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2026
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Colette Browning, Connie Evashwick, Shane A. Thomas
Editorial: The formal and informal workforce for a global aging population
The increased demand for formal and informal care for the large and rapidly growing ageing population is a major problem globally. Although the ageing population percentages vary across countries, many regions will see a doubling of people aged 65 and...
2026
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Jean Mapinduzi, Olivier Jadin, Gérard Ndacayisaba, Joachim VAN CANT, Bruno Bonnechère
Digital rehabilitation in a low-resource setting: lessons from building an integrated ecosystem in Burundi
civil conflict, which have severely impacted its health infrastructure. Burundi faces a substantial burden from both communicable and non-communicable diseases. While progress has been made in reducing child mortality and improving vaccination rates, the country still grapples with high rates...
2026
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Folayan Mo, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi
A call for a paradigm shift to community-embedded, home-based primary preventive oral health care in Africa
Oral diseases constitute a global public health crisis, affecting nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide [1]. They cause pain, disability, and economic loss, with their highest burden falling on vulnerable and marginalized populations [1,2]. This crisis is exacerbated by a widespread...
2026
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Elshaddai Imanuela Maria Kountul, Sugeng Santoso Pn
Policy Transformation of Reasonable Accommodation as a Discrimination Prevention Instrument for Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace
This study examines the transformation of reasonable accommodation policies as an instrument to prevent workplace discrimination against persons with disabilities in Indonesia. The research is grounded in the constitutional guarantee of equality and Indonesia’s commitment to the Convention on the...
2026
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Claire Newey, Jasmine F. Lewtas, Mary E. Voller
Strategies to enable workplaces to support autistic clinicians in the dental workforce: learnings from the Buckland Review of Autism Employment
Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace can enhance productivity, job satisfaction, and ultimately create a more compassionate and effective healthcare environment. This can positively impact the wider dental team and overall patient care. Autistic individuals often encounter unique challenges in the...
2026
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André Alessandro Madrid Perdomo, Nilza Gabriela Gómez Navarro, Angeles Valerio-Pelayo, Juan Camilo Castro Sánchez, Luc Aguilar, Jorge Angel Velasco Espinal, Mitsui Peralta Gorgonio, Alexa Fernanda Uriostegui Navarro
Integrated Primary Care, Occupational Health, and Surgical Coordination as a Strategy for Chronic Disease Prevention in the Modern Workforce
Chronic non-communicable diseases and occupational risk exposures increasingly converge within the modern workforce, particularly in middle-income countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador. This review analyzes the integration of Primary Care, Occupational Health, and Surgical Services as a coordinated strategy...
2025
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Ambareen Main Thompson, Sheikh Mohd Saleem
Closing the mental health gap: transforming Pakistan’s mental health landscape
Pakistan confronts a severe mental health crisis that compels urgent action. Mental disorders constitute a burgeoning global burden, with depression alone accounting for a staggering 4.4% of worldwide Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) [1]. A stark inequity persists, with over 90%...
2025
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Yuzhou Cai, Guiming Chen, Peng Bai
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Smoking-Related Diseases and Associations With Health Workforce Distribution, 1990–2021: Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Objectives: To analyze global trends in smoking-related disease burden from 1990-2021 and examine associations with health workforce distribution across countries. Methods: We analyzed smoking-related deaths and disability-adjusted life years using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data for 204 countries. Age-standardized...
2025
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Haojie Fu, Xinyu Li, Ruhong Zhang, Jiaxue Zhu, Xudong Wang
Global burden of periodontal diseases among the working-age population from 1990–2021: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
BACKGROUND: Periodontal diseases among working-age individuals (15-69 years) represent a significant global health challenge, impacting oral health, quality of life, and economic productivity. Defined according to the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) framework, periodontal disease in this study encompasses...
2024
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Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Scott M. Wright, Tracey Smythe, Mary A. Khetani, Marisol Moreno Angarita, Sheffali Gulati, Sally Brinkman, Nihad A. Almasri, Marta Figueiredo, Lidia B. Giúdici, Oluwatosin Eunice Olorunmoteni, Paul Lynch, Brian D. Berman, Andrew N. Williams, Jacob Olusegun Olusanya, Donald Wertlieb, Adrian Davis, Mijna Hadders‐Algra, Melissa Gladstone
Early childhood development strategy for the world’s children with disabilities
Early childhood is foundational for optimal and inclusive lifelong learning, health and well-being. Young children with disabilities face substantial risks of sub-optimal early childhood development (ECD), requiring targeted support to ensure equitable access to lifelong learning opportunities, especially in low-...
2024
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Margaret W. Gichane, Ida Griesemer, Leah Cubanski, Blessing Egbuogu, D. Keith McInnes, Lynn Garvin
Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Health and Health Services Research Workforce: A Systematic Scoping Review
Health and health services research institutions seek to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to overcome structural bias. The objective of this review is to identify, characterize, and evaluate programs aimed to strengthen DEI in the health and health services...
2022
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Stephanie Petty, Lydia Tunstall, Hannah Richardson, Niamh Eccles
Workplace Adjustments for Autistic Employees: What is ‘Reasonable’?
Autistic adults are inadequately supported in the workplace. This study sought a definition of ‘reasonable’ and explored facilitators and barriers to employers making reasonable adjustments. 98 employers and employees across a UK city completed a survey; 15% identified as being...
2021
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Joanna Maria Szulc, Frances-Louise McGregor and Emine Cakir
Neurodiversity and remote work in times of crisis: lessons for HR
Purpose – The rich qualitative study builds on 11 semi-structured interviews with nine neurodivergent employees and two business professionals supportive of neurodiversity to understand the lived experiences of dealing with crisis in a remote working environment. Design/methodology/approach – The purpose...
2021
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Jan Coplan, Lee Crocker, Jeanette Landin, Tamara Stenn
Building Supportive, Inclusive Workplaces Where Neurodivergent Thinkers Thrive: Approaches in Managing Diversity, Inclusion, and Building Entrepreneurship in the Workplace
Neurodiversity refers to variations in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood, and other mental functions in a non-pathological sense. The term was coined in 1998 by Australian sociologist Judy Singer and since has grown to reference the many...
2021
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Emmanuelle Walkowiak
Neurodiversity of the workforce and digital transformation: The case of inclusion of autistic workers at the workplace
This paper analyses the productive complementarities between the digital transformation, the skills of autistic workers and neurodiversity management. Based on a qualitative approach and interviews with leaders or experts of neurodiversity initiatives, we provide a theoretical framework to analyse the...
2021
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Emmanuelle Walkowiak
Neurodiversity of the workforce and digital transformation: The case of inclusion of autistic workers at the workplace
This paper analyses the productive complementarities between the digital transformation, the skills of autistic workers and neurodiversity management. Based on a qualitative approach and interviews with leaders or experts of neurodiversity initiatives, we provide a theoretical framework to analyse the...
2020
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Anna Julian, Dr. Ronda Barron
Employees with Asperger’s Syndrome and their Experiences within the Work Environment
This qualitative study gathered experiences of employees with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) within their workplaces. Data were collected by conducting six semi-structured interviews: three face-to-face, one by phone and two by Skype with audio only. A thematic analysis with an inductive...
2020
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CarolineS.Duchaine,MSc;KarineAubé,MScPH;MahéeGilbert-Ouimet,PhD;MichelVézina,MD,MPH;RuthNdjaboué,PhD;VictoriaMassamba,MSc;DenisTalbot,PhD;MathildeLavigne-Robichaud,MSc;XavierTrudel,PhD;Ana-PaulaBrunoPena-Gralle,MSc;AlainLesage,MD,MPhil;LynneMoore,PhD;AlainMilot,MD,MSc;DanielleLaurin,PhD;ChantalBrisson,PhD
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and the Risk of Sickness Absence Due to a Diagnosed Mental Disorder
IMPORTANCE Mental health problems are associated with considerable occupational, medical, social, and economic burdens. Psychosocial stressors at work have been associated with a higher risk of mental disorders, but the risk of sickness absence due to a diagnosed mental disorder,...
2019
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Eline Ree, Tone Langjordet Johnsen, Anette Harris, and Kirsti Malterud
Workplace inclusion of employees with back pain and mental health problems: A focus group study about employees’ experiences
Aim: To explore how employees experience workplace inclusion of their colleagues or themselves when having back pain or mental health problems. Methods: Three focus group interviews with a sample of 16 kindergarten employees were conducted. Systematic Text Condensation was used...
2019
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Jeromy Anglim , Victor Sojo , Linda J. Ashford , Alexander Newman, Andrew Marty
Predicting employee attitudes to workplace diversity from personality, values, and cognitive ability
Workplace diversity has become an increasingly important topic for both organizational researchers and practitioners (for reviews, see Ashkanasy, Härtel, & Daus, 2002; Guillaume, Dawson, Woods, Sacramento, & West, 2013; Harrison & Klein, 2007; Jonsen, Maznevski, & Schneider, 2011). Female workforce...