Grace Sembajwe

ORCID: 0000-0002-7163-4743
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Research Areas
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Occupational health in dentistry
  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2025

Indiana University Bloomington
2024-2025

Indiana University School of Medicine
2025

Indiana University
2023-2024

North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates
2024

Northwell Health
2019-2024

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
2020-2024

Hofstra University
2020-2024

Center for Global Health
2024

Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
2020-2022

This seroprevalence survey study describes severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seropositivity among health care workers at a New York City–based system by age, sex, race, county of residence, and prior PCR-confirmed viral exposure.

10.1001/jama.2020.14765 article EN JAMA 2020-08-06

The aims of this study were to quantify and describe the variations in respiratory symptoms diagnosis prevalence across regions world according national income. In 2002 2003, World Health Organization implemented Survey (WHS), which used a standardised survey instrument compile comprehensive baseline information on health healthcare expenditure. We analysed WHS data assess global patterns self-reported wheeze doctor-diagnosed asthma, two commonly reported measures health. total there 308,218...

10.1183/09031936.00027509 article EN European Respiratory Journal 2009-09-09

To study long-term effects of psychosocial work stress in mid-life on health functioning after labor market exit using two established models. In the frame prospective French Gazel cohort study, data were assessed full questionnaires measuring demand-control-support model (in 1997 and 1999) effort–reward imbalance 1998). 2007, was assessed, Short Form 36 mental physical component scores. Multivariate regressions calculated to predict controlling for age, gender, social position, baseline...

10.1093/geronb/gbs045 article EN The Journals of Gerontology Series B 2012-04-29

Introduction: Systematic reviews are routinely used to synthesize current science and evaluate the evidential strength quality of resulting recommendations. For specific events, such as rare acute poisonings or preliminary reports new drugs, we posit that case reports/studies series (human subjects research with no control group) may provide important evidence for systematic reviews. Our aim, therefore, is present a protocol uses rigorous selection criteria, distinguish high inclusion in...

10.3389/fmed.2021.708380 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Medicine 2021-09-06

Objective: To examine the relationships among low back pain (LBP), inadequate physical activity, and sleep deficiency patient care workers, of these outcomes to work context. Methods: A cross-sectional survey workers (N = 1572, response rate 79%). Results: total 53% reported LBP, 46%, 59%, deficiency. Inadequate activity were associated (P 0.02), but LBP was not significantly related either. Increased risk job demands, harassment at work, decreased supervisor support, title. with decision...

10.1097/jom.0b013e318226a74a article EN Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011-07-20

Abstract Background With the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) for patient care unit workers, prevention efforts through ergonomic practices within units may be related to symptoms associated with typical work‐related MSDs. Methods We completed a cross‐sectional survey workers (n = 1,572) in two large academic hospitals order evaluate relationships between self‐reported pain, work interference due this and limitations during activities daily living (functional limitations)...

10.1002/ajim.21036 article EN American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2011-11-23

Objective: Health care workers are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms and pain. This study tested the hypothesis that sleep deficiency is associated with pain, functional limitations, physical limitations interfere work. Methods: Hospital patient completed a survey (79% response rate) including measures health, sociodemographic, workplace factors. Associations work interference due to this were determined. Results: Of 1572 respondents (90% women; mean age, 41 years), 57%...

10.1097/jom.0b013e31824e6913 article EN Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012-07-01

Workplace exposures to physical, chemical, and psychosocial factors account for a large burden of chronic diseases. Obtaining useful estimates current past workplace is challenging, particularly in general population studies. Job-exposure matrices (JEMs) are tool exposure assessment, when no individual level data available. A JEM provides cross-tabulation job titles (sometimes combined with industry) estimated workers carrying out these jobs during different time periods. The major...

10.3389/fepid.2022.857316 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Epidemiology 2022-04-26

Healthcare personnel (HCP) are important messengers for promoting vaccines, both adults and children. Our investigation describes perceptions of fully vaccinated HCP about COVID-19 vaccine themselves primary series their To determine associations between sociodemographic, employment characteristics vaccines among overall the subset with children, who were all mandated to receive a vaccine, in large US metropolitan region. Cross-sectional survey from integrated health system. Participants...

10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.028 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Vaccine 2024-04-01

Most occupational studies evaluate a single exposure in relation to particular disease. However, workers typically experience multiple exposures simultaneously. There is also increasing evidence of disparities health by sociodemographic characteristics, mostly related social position such as gender, race/ethnicity, immigration status, income, and education. Little information exists on the worker they vary among groups. The objectives this article were to: assess burden reported within 1...

10.1002/ajim.20529 article EN American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2007-11-02

This study examined whether work-family conflict was associated with sleep deficiencies, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. In this two-phase study, a workplace health survey completed by cohort of patient care workers ( n = 1,572). Additional data were collected 2 years later from subsample the original respondents (n 102). Self-reported measures included conflict, factors, outcomes. The participants 90% women, mean age 41 ± 11.7 years. At baseline, after adjusting for covariates,...

10.1177/216507991406200703 article EN Workplace Health & Safety 2014-07-01

Patient care workers in acute hospitals are at high risk of injury. Recent studies have quantified risks and demonstrated a higher for aides than nurses. However, no detailed to date used OSHA injury definitions allow better comparability across studies.We linked records from human resources occupational health services databases two large academic nurses (n = 5,991) 1,543) patient units. Crude rates, rate ratios, confidence intervals were calculated injuries involving days away those least...

10.1002/ajim.21018 article EN American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2011-10-24

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between psychosocial factors at work and multi-site musculoskeletal pain among patient care workers. In a survey 1,572 workers from two hospitals, occupational health outcomes with single were evaluated using items Job Content Questionnaire that designed measure psychological demands, decision latitude, social support. An adapted Nordic provided data on outcome. Covariates included body mass index, age, gender, occupation. analyses...

10.1177/216507991306100304 article EN Workplace Health & Safety 2013-03-01

Background and Purpose- Long working hours (LWHs) are a potential risk factor for stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate association in large general population cohort. Methods- We used the French population-based cohort, CONSTANCES (Cohorte des Consultants Centres d'Examens de Santé), retrieve information on age, sex, smoking, from baseline, self-administered questionnaire. Other cardiovascular factors previous occurrence stroke were taken parallel medical interview. defined LWH...

10.1161/strokeaha.119.025454 article EN Stroke 2019-06-20

The objectives this study were (1) to investigate correlations between measures of psychosocial workplace stress as measured in separate years by the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) scales; (2) establish a valid measure job with its components (by identifying individual interactive associations components) (3) use component assess risk strain at work on fatigue.The JCQ ERI from annual survey GAZEL cohort established 1989 initially 20,624 respondents used...

10.1136/oem.2010.063503 article EN Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011-08-17
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