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Aljarbou, M H (2022) A new sustainable public-private partnership (PPP) procurement system for infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
Angelino, M (2019) Developing better design standards for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.
Austrin, T B (1978) Industrial relations in the construction industry: Some sociological considerations on wage contracts and trade unionism (1919-1973), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
Chang, Y P (2020) Construction worker safety and accident prevention in Taiwan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.
Chen, Y (2008) Implementing uncertainty management in Chinese construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
Correia de Paiva, A G (1995) A framework for the evaluation of quality of dwellings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.
Hulls, P M (2022) The epidemiology of health and wellbeing in the workplace: managing and measuring occupational stress and behavioural factors in a male-dominated industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: population; wellbeing; injury; occupational stress; UK; employee; professional; interview
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- URL: https://hdl.handle.net/1983/651523b4-c780-428f-9f02-bcae55909c26
- Abstract:
This mixed-methods thesis explores the epidemiology of health and wellbeing in maledominated workplaces, with a specific focus on the UK construction industry. A systematic review identified 35 workplace interventions aiming to improve health and wellbeing in male-dominated industries. Albatross plots indicated evidence of positive associations for musculoskeletal disorders, but there was little meta-analytic summary evidence of intervention effect on body mass index (p=0.18) and blood pressure (diastolic p=0.63; systolic p=0.86). Qualitative interviews (n=32) with construction professionals explored experiences of occupational stress and its impact on health and wellbeing. Occupational stress was viewed as an inherent feature of the workplace, and participants felt competing priorities prevented health and wellbeing being adequately addressed. Participants were receptive to a workplace health intervention but suggested that management support and 'buy in' was necessary to give employees permission to prioritise their health and wellbeing. Occupational stress can impact on health behaviours, such as cigarette smoking. The stopWatch was developed as a smartwatch dosimeter to measure cigarette smoking, and may have a role in interventions. A field trial of stopWatch in a small population (n=6) of construction professionals found stopWatch only detected 31% of cigarettes smoked in the workplace, while other practical issues were identified. Shift work in the construction industry is associated with higher injury risk and poorer sleep. Secondary analysis of Understanding Society and Generation Scotland datasets found evidence that night shift work was associated with higher DNA methylation for body mass index (0.79 [95%CI 0.02, 1.56]) and lower DNA methylation scores for educational attainment (-0.18 [-0.30, -0.07]). Night shift workers had greater age acceleration, based on two measures of epigenetic age (0.80 [0.42, 1.18]; p < 0.001; 0.46 [0.00, 0.92]; p=0.05). This thesis provides novel information exploring how stress in construction management can impact on health and provides recommendations for workplace interventions and their evaluation via non-invasive approaches.
Le Masurier, J (2001) Developing the observational method as a systematic approach to uncertainty management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.
Pasha, A H S (1984) The provision of affordable housing in Central Sudan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol (United Kingdom).
Pesterfield, C (2022) Reconceptualising responses to the UK's 2015 Modern Slavery Act: a construction industry case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
Zhang, Y (2000) Shanghai in transition: The construction industry in Shanghai local economic transition and urban redevelopment in the 1990s, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.
Zhang, Y (1999) The construction industry in Shanghai, local economic transition and urban redevelopment in the 1990s, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.