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Mats Eklöf
Researcher at University of Gothenburg
Publications - 33
Citations - 1111
Mats Eklöf is an academic researcher from University of Gothenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Occupational safety and health. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 33 publications receiving 1003 citations. Previous affiliations of Mats Eklöf include Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
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Prevalence of perceived stress, symptoms of depression and sleep disturbances in relation to information and communication technology (ICT) use among young adults - an explorative prospective study
TL;DR: It is suggested that ICT may have an impact on psychological health, although causal mechanisms are unclear, and number of mobile phone calls and SMS messages per day were associated with sleep disturbances.
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Effects of experimentally induced mental and physical stress on motor unit recruitment in the trapezius muscle
Ulf Lundberg,Mikael Forsman,Gunilla Zachau,Mats Eklöf,Gunnar Palmerud,Bo Melin,Roland Kadefors +6 more
TL;DR: It was concluded that lack of mental rest is an important risk factor for the development of muscular pain and mentally induced stress may contribute to keeping low threshold motor units active, even in the absence of physical demands.
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Leaders' strategies for dealing with own and their subordinates' stress in public human service organisations.
TL;DR: Qualitative interviews were made with leaders from hospitals and regional social insurance offices about leaders' perceptions and strategies for dealing with their own and their subordinates' stress in public human service organisations, and these were analysed in line with grounded theory method.
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Is participative ergonomics associated with better working environment and health? A study among Swedish white-collar VDU users
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined cross-sectional and prospective associations among worker participation and empowerment in efforts to improve the working environment, integration of ergonomics and core organizational concerns (i.e., work organization, quality, and productivity), and working environment and health indicators.
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"Pushing Oneself Too Hard" : Performance-Based Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Sickness Presenteeism Among Young Adult Women and Men-A Cohort Study
TL;DR: Support is provided for the role of personality characteristics as a predictor of frequent SP by using data from a Swedish cohort of young adults aged 20 to 25 years.