Lower Levels Of Work Research Articles

Thermal creep properties of virgin and irradiated cladding tubes made of Ti-stabilised DIN 1.4970 (15-15Ti) austenitic stainless steel

ABSTRACT This paper presents assessments performed on a large database of virgin material and irradiated material thermal creep data from uniaxial and pressurised DIN 1.4970 Ti-stabilised austenitic stainless steel i.e. EN X10NiCrMoTiB15–15 or ‘15-15Ti’ cladding tubes. The data base incorporates multi-heat data from uniaxial and bi-axial (internal pressure) creep tests conducted during the fast reactor R&D program of the DeBeNe (Deutschland-Belgium-Netherlands) consortium between the 1960s to the late 1980s together with more recent data, for example, from the European projects MATTER and PATRICIA and the EERA JPNM pilot project TASTE. The data comprises of a virgin material data base and a data base with irradiated creep data. The virgin material data comprises of time-to-rupture and time-to-0.2% creep strain in a temperature range of 600–800°C and covers a large range of stresses. The irradiated data base has less data and does not cover all material heats tested for the virgin material properties. The irradiation conditions are also different depending on the test reactor specifics and the irradiation campaign targets. The attained ‘irradiation damage’ in displacements per atom (DPA) for the irradiated materials range from 0.1 up to 38.1. Un-irradiated ‘reference material’ models for tensile strength and creep strength are constructed from the current-state of the art literature data and more recent results from the Sandvik 24% cold worked 1515–Ti cladding tube currently used as the main material batch studied at SCK CEN. The tensile strength model is used throughout the paper for normalizing creep strengths by the tensile properties, needed when applying the Wilshire (WE) creep model. Time factors (TF), stress factors (SF) and temperature ratio factors (TRF) are calculated for different material states for describing the impact of heat treatments, (virgin and irradiated) and irradiation conditions. This initial study targets to give estimates for the thermal creep properties of cladding tubes with a cold work range of 16–24% in a non-annealed state, as it is the preferred option for future designs according to the state-of-the art knowledge base. However, the main bulk of the available data on irradiated material is on claddings with a cold work range of 0-16% with and without annealing and at various levels of irradiation damage, thus leading to the need for estimation by interpolation and extrapolation assuming that irradiation damage levels and trends, e.g. time reduction factors found on a lower cold worked material can also be applied on materials with higher cold work levels. The results of the assessments clearly show relative strength differences between chosen material heats and heat treatments and has enabled constructing simple multilinear models for estimating the life of irradiated material. The models show that low creep test temperatures (and irradiation temperatures), low stress levels, low levels of cold work and high irradiation doses are increasing the detrimental difference between the specific material condition and the reference material. Also, it was found that the general level of life reduction (time factor TF and stress factor SF) for irradiation damaged material failure, in relation to the reference material failure, roughly coincides the corresponding values of time to 0.2% creep strain for virgin material. The estimated ‘failure creep temperature limits’ for 30 000 hours of service are studied and compared for both virgin and irradiated materials at a reference stress level of 1/3 of the tensile strength (at temperature).

Estudio transversal sobre la calidad de vida y el riesgo psicosocial de trabajadores migrantes

Migration figures place Chile as one of the South American countries with the highest rate of migrants. The present study estimated the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life, and psychosocial occupational risks in migrant workers from the Maule region. Cross-sectional study with migrant workers between 18 and 60 years of age residing in the Maule region (n = 145). The applied questionnaires were: a psychosocial risk questionnaire, a health and quality of life questionnaire, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. A bivariate statistical analysis was performed using nonparametric Mann-Whitney U tests, Kruskal Wallis, Spearman correlation, and multiple linear regression models. In Chile, 21% of the migrants maintained the same work activity as in their country of origin. Although the quality of life in physical and mental health is adequate, 52% have low psychological demands at work, 48.9% have low levels of active work and development skills, 57.7% have a high-risk level of compensation and self-esteem, and 65.5% have a high-risk level of double presence at work. Migrants with a higher quality of life in the physical health dimension have a lower risk of maintaining a balance between effort and reward; they worked 44 hours a week and did not work directly at Maule. Migrants with a higher quality of life in the mental health dimension have a lower risk of emotional demands, perceive greater social support in the company, and are less concerned about domestic chores. Migrants with lower quality of life in the physical health dimension presented less compensation at work and recognition, came to work directly in the region, and had jobs with fewer contract hours. Workers with lower quality of life in their mental health exhibited a greater risk of psychological demands at work and perceived low social support in the company; they were concerned about having to respond to domestic and salaried work.

