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. 2015 Oct 1;6(4):189–204. doi: 10.15171/ijoem.2015.608
Table 2: Characteristics of Relevant Studies Included in Synthesis
Citation Quality Score Total Studies Included Relevant Studies Occupation/Industry
Bond, 2006 77% (Medium) 6 studies 4 Not Reported
Brewer, 2007 100% (High) 46 46 Office, researchers, construction workers, insurance office, national laboratory (professional/scientific/technical services), nurses and health care specialists, university, postal, engineers, telemarketers, reservation agents, revenue services, city administration, nursing aides (geriatric hospital), shipyard (assembly and boiler shop), office, auto manufacturing, driver (trucking), supermarket and merchandise, factories (metal/construction/ceramic/wood workers), timber (fellers etc), electric company, hospital, home care workers, airport, blue collar, white collar, mining, sanitation, police, food service companies, nursing schools, maintenance/repair, food processing plant, hospital cleaning staff, copper-smelter workers, software workers
Cancelliere, 2011 100% (High) 14 14 Not Reported 
Carroll, 2010 92% (High) 13 (12 articles) 13 Not Reported 
Corbière, 2009 92% (High) 24 11 Staff working with developmental disabilities, customer service representatives, industrial employees, caregivers, nurses, post office employees, dentists, orderlies, health care workers, pharmaceutical company employees; health care, customer services, municipal employees, industrial
Dick, 2011 92% (High) 28 7 Not Reported
Franche, 2005 85% (High) 10 10 Not Reported
Pearson, 2007 77% (Medium) 44 2 Nurses
Richardson, 2008 92% (High) 36 studies (38 articles) 11 articles Office workers, teachers, nurses, hospital staff, factory workers, maintenance personnel, social services staff
Shaw, 2008 54% (Low) 22 (51 articles) 21 Hospital workers, airline workers, university workers, federal government workers, glass workers, bank employees, and others; Health care, aviation, education, government, and others