Is weight training healthy for your arteries? It may seem counterintuitive, but earlier research suggested that hitting iron can stiffen arteries – which is used as a measure for predicting cardiovascular health. Stiffer arteries have less elasticity, and forces the heart to work harder, increasing the risk of cardiovascular events, high blood pressure and stroke.… Continue reading Weight training & heart health
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Psychosocial risk as a leadership system problem: from compliance anxiety to evidence-based culture design
“Psychological injury claims are rising due to a lack of architecture, not empathy” An interesting ‘integrative conceptual review’ of the traps of current compliance-driven approaches to psychosocial challenges, and a way forward. They argue that the current approach places “reliance on individual leadership traits and bureaucratic compliance” over recognising the emergent/wicked nature of psychosocial risk.… Continue reading Psychosocial risk as a leadership system problem: from compliance anxiety to evidence-based culture design
Effects of participatory organizational interventions on mental health and work performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Are Participatory Organizational Interventions (POIs) to improve working conditions effective at improving workers’ mental health and work performance? This systematic review & meta-analysis explored just 14 studies that met inclusion to find out. Evaluated outcome measures were negative mental health (burnout, depression, anxiety), positive mental health (job satisfaction, well-being, work engagement) & work performance (work… Continue reading Effects of participatory organizational interventions on mental health and work performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Where you live is killing you
Does living closer to a major road make you sicker? It turns out that the closer you live to busy roads, the worse are your health prospects for cardiovascular disease, respiratory, disease, birth defects and more.
The effects of different types of organisational workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in healthcare workers: a systematic review
This systematic review unpacked 22 studies to understand the effects of organisational mental health interventions on healthcare workers’ mental health and wellbeing. Shared under an Open Access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · Interventions included flexible and better designed schedules, redesigned work processes and competency training, team-building and civility initiatives, participatory workplace-change… Continue reading The effects of different types of organisational workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in healthcare workers: a systematic review
Role overload and safety incidents: An examination of the individual-and team-level buffering effects of psychological safety
This study explored the buffering effects of psychological safety on role overload and safety incidents. Data from online survey of 841 employees. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · “Role overload is a form of work-related stress … Qualitative role overload occurs when an individual lacks the skills required… Continue reading Role overload and safety incidents: An examination of the individual-and team-level buffering effects of psychological safety
Safety signals and near misses: exposing the design failures we can prevent
A brief discussion paper on safety signals and moving away from reactive harm-based safety. Full article provided under open access licence (see end of post). PS. Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · “Healthcare continues to rely primarily on reactive safety—responding after harm occurs—rather than proactively identifying and addressing system weaknesses upstream” · “‘safety signal’ … refer[s]… Continue reading Safety signals and near misses: exposing the design failures we can prevent
Is your workplace making you sick? Impact of psychosocial risks on health
Is your work making you physically or mentally sick? This video unpacks a meta-analysis which analysed 72 studies on the links between psychosocial risks on health. Among other findings – established links were found between job strain and cardiovascular diseases and mental ill health. #psychosocial #risk #health #safety #hse #mentalhealth
The Critical Role of Psychological Risk and Safety in Eliciting Worker Well-Being
This explored the links between psychosocial risk and psychological safety on worker well-being. Survey responses from >800 workers in Malaysian were obtained. Usefully, it’s another study that slightly challenges the claim that you ‘can’t have too much psychological safety’. We need far more targeted evidence to make that claim. Extracts: · “our results revealed a significant… Continue reading The Critical Role of Psychological Risk and Safety in Eliciting Worker Well-Being
Large Language Models in Lung Cancer: Systematic Review
This systematic review of 28 studies explored the application of LLMs for lung cancer care and management. Probably few surprises here. And it’s focused mostly on LLMs, rather than specialised AI models. Extracts: · The review identified 7 primary application domains of LLMs in LC: auxiliary diagnosis, information extraction, question answering, scientific research, medical education, nursing… Continue reading Large Language Models in Lung Cancer: Systematic Review
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