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Brad Wipfli
Researcher at Oregon Health & Science University
Publications - 21
Citations - 484
Brad Wipfli is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Occupational safety and health & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 21 publications receiving 377 citations. Previous affiliations of Brad Wipfli include Portland State University.
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An examination of serotonin and psychological variables in the relationship between exercise and mental health.
TL;DR: A prospective, randomized, 7‐week exercise intervention revealed that the exercise group had lower levels of depression than the stretching‐control group after the intervention, and percent change in serotonin was found to partially mediate the relationship between exercise and depression.
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Safety and Health Support for Home Care Workers: The COMPASS Randomized Controlled Trial
Ryan Olson,Sharon V. Thompson,Diane L. Elliot,Jennifer A. Hess,Kristy Luther Rhoten,Kelsey N. Parker,Robert R. Wright,Brad Wipfli,Katrina M. Bettencourt,Annie Buckmaster,Miguel Marino +10 more
TL;DR: Compass was effective for improving home care workers' social resources and simultaneously impacted both safety and health factors.
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The COMPASS pilot study: a total worker Health™ intervention for home care workers.
Ryan Olson,Robert R. Wright,Diane L. Elliot,Jennifer A. Hess,Sharon V. Thompson,Annie Buckmaster,Kristy Luther,Brad Wipfli +7 more
TL;DR: Compass is a feasible intervention model for simultaneously preventing injuries and promoting health among home care workers and the majority of other safety and health outcomes changed in expected directions.
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Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health?
Ellen Ernst Kossek,Rebecca J. Thompson,Katie M. Lawson,Todd Bodner,Matthew B. Perrigino,Leslie B. Hammer,Orfeu M. Buxton,David M. Almeida,Phyllis Moen,David A. Hurtado,Brad Wipfli,Lisa F. Berkman,Jeremy W. Bray +12 more
TL;DR: Modation analyses indicate that the intervention was more effective in reducing stress and psychological distress for caregivers who were also caring for other family members off the job compared with employees without caregiving demands.
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Characterizing hazards and injuries among home care workers.
TL;DR: Results indicate that workers are at particular risk for back, knee, and shoulder injuries during client and material moving tasks and that workers' self-reported task exposures and risk perceptions are highly aligned with injury data.