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ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2026

Employers' utilization of and collaboration with occupational health services in preventive occupational health and safety management.

Magnus Akerstrom, Jens Wahlström, Cathrine Reineholm, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir

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Article in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Magnus AkerstromInstitute of Stress Medicine, Västra Götaland Region, Gothenburg, Sweden, Carl Skottbergs gata 22B, 413 19 Gothenburg, Sweden. magnus.akerstrom@vgregion.se.
Jens Wahlström
Cathrine Reineholm
Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir

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objectivesOccupational health services (OHS) are an important resource within employers' preventive occupational health and safety management (OHSM). The aims of this study were to investigate employers' utilization of OHS in preventive OHSM and identify decisive contextual, structural and/or processual conditions in ensuring successful collaboration with OHS in preventive OHSM.

methodsA total of 122 organizations within the Swedish welfare sector (education, social services and healthcare), of which 112 had access to OHS, responded to a quantitative survey on the organization and management of their preventive OHSM. Responses were investigated using both conventional descriptive analysis and configurational analysis.

resultsOnly a third of the participating organizations utilized OHS to a high or very high degree within their preventive OHSM. Factors for successful collaboration with OHS within preventive OHSM included having a contract that made it possible to use OHS and having established routines for involving OHS in the early phases of preventive measures, especially when managing external demands and complex challenges.

conclusionsThe utilization of OHS within preventive OHSM is limited, and increased utilization may improve the ability of employers to successfully implement OHSM. The successful organization of OHSM practices and the OHS contract were key factors in a successful collaboration with OHS. Working together in preventive OHSM may also strengthen social capital for all stakeholders, which could further enhance collaboration.

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Cooperative BehaviorOccupational HealthOccupational Health ServicesSafety ManagementHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesSweden

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