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UK Postal Delivery Workers’ Occupational Sun Safety: Using Behavior Change Theories to Identify Intervention Pathways (2019)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Randall, R., Cheyne, A., Davis, S., Evans, H., & Faichney, J. (2019). UK Postal Delivery Workers’ Occupational Sun Safety: Using Behavior Change Theories to Identify Intervention Pathways. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), Article 3712. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193712

Postal delivery workers have substantial sun exposure. In the United Kingdom (UK) a high proportion of workers possesses a sun sensitive skin type. This population is at elevated risk for skin cancer, yet uptake of sun safety practices is low. Studie... Read More about UK Postal Delivery Workers’ Occupational Sun Safety: Using Behavior Change Theories to Identify Intervention Pathways.

Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Fiorini, L. A., Griffiths, A., & Houdmont, J. (in press). Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Administration, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v7n4p9

Objective: To explore the perceived causes of presenteeism in nurses on geriatric wards. Background: Presenteeism, defined as working when unwell, is associated with lost productivity and increased absenteeism. It is more commonly reported by employ... Read More about Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study.

Working hours and common mental disorders in English police officers (2016)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., & Randall, R. (2016). Working hours and common mental disorders in English police officers. Occupational Medicine, 66(9), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqw166

Background: There is a paucity of evidence on working hours and their psychological correlates in police officers of the federated ranks in England. Aims: An exploratory study to establish the extent to which a sample of English police officers work... Read More about Working hours and common mental disorders in English police officers.

Psychosocial work environment and leisure-time physical activity: the Stormont Study (2015)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Clemes, S., Munir, F., Wilson, K., Kerr, R., & Addley, K. (2015). Psychosocial work environment and leisure-time physical activity: the Stormont Study. Occupational Medicine, 65(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqu208

Background: Research findings are equivocal on relations between the psychosocial work environment and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). This might be partly due to studies having focused on a restricted set of psychosocial dimensions, thereby... Read More about Psychosocial work environment and leisure-time physical activity: the Stormont Study.

Occupational health professionals’ knowledge, understanding and use of work ability (2013)
Journal Article
Coomer, K., & Houdmont, J. (2013). Occupational health professionals’ knowledge, understanding and use of work ability. Occupational Medicine, 63(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqt070

BACKGROUND: The concept of work ability (WA) has a 30-year history in Finland, where it has been used extensively in occupational health (OH) research and practice. The extent to which WA has been integrated into UK OH practice is unclear. AIMS: (... Read More about Occupational health professionals’ knowledge, understanding and use of work ability.