observational epidemiology

Bonde JP, Skaaby S, Flachs EM, Dollard M, Keyes K, Rosengren A, Mehlum IS, Mikkelsen S
 

Original article [online first; 16 April 2026]   pdf
Work-related psychosocial factors and working life expectancy among Finnish public sector employees aged 50 years or older

Haukka E, Heikkilä K, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Chungkham HS, Zaninotto P, Kivimäki M, Ervasti J, Stenholm S
 

Original article [online first; 15 April 2026]   pdf
Permanent night work and risk of injuries: A register-based cohort study using payroll data

Nabe-Nielsen K, Aagaard A, Larsen AD, Nielsen HB, Hansen J, Hansen ÅM, Kolstad HA, Vestergaard JM, Garde AH
 

Editorial [online first; 13 April 2026]   pdf
Goodbye work-related musculoskeletal disorders, welcome musculoskeletal health! A call for action

Kuijer PPFM, Coenen P
 

Original article [online first; 10 April 2026]   pdf
Adaptation across consecutive night shifts at 71°N under Arctic summer daylight and winter darkness: Effects on alertness, sleepiness, and fatigue

Holme AN, Moen LV, Sallinen M, Nilsen KB, Boccara CN, Phillips AJK, Haugen F, Matre D
 

Original article [online first; 9 April 2026]   pdf
Night shift work and risk of total and site-specific cancer: results from a prospective cohort study among Chinese men

Shen Q-M, Li Z-Y, Tan Y-T, Gao L-F, Liu D-K, Li H-L, Yang W-S, Xiang Y-B
 

Editorial [online first; 8 April 2026]
Health and working careers of informal carers – what we know and do not yet (but should) know

Ervasti J, Mikkola TM
 

Original article [online first; 6 April 2026]   pdf
Standardizing upper arm movement definitions across observational and sensor-based methods: A Delphi consensus study among European ergonomics experts

Frost AD, Forsman M, Brusaca LA, Holtermann A, Andersen LL, Søgaard K, Gupta N
 

Original article [online first; 6 April 2026]   pdf
From secondary special needs education to the labor market: latent trajectories and inequalities in employment participation

Ciliacus R, Porru F, Burdorf A, Schuring M
 

Original article [online first; 2 April 2026]   pdf
Evaluating a new voluntary occupational health and safety management system program in the context of a pandemic

Sivaraj LB, Macpherson RA, McLeod CB
 

Letter to the Editor [online first; 2 April 2026]   pdf
Re: Park et al. “Association between job insecurity and cardiovascular disease among workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus”

Suarez JSP
 

Review [online first; 2 April 2026]   pdf
Adverse occupational outcome among workers with occupational asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influencing factors

Damerau LS, Helm MW, Pieter J, Velasco Garrido M, Harth V, Hoven H, Preisser AM
 

Original article [online first; 31 March 2026]   pdf
The mediating effect of immune-inflammatory indices in shift work and hypertension: a cohort study in China

Lu H, Jin Y, Huang C, Lin L, Zhang X, Wang W, Lian Y
 

Original article [online first; 17 March 2026]   pdf
Farming exposures and Alzheimer's disease: cross-sectional analysis within the French AGRICAN cohort

Madeline V, Galvin A, De Graaf L, Engelhardt J, Lebailly P, Baldi I
 

Original article [online first; 16 March 2026]   pdf
Clinical and screening utility of the Burnout Assessment Tool: A comparative evaluation of BAT23, BAT12 and BAT4 in Sweden

Hadžibajramović E, Dahlqvist I, Jonsdottir IH, De Witte H
 

Original article [online first; 8 March 2026]   pdf
Development of a European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for psychosocial exposures and their association with diagnosed depression in register-based cohorts

Salonen L, Falkstedt D, Pan K-Y, Albin M, Mehlum IS, Undem K, Leinonen T, Solovieva S
 

Commentary [online first; 2 March 2026]   pdf
Occupational exposure limits for psychosocial hazards: A promising concept or a premature leap?

Guseva Canu I, van der Molen HF
 

Original article [online first; 26 February 2026]   pdf
Trends in healthy working life expectancy and its difference by workload group among aged over 50 years: a longitudinal perspective

Ma J, Pingcuo Y, Jin X, Wang J, Wang H, Lan Y
 

Original article [online first; 23 February 2026]   pdf
Precarious employment and its relation to mental well-being in the gig economy: comparing main and supplementary workers

Vandevenne E, Vanroelen C, Stas L, Gevaert J
 

Review [online first; 6 February 2026]   pdf
What do we know about limiting after-hours availability expectations and work-related connectivity? A systematic review of interventions and policies

Nilsen W, Nordberg T, Lescoeur K, Ingelsrud MH, Egeland C
 

Original article [online first; 2 February 2026]   pdf
Association between job insecurity and cardiovascular diseases in workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Park H, Lee J, Park Y, Sim J, Yoon J-H, Yun B
 

Original article [online first; 26 January 2026]   pdf
Occupational exposures and risk of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)

Torén K, Olin A-C, Åberg M, Cummings KJ, Schiöler L, Blanc PD
 

Original article [online first; 4 January 2026]   pdf
Employers’ utilization of and collaboration with occupational health services in preventive occupational health and safety management

Akerstrom M, Wahlström J, Reineholm C, Jonsdottir IH
 

Discussion paper [online first; 2 December 2025]   pdf
Beyond risk reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: The CoWork musculoskeletal health model

Holtermann A, Sørensen OH, Jacobsen SS, Lindberg L, Andersen LL
 

Original article [online first; 23 November 2025]   pdf
Occupational physical behaviors and knee pain among eldercare workers: A prospective accelerometer study

Skovlund SV, Wester CT, Kyriakidis S, Brusaca LA, Andersen LL, Sundstrup E, Rasmussen CDN

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