Cochrane Review Group

Work

46 systematic reviews in Work ask 612 questions. 12.7% have no studies to answer them, 48.2% rest on very low certainty evidence and 8.7% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

Questions

612

current versions

No studies

12.7%

Moderate or high

8.7%

No studies 78 · 12.7%Ungraded 4 · 0.7%Very low 295 · 48.2%Low 182 · 29.7%Moderate 49 · 8%High 4 · 0.7%

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.

Search questions in Work

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Vocational interventions vs care RTW · people with cancer Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer (2024) · Cochrane	RR 0.94 [0.78, 1.13]	1 study · 34 participants	Very low
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 Rates of symptomatic PCR‐positive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (over 13‐week · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane	RR 1.28 [0.74, 2.21]	1 study · 24027 participants	Very low
Test‐based attendance vs routine isolation after contact with a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive person Rates of any PCR‐positive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (over 13‐week · school staff Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (2024) · Cochrane	RR 1.35 [0.82, 2.21]	1 study · 24027 participants	Very low
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

Reviews 46

Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer

de Boer, AGEM, Tamminga, SJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024

Work

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 46

Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer

Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers’ exposure to noise

Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings

Personal protective equipment for preventing asbestos exposure in workers

Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers

Adapting shift work schedules for sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleepiness in shift workers

Education and training for preventing sharps injuries and splash exposures in healthcare workers

Humidification of indoor air for preventing or reducing dryness symptoms or upper respiratory infections in educational settings and at the workplace

Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people

Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity

Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff

Education and training for preventing and minimizing workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers

Organisational interventions for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates

Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers

Health‐improving interventions for obtaining employment in unemployed job seekers

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma

Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease

Human resource management training of supervisors for improving health and well‐being of employees

Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers

Work‐break schedules for preventing musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders in healthy workers

Self‐certification versus physician certification of sick leave for reducing sickness absence and associated costs

Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers

Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers

Optical correction of refractive error for preventing and treating eye symptoms in computer users

Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work