Possible areas for Cochrane reviews in the Occupational Health Field  

This is a non-exhaustive list of possible areas where there are currently no good reviews that synthesize the evidence of effectiveness of interventions that are of importance to occupational health. The list is based on a review of important research topics and a review of the literature on these topics. If you are interested in writing a review about one of these topics, please contact us. We will do our best to support you.

Last updated: 16-11-2007

Allergy

1. Interventions for occupational allergic rhinitis

Back Pain

2. Communication improvement among health care providers to prevent disability resulting from back pain
3. Umbrella review: Interventions to reduce disability resulting from back pain

Eye-problems

4. Interventions for eye-problems (asthenopia) in VDU-workers

Injuries

5. Accident investigation to prevent occupational injuries
6. Behavioural auditing to prevent occupational injuries
7. Behavioural modification to prevent occupational injuries
8. Change of culture in organisations to prevent occupational injuries
9. Change to safety management culture to prevent occupational injuries
10. Interventions to improve hazard awareness and risk perception to prevent occupational injuries
11. Interventions to prevent accidents with fork lift trucks
12. Interventions to prevent falls from heights
13. Interventions to prevent machine entanglement
14. Interventions to prevent slips and trips
15. Large scale campaigns to prevent occupational injuries.
16. Promotion of learning from accidents to prevent occupational injuries
17. Promotion of personal protective equipment to prevent occupational injuries
18. Risk analysis to prevent occupational injuries
19. Safety incentives to prevent occupational injuries
20. Safety training to prevent occupational injuries

Lifestyle

21. Workplace-based interventions compared to general interventions for cardiovascular risk factors
22. Workplace-based interventions compared to general interventions for obesity
23. Workplace-based interventions compared to general interventions for physical fitness
24. Workplace-based interventions compared to general interventions for smoking cessation

Musculoskeletal problems

25. Interventions to prevent Repetitive Strain Injury

Noise

26. Interventions for the treatment of noise induced hearing loss
27. Rehabilitation for hearing impaired workers 

Screening

28. Workplace-based screening for haemochromatosis