The Power of Elites: A Survey Experiment of the Impact of Strategic Messaging on Donations to Nonprofits

ABSTRACT Nonprofits engage in various service and advocacy efforts to support their missions, and it is critical to effectively communicate the importance of these activities and their missions to donors. In these communications, it remains unclear the extent to which messaging from nonprofit elites such as coalitions and other nonprofit infrastructure organizations (NIOs) shapes donor support for service and advocacy activities, and which messages exhibit the strongest influence on donors. This survey experiment tests the effects of three strategic messages from a fictional NIO on respondents’ allocation of donation budgets between traditionally service-oriented nonprofits engaging in varying levels of service and advocacy activities. Results show messages promoting advocacy and social change yield substantial donation increases to nonprofits engaging in low and high levels of advocacy work. Messages pushing direct service failed to produce effects on donor intentions; however, findings suggest direct service may enjoy an inherent advantage in donor preference.

Burnout among Physicians Working in Palliative Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Physicians working in palliative care have a greater risk of burnout. Burnout has three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduction of personal accomplishments. Burnout is associated with different consequences for the professionals like less professional satisfaction and increase of overall levels of exhaustion. Burnout in healthcare professionals has an impact in the patients with increased probability of clinical erros. In order to monitor the quality of the care it is mandatory to assess overall levels of burnout. This study aimed to determine burnout levels and associated variables of physicians working in the Portuguese national network of palliative care. A cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative design was employed and participants were sampled using convenience and snowball technique. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to determine burnout levels of physicians working in the Portuguese National Network of Palliative Care. The contributions of personal, work and COVID-19 variables were evaluated in three subclasses: work, personal and patient-related burnout. The results obtained enabled the identification of healthcare professionals at risk, comparison with previous results published and to assess the impact of COVID-19 in their non COVID-19 activity. Seventy-five physicians participated. Socio-demographic characterization was conducted and the levels of burnout and determinants were explored. High levels of personal, work and patient-related burnout were present in 32 (43%), 39 (52%) and 16 (21%) physicians, respectively. The majority agreed that COVID-19 had an impact on their activities. Exclusive dedication to palliative care and type of palliative care unit were associated with lower levels of patient and work-related burnout. Weekly physical activity was associated with lower levels of work and personal burnout. Self-perceived health status was associated with lower levels of burnout for all subclasses. There was a high level of burnout among physicians working in the Portuguese National Network of Palliative Care. Measures to identify and prevent burnout are necessary in order to protect these professionals.

CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE LEARNING AT A PRIVATE MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH IN EAST LOMBOK REGENCY

The present study aimed at exploring the challenges of online learning practice and the response of students, parents, teachers and Madrassa head during the Covid 19 outbreak. The study employed narrative method involving 2 students, 2 parents of students, 4 teachers and a madrassa head and chairman of the foundation. Data was collected using interviews and participant observation techniques and analyzed using narrative analysis techniques. The results of this study show that online learning practices cannot run optimally due to the lack of learning support facilities and infrastructure such as mobile phones and internet access followed by a lack of readiness of human resources to carry out online learning. Another factor was the lack of parental support for the online learning process caused by low levels of educational awareness and busy work as farm workers and fishermen. The study also revealed that students showed varying responses to online learning while parents, teachers and madrassa head faced many challenges in their implementation.

Does work-family conflict play a role in the relationship between work-related hazards and musculoskeletal pain?

Previous research identified an association between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain. This study explores how conflict arising from participating in both the work and nonwork domains might influence the relationships between musculoskeletal pain experienced by workers and particular work-related hazards. A cross-sectional survey of data was collected from 401 workers in Belgium across seven organizations in the service and production sector. Subjective measures of the physical and psychosocial work environments, and musculoskeletal pain, were collected by questionnaire, using either an online or paper version. Moderation analyses were conducted using PROCESS v. 3.5 and SPSS v. 26. Work-related hazards appeared to directly influence musculoskeletal pain differently for men and women. In addition, low levels of work-family conflict and supervisor support combined interactively to reduce low back pain in women. For men, the combination of high physical demands and relatively high work-family conflict were associated with increased levels of low back pain. Addressing the work-life interface is worthy of further investigation as a legitimate means through which musculoskeletal pain can be reduced. Musculoskeletal risk management strategies need to include risk factors related to the work-life interface, along with those related to physical and psychosocial work-related hazards.

Exploring the performance implications of precarious work

AbstractPrecarious work, or employment that is associated with temporary contracts, low earnings and limited or no employee representation, is on the rise. From an operations perspective, these practices should enable flexibility and reduce costs. However, from the perspective of most other social sciences, precarious work harms workers and should harm firm performance. The objective of this research is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the performance implications of precarious work. We collected survey data in the UK from multiple respondents (operations and human resource managers) along with secondary data to explore how the use of precarious work affects a company's financial, operational and occupational health & safety performance. The results were mixed. Precarious work did not have a significant influence on occupational health & safety performance and had a negative relationship with cost performance. We also established an inverted u‐shaped relationship between precarious work and flexibility and financial performance; low levels of precarious work improve flexibility and financial performance and high levels of precarious work harm both. Finally, we explored if high‐performance work practices could moderate these relationships, but the results were mostly insignificant. The results suggest that firms only benefit from relatively low levels of adoption of precarious work.

Telecommuting and employees’ mental health

IntroductionTelecommuting is defined as “a work practice that involves members of an organization substituting a portion of their typical work hours to work away from a central workplace, using technology to interact with others as needed to conduct work tasks”. The prevalence rate of telecommuting in Sapin in 2019 was 5%, while this rate grew up to 34% during de COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectivesThe purpose of this poster is to make a review about how telecommuting affects the employees’ mental health.MethodsA review os the available literature on employees’ menthal health.ResultsMost employers who offer telecommuting consider it a strategic decision for their businesses: it could reduce the expenses of physically accommodating the employees, and it might help employers to contact their subordinates anytime, if needed. Many articles in the popular press about telecommuting extol the benefits of this practice on employees’ health (work-life balance, reduction of travel expenses). However, only a handful of empirical studies substantiate these claims (job satisfaction, quality of life, and role-related stress). Less discussed is the potential of telecommuting to have a negative impact on employees’ health. It may increase both social and professional isolation, which in turn is associated with higher levels of emotional exhaustion, cynicism, cognitive stress complaints and lower levels of work engagement.ConclusionsFinally, although it is not as effective as personal contact, organizations may stimulate qualitative virtual interaction with coworkers by providing robust online meeting tools and infrastructure, so users can seamlessly collaborate regardless of their physical location.

Investigation of the Relationship between Organizational Democracy and Job Stress Level Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers

This study aims to determine the relationship between the levels of work stress and the democratic perceptions of principals and teachers. The research was conducted in public schools located in Isparta. Correlational research design is followed.Interestingly, participants’ perceptions of accountability for their superiors significantly predict the job stress levels of administrators and teachers positively. This can be interpreted as the perception of accountability increases, job stress increases. The fact that principals and teachers are supervised frequently by their managers, who gives importance to accountability, may cause pressure them. Additionally, it was observed that the perception of justice and equality significantly predicted the stress levels of teachers and administrators negatively. This finding can be interpreted that the increase in the fair attitude of the managers towards the employees and demonstrating equal behaviors cause a lower level of work stress.Moreover, the gender of principals and teachers predicted work stress significantly. It was determined that male participants’ perception of job stress was higher than female participants. However, the seniority of administrators and teachers did not significantly predict the perception of work stress. Finally, the transparency and participation dimension of the organizational democracy did not significantly predict the job stress levels of administrators and teachers. This may be a result of a centralized organizational structure.Based on the research findings, recommendations were given to reduce the work stress experienced by principals and teachers and develop a culture of democracy in educational organizations.

The Determinant Factors of Stunting Among Children in Urban Slums Area, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

BACKGROUND: In Indonesia, health indicators in urban areas are better than in rural areas. It is related to the health services’ accessibility. However, in some regions, the stunting rate among children under five in urban areas is higher than in rural areas, including in Yogyakarta.
 AIM: The research purpose was to analyze the determinant factor influencing the stunting incidence in children under five in urban slums areas.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study design employed a case control with a sample of mother and 29 children under five as a case group and 42 children under five as a control group in Yogyakarta District during the December–January 2020 period. The inclusion criteria were children aged 6–59 months living in the urban slum area, while the exclusion criteria were children who had physical and mental disabilities, suffering from illness or were hospitalized, and had congenital diseases. The data collection was conducted by questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. Data analysis used central tendency, Chi-square, and logistic regression.
 RESULTS: The results showed that the majority of children were girls in the case group and boys in the control group with a history of non-exclusive breastfeeding. Most respondents have mothers with low levels of education and work as housewives. The results of the correlation test showed that of the seven variables studied as a risk factor, there are two factors which were birth weight and mother occupation which were related with stunting in children under five with p = 0.041 and 0.047, respectively.
 CONCLUSION: This study concluded that birth weight (AOR = 3.49) and mother’s occupation (AOR = 0.25) are the determinant cause of stunting in children under 5 years of age in urban slums areas. The pregnant women’s health promotion needs to be improved because it will affect birth weight, a risk factor for stunting in children under five.

Transfer Knowledge: Submit Artikel Pada Jurnal Online Berbasis OJS Untuk IPELMAS

The existence and quality of higher education nowadays can be influenced by the high and low levels of scientific work owned by lecturers and students. This scientific work becomes very important in the existence and quality of tertiary institutions because it's ranking at the national and international level is calculated on the ownership of the scientific work. So it is not surprising that BAN-PT as an external quality assurance institution which also has the task of assessing the accreditation of higher education also includes its assessment on this matter. Thus higher education that is technically operational at the study program level also pressures lecturers and students to be productive, which is to produce as much scientific work as possible. Even some lecturers provide requirements for students to write a scientific paper when they want to propose a thesis session. However, the number of scientific works owned by lecturers and students will not mean anything when not published in a journal that uses an open journal system. This emphasis lies in the open journal system, where the meaning will be far different from online journals. In general, not many students understand how to submit scientific papers in the form of articles to the open journal system there are still many lecturers who do not understand the process in the open journal system. For this reason, knowledge transfer in the form of technical training to submit articles in the online journal system is carried out. The main goal is to provide knowledge and insight into submitting articles. The results of the activity show the progress of understanding and knowledge, this is proven by simulations through the application of OJS version 2 which is used for the training process by the participants.

Research Progress of Transurethral Prostatectomy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Bladder Stones

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, which can be abbreviated as prostatic hyperplasia, is a urinary system disease that has a high incidence in middle-aged and elderly male populations in China. The incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia is increasing year by year. Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia are prone to have bladder outlet obstruction, which in turn leads to an increase in residual urine volume in the bladder and impurities in the urine, such as upper urinary calculi that enter the bladder, urine crystals, various exfoliated cells, etc. If these substances stay in the bladder for a long time, stones in the bladder will be generated. Benign prostatic hyperplasia with bladder stones can severely obstruct the urinary tract, causing clinical symptoms such as urinary tract infections, urinary urgency, frequent urination, and dysuria. These symptoms seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients, leading to low levels of normal work and quality of life. With the development of medical technology, surgical treatment is commonly used in clinical practice. Among them, transurethral prostatectomy is widely used in clinical treatment, and has achieved good results.

Design, simulation and construction of a pellets transportation laboratory

The article presents how three scaled down industrial machinery models were designed and built as an educational tool to present the transport of particulate material. The literature review showed calculation models for equipment at industrial level, not for laboratory level. There were chosen the most representative means of commercial transport for particulate materials: a conveyor screw, a conveyor belt and a bucket elevator. These three machines were calculated and built in polycarbonate to allow visualization of their internal functioning. The three devices are controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC) and connected to each other by a SCADA network. The equipment is modular so as not to alter the order of operation, being able to obtain different work sequences. In addition, a man-machine graphic interface (HMI) was developed to supervise and to control the designed equipment. The results of particulate material mass flow obtained are approximately coincident with those estimated, validating the use of calculation models for much lower levels of work. Finally, it is emphasized that the system obtained is an environment for students to implement control techniques using the sensors and motors used in the designs.

Estrés laboral, hábitos alimentarios y estado nutricional antropométrico en trabajadores administrativos y operativos de una clínica privada de Lima, 2018

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre estrés laboral, hábitos alimentarios y estado nutricionalantropométrico en los trabajadores administrativos y operativos de una clínica privada de Lima.Metodología: Estudio de enfoque cuantitativo, corte transversal, diseño no experimental, y tipodescriptivo correlacional. Se estudió una muestra de 150 trabajadores adultos, divididos enadministrativos y operativos, seleccionados por muestreo no probabilístico intencional. Instrumentos:Se aplicaron encuestas de estrés laboral de la OIT y de hábitos alimentarios, además de evaluaciónnutricional antropométrica. Resultados: Los participantes mostraron bajos niveles de estrés laboral,siendo 93.3% para los trabajadores operativos y 94.7% para los administrativos; también presentaronhábitos alimentarios adecuados en 72% y 66.7% respectivamente; finalmente 44% de trabajadoresoperativos presentaron sobrepeso, mientras que 60% de administrativos tenía un IMC normal. Seevidenció que para el personal administrativo existe correlación estadísticamente significativa entrelas variables (p<.05), más no para el grupo operativo (p>.05). Conclusión: El estrés laboral y loshábitos alimentarios de los trabajadores administrativos tuvieron un impacto en su estado nutricional,más no en los trabajadores operativos, sin embargo, ambos grupos presentaron bajos niveles deestrés y hábitos alimentarios adecuados; por tanto, los ambientes laborales saludables podrían tienenun impacto positivo en la salud de los mismos.

PENGARUH FAKTOR PENDIDIKAN DAN PEKERJAAN TERHADAP TINGKAT PEMAHAMAN DAN PENERAPAN HIGIENE DAN SANITASI PENGOLAHAN DAGING AYAM DI TINGKAT RUMAH TANGGA DI KOTA KUPANG

The aims of this study were to know the influence of education level and type of work against the level of understanding and application hygiene and sanitation processing of chicken meat by housewives in Kupang City. Determination the quantity of samples is done with software Win Episcope® 2.0 with level of confidence 95%, expected prevalence 50%, and accepted error 5%, then total of 220 respondents involved in this study. Samples carried out by simple random sampling to determine the area (RW) that elected per sub district. Assessment the level of understanding and application of sanitary hygiene is performed by summing the score answers of each item contained in the questionnaire. The data were analyzed descriptively and correlation between the characteristics of the respondents determined by Spearman test. The results showed that most housewife with low education level and not working have a good level of understanding (n=81; 73.6%) and application of sanitation hygiene categorized enough (n=65; 59.1%), housewives with low levels of education and work have a good level of understanding (n=77; 70%) and the application of sanitation hygiene categorized enough (n=65; 59.1%). Spearman correlations test show that there were noticeable at low-educated housewife and not working (p<0.05), and low-educated housewife and working (p<0.05).

How and When Does Corporate Giving Lead to Getting? An Investigation of the Relationship Between Corporate Philanthropy and Relative Competitive Performance from a Micro-process Perspective

The corporate ethics literature has considerably focused on whether giving (corporate philanthropy) results in getting (firm performance). However, the relationship between corporate philanthropy and performance and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Drawing on signaling and cue consistency theories, we develop and test a model that specifies whether, how, and when corporate philanthropy benefits relative competitive performance from a micro-process perspective. Using a Chinese sample of 1623 employees, 145 CEOs, and 145 human resources managers, we found that corporate philanthropy could positively influence relative competitive performance through the internal processes—organization-level citizenship behaviors of employees. Moreover, work–life balance practices strengthen the aforementioned mediation. In particular, when a firm performs high levels of work–life balance practices, corporate philanthropy tends to promote more citizenship behaviors in the entire organization, thereby enhancing the relative competitive performance of the firm. By contrast, when organizations perform low levels of work–life balance practices, the aforementioned mediation becomes nonsignificant. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Doctors don’t Do-little: a national cross-sectional study of workplace well-being of hospital doctors in Ireland

ObjectivesTo measure levels of occupational stress, burn-out, work–life balance, presenteeism, work ability (balance between work and personal resources) and desire to practise in trainee and consultant hospital doctors in Ireland.DesignNational...

Features of the Emission Spectra of Ni-Like Ions. Application to Calculating the Wavelengths of Self-Photo-Pumped X-Ray Lasers

The energy levels and probabilities of radiative transitions to the ground state of Ni-like ions with Z = 36–51 are calculated. The energies of the upper working level 3d3/24f5/2 [J = 1] and the lower working level 3d3/24d3/2 [J = 1] of self-photo-pumped X-ray lasers along the sequence of Ni-like ions are studied. It is shown that, at the points of intersection of levels of the same parity, a strong interaction of these levels takes place, which leads to a redistribution of the oscillator strengths of the radiative transitions from these levels. Near the intersection points, the emission spectra change abruptly with variation in the nuclear charge Z.

Comparison of exercise intensity during four early rehabilitation techniques in sedated and ventilated patients in ICU: a randomised cross-over trial

BackgroundIn the ICU, out-of-bed rehabilitation is often delayed and in-bed exercises are generally low-intensity. Since the majority of rehabilitation is carried out in bed, it is essential to carry out the exercises that have the highest intensity. The aim of this study was to compare the physiological effects of four common types of bed exercise in intubated, sedated patients confined to bed in the ICU, in order to determine which was the most intensive.MethodsA randomised, single-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial was carried out to evaluate the effects of four bed exercises (passive range of movements (PROM), passive cycle-ergometry, quadriceps electrical stimulation and functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling) on cardiac output. Each exercise was carried out for ten minutes in ventilated, sedated patients. Cardiac output was recorded using cardiac Doppler ultrasound. The secondary aims were to evaluate right heart function and pulmonary and systemic artery pressures during the exercises, and the microcirculation of the vastus lateralis muscle.ResultsThe results were analysed in 19 patients. FES cycling was the only exercise that increased cardiac output, with a mean increase of 1 L/min (15%). There was a concomitant increase in muscle oxygen uptake, suggesting that muscle work occurred. FES cycling thus constitutes an effective early rehabilitation intervention. No muscle or systemic effects were induced by the passive techniques.ConclusionMost bed exercises were low-intensity and induced low levels of muscle work. FES cycling was the only exercise that increased cardiac output and produced sufficient intensity of muscle work. Longer-term studies of the effect of FES cycling on functional outcomes should be carried out.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02920684. Registered on 30 September 2016.Prospectively registered.

Are disease severity, sleep-related problems, and anxiety associated with work functioning in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea?

Purpose: To examine whether Obstructive Sleep Apnoea severity, sleep-related problems, and anxiety are associated with work functioning in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients, when controlled for age, gender and type of occupation. To investigate whether anxiety moderates the associations between sleep-related problems and work functioning.Materials and methods: We included 105 Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients (70% male; mean age 46.62 ± 9.79 years). All patients completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire-2.0.Results: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-severity, poor nighttime sleep quality, and anxiety were univariately associated with impaired work functioning. Multivariate analyzes revealed that poor perceived sleep quality was more strongly associated with work functioning than sleep efficiency and daily disturbances. Anxiety was strongly associated with impaired work functioning. After adding anxiety, the explained variance in work functioning increased from 20% to 25%. Anxiety moderated the association between low and medium levels of nighttime sleep quality problems and work functioning.Conclusions: Poor perceived sleep quality and anxiety were strongly associated with impaired work functioning in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients. These findings may help to optimize management, standard treatment, and work functioning in people with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea when confirmed in longitudinal studies.Implications for RehabilitationStudies show an impairment of functional status, including work functioning, in obstructive sleep apnea patients.Aside from physical disorders, obstructive sleep apnea patients often experience mental problems, such as anxiety.As many people with obstructive sleep apnea are undiagnosed, our results demonstrate to employers and healthcare professionals the need to encourage patients for obstructive sleep apnea screening, especially in the situation of impaired work functioning, increased anxiety, and poor sleep quality.The associations between obstructive sleep apnea, sleep and anxiety might increase the awareness of health professionals towards optimizing diagnostic accuracy and standard treatment.