2018
Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use in an Industrial Cohort, 2003 to 2013
Pensa MA, Galusha DH, Cantley LF. Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use in an Industrial Cohort, 2003 to 2013. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2018, 60: 457-461. PMID: 29135839, PMCID: PMC5943140, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid useOpioid prescribingOpioid useChronic opioid prescribingOpioid prescription patternsLow back painOccupational health professionalsWork-related injuriesHealth care claimsCross-sectional analysisPrescription patternsBack painChronic prescriptionOpioid epidemicAppropriate treatmentWhite raceCare claimsHealth professionalsIndustrial cohortOlder agePrescribingStrongest predictorPredictorsProportion of workersAdditional predictors
2015
Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort
Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Galusha D, Cullen MR. Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 73: 229. PMID: 26163544, PMCID: PMC4819649, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2015-102831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManufacturing cohortMusculoskeletal disorder riskRelative riskWorkplace exposuresMinor injuriesPhysical workplace exposuresPredictors of injuryPsychological demandsDisorder riskSerious injuriesPsychosocial workplace exposuresLow psychological demandJob controlPhysical demandsHigh psychological demandsRisk factorsMedical treatmentPsychological job demandsInjuryGreater riskWork restrictionsMSD riskCohortPsychosocial demandsWorkplace injuries
2014
Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury.
Cantley LF, Galusha D, Cullen MR, Dixon-Ernst C, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 2014, 41: 75-83. PMID: 25137556, PMCID: PMC4337395, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient noise exposureInjury riskRelative riskWorkplace injury riskSerious injuriesNoise exposureAcute occupational injuryExposure-response patternHigher risk estimatesHearing protection useNoise exposure levelsPotential confoundersExposure categoriesElevated riskOccupational injuriesInjuryProtection useObserved associationsRisk estimatesAdditional studiesMixed effects modelsExposure levelsSignificant predictorsManufacturing workersRisk
2013
Effect of systematic ergonomic hazard identification and control implementation on musculoskeletal disorder and injury risk.
Cantley LF, Taiwo OA, Galusha D, Barbour R, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Cullen MR. Effect of systematic ergonomic hazard identification and control implementation on musculoskeletal disorder and injury risk. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 2013, 40: 57-65. PMID: 24142048, PMCID: PMC4096997, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusculoskeletal disordersRelative riskInjury riskErgonomic hazardsHC groupRisk reductionInjury risk reductionInjury historyWorker injury riskInjury outcomesStudy periodRiskControl initiativesDisordersParticipatory ergonomicsGroupHazard identificationTemporal trendsErgonomic standardsInjuryPersons