ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2004
Impact of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of neck and upper extremities on healthcare utilisation and sickness absence for low back pain.
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- Health-care utilisation for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based observational studies.Rheumatology international · 2019Pooled it
- Do women consult more than men? A review of gender and consultation for back pain and headache.Journal of health services research & policy · 2011Pooled it
- Co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2006Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary treatment in sick-listed patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized, controlled trