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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
78 questions in 18 reviews · Work
current versionsNo studies 78 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Vocational interventions vs care QoL · people with cancer Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects of extensive instructions vs simple instructions Proportion of workers who wear HPDs · workers exposed to noise using HPDs Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects of instructions vs no instructions PAR pass rate (%) · workers exposed to noise using earplugs Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects of instructions vs no instructions Adverse effects · workers exposed to noise using earplugs Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects of instructions vs no instructions Proportion of workers who wear HPDs · workers exposed to noise using earplugs Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects of extensive instructions vs simple instructions Adverse effects · workers exposed to noise using HPDs Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person SARS‐CoV‐2‐related mortality · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person Adverse events · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person All‐cause mortality · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person Quality of life · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person Hospitalisation · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Full‐face filtering masks vs no respiratory protection Reduction in exposure to asbestos · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Powered air‐purifying respirators vs no respiratory protection Asbestos exposure after doffing · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Powered air‐purifying respirators vs no respiratory protection Donning and doffing errors · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Powered air‐purifying respirators vs no respiratory protection Adverse effects · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
One type of coverall vs another type of coverall Asbestos concentration · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
One type of coverall vs another type of coverall Asbestos concentration after doffing · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
One type of coverall vs another type of coverall Donning and doffing errors · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
One type of coverall vs another type of coverall CI: confidence interval. · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Full‐face filtering masks vs no respiratory protection Asbestos exposure after doffing · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Full‐face filtering masks vs no respiratory protection Donning and doffing errors · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Full‐face filtering masks vs no respiratory protection Adverse effects · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Full‐face filtering masks vs no respiratory protection CI: confidence interval. · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supplied air respirators vs no respiratory protection Asbestos exposure after doffing · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supplied air respirators vs no respiratory protection Donning and doffing errors · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supplied air respirators vs no respiratory protection Adverse effects · asbestos workers Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ Shift duration of no more than 16 hours vs shift duration of 24 to 28 hours Other secondary outcomes (number of staff; overtime; staff costs) · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ Shorter shifts (8 or 10 hours) vs shifts lasting 2 to 3 hours longer Other secondary outcomes (number of staff; number of hours worked; staff costs) · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ More compressed schedules vs less compressed schedules Sleepiness during shifts · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ More compressed schedules vs less compressed schedules Secondary outcomes (number of staff; number of hours worked; overtime; staff costs) · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ Forward rotation vs backward rotation Secondary outcomes (number of staff; number of hours worked; overtime; staff costs) · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ Faster rotation vs slower rotation Secondary outcomes (number of staff; number of hours worked; overtime; staff costs) · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings table ‐ Shift duration of no more than 16 hours vs shift duration of 24 to 28 hours Sleep quality off‐shift · shift workers Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Â · Adults Humidification of indoor air for preventing or reducing dryness symptoms or upper respiratory infections in… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pedometer intervention vs alternative physical activity intervention Quality of life (QoL) ‐ not reported · employees Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pedometer intervention vs alternative physical activity intervention Adverse effects ‐ not measured · employees Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Personal protective equipment (PPE) types: more protective vs less protective Number of contaminated spots: trunk or neck Fluorescent marker · healthcare worker volunteers Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body… (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers (pre‐intervention vs post‐intervention) Aminolevulinic acid levels in urine · workers and foremen Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Removal from exposure vs reduction of exposure Change in NSBH: · workers with occupational asthma Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Reduction of exposure vs continued exposure Improvement of asthma symptoms · workers with occupational asthma Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Reduction of exposure vs continued exposure Change in NSBH: · workers with occupational asthma Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fatal injuries · employees of the companies with Washington Drug‐Free Workplace (WDFW) Program Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fatal injuries · workers in the construction industry Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fatal injuries · workers of reconstruction site Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fatal injuries · population working in construction companies Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fatal injuries · workers in various occupations Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Arm support with conventional mouse vs conventional mouse alone Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Alternative mouse alone vs conventional mouse alone Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Alternative workstation adjustment vs no workstation adjustment Intensity or severity of musculoskeletal pain · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Alternative workstation adjustment vs no workstation adjustment Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |