ReSTORE Lab

🦴 Arthritis affects men & women differently—from daily challenges to work impact. 🎧 Listen to @behdin & Shane Avila from @restore_lab on the @WORK_Journal podcast as they unpack these gender-based differences: lnkd.in/gifAvE8G

Our new systematic review and meta-analysis on heat exposure and health outcomes in construction workers is now published! Read more: doi.org/10.1177/117863… #OccupationalHealth #ConstructionSafety #WorkerHealth

Our new scoping review assessing factors behind after-hours work in teleworkers is now published! Learn how personal and organizational factors influence working after-hours. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/pubmed… #OccupationalHealth #RemoteWork #ScopingReview #workplacementalhealth

Does climate change affect worker health? Research says it does in our new scoping review “The impacts of climate change on occupational health and work among outdoor workers: A scoping review”. Read more: doi.org/10.1371/journa… #ClimateChange #OccupationalHealth

Can yoga be used in occupational therapy? Yes! Our newly published systematic review and meta-analysis examines yoga as a modality in OT practice and its benefits for adults experiencing mood disorders. Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1177/030802…

We are excited to share our newly published article “Evaluating the Validity of the GM@W Survey: A Psychometric Study Across Gender and Industry” Read more here: doi.org/10.1007/s10926…

What keeps electricians in the trade? Our research shows job satisfaction protects against turnover, while apprentices are far more likely to consider leaving. Burnout remains common across the workforce. Read more here: nature.com/articles/s4418… #SkilledTrades #OccupationalHealth

We are excited to share our latest findings on worker health and well-being in Ontario’s electrical sector. Read more here: frontiersin.org/journals/publi… #WorkplaceMentalHealth #WorkplacePhysicalHealth #SDG #OccupationalHealth #Electricians @OELeague

We are excited to share our newly published article “Predicting burnout, anxiety and depression among Canadian healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional secondary analysis study”. Read more: doi.org/10.1136/bmjope… #WorkplaceMentalHealth

We are proud to share our newly published scoping review attached below!  Read more here: doi.org/10.1186/s12982… #LabourMobility #HealthcareWorkers #NursingMobility #OccupationalHealth #QualityOfLife

We are excited to share our latest insights on assessing fitness for work. Read more here: recoveryexcellence.org/Research_Guida… #WorkplaceMentalHealth #WorkplacePhysicalHealth #Function #OccupationalHealth #BiopsychosocialApproach

We are excited to share our latest publication shown below. Read more here: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/a… #EmploymentStatus #HybridCare #Qualityofcare #WorkplaceMentalHealth #StatisticsCanada

We are excited to share our latest publication, “Work disability in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review protocol of contributing factors and return-to-work facilitators.” Read more: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/10/… #lupus #workdisability #returntowork #OccupationalTherapy

We are excited to share our new publication entitled “Approaches to Enhancing and Sustaining Engagement in Post-Retirement Work: A Scoping Review”. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/089826… #postretirement #workengagement #olderworkers #occupationaltherapy #workplacementalhealth

We are proud to share our newly published scoping review protocol “Unraveling the after-hours dilemma: Consequences of overworking among teleworkers—A scoping review protocol”. Read more here: doi.org/10.1371/journa… #RemoteWork #Overwork #TeleworkHealth #OccupationalHealth

Our study on building diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizational culture to support worker mental health in Ontario construction skilled trades is published! Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw… #DEI #WorkplaceMentalHealth #SkilledTrades @behdin

@behdin (Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi Kia) and @restore_lab at the @UofT are reshaping electrical safety in Ontario — making mental health, inclusion and well-being part of the culture. ⚡ 👏 Congrats to our 2025 Public Safety Officer’s Special Recognition Award winners! 🏆 #ElectricalSafety #ChampionsofChange #RESTORELab #ESAAwards2025

We are excited to share our newly published article “Recognizing Impairment at Work and Determining Fitness to Work: The Importance of Assessing Functional Capacity”. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s42399… #WorkplaceHealth #OccupationalHealth #BioPsychoSocial #WorkplaceSafety

Our new systematic review titled "Impact of eating disorders on paid or unpaid work participation and performance: a systematic review" is now published! Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #WorkplaceMentalHealth #OccupationalHealth #SystematicReview #EatingDisorders @behdin

We celebrate lab member Javier Mencia Ledo, SUDS 2025 Scholar, for his research using deep learning to predict work disability in SLE patients. He recently shared his findings at the 2025 DSI SUDS Showcase: datasciences.utoronto.ca/data-sciences-…

🚨MOMENT OF TRUTH We were inside the White House briefing room as Karoline Leavitt faced the press amid explosive declassified revelations, global chaos, and Trump’s sweeping America First reset. What follows are the moments the cameras captured—and the establishment press will pretend never happened. 1/14