• STODS: the Swedish Twin project Of Disability pension and Sickness absence

STODS was started in 2008, aiming to investigate risk factors and consequences of sickness absence and disability pensions. Special focus is on musculoskeletal and mental diagnoses, which accounts for approximately 70% o...

• SLOSH-study The Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health

The Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH) is a unique prospective study on work environment and health. SLOSH was initiated by the Stress Research Institute at Stockholm University in 2006 and aims t...

• NSHDS-VIP

The cohort is population-based and consists of blood and data from primarily 40, 50 and 60 year olds, taken every year in this age group in connection with the Västerbotten health surveys from 1985 - present. About half ...

• Association between air pollutants on stroke and myocardial infarction in Scania

Information about diabetes diagnosis, hypertension and atrial fibrillation, smoking and physical inactivity were collected via postal survey. This information were afterwards completed with information about first case ...

• The importance of physical and psychosocial risk factors for disease / disorder of the muscles and joints-a prospective study of women in health care and school

Primary outcome variables: pain neck / shoulder and elbow / hand. Primary exposures: Physical exertion (ergonomic factors) and psychosocial work environment (demand-control, fatigue, etc.). Monitoring will take place 2 ½...

• PART - Mental health - Work - Relations

To increase knowledge in the field of mental illness the PART study (Mental health, work and relationships) was started, an epidemiological study on psychological morbidity among 20-64-year olds in the Stockholm County p...

• The Northern Sweden MONICA Study

The Northern Sweden MONICA Study started with the WHO MONICA Study in 1985. The purpose was to monitor trends in mortality and morbidity in cardiovascular disease and relate them to trends in risk factors. Since 1985 21,...

• WOLF - Mental workload and indicators of chronic cardiovascular diseases

WOLF is a study that started in Stockholm in 1993. The acronym WOLF stands for Work-Lipids-Fibrinogen. The study is a collaboration between the former Working Environment Institute, the Institute of Environmental Health ...

• Musculoskeletal disorders and stress in checkout cashiers 2005

As a complement to an investigation of work movements, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and stress at work was investigated among checkout cashiers in a number of shops belonging to the same company during May...

• Working conditions and health at call centres in Sweden

There are a range of problems associated with job on call centres. A range of problems associated with the job have become apparent, with time pressure, performance monitoring via computer, monitoring of phone calls, erg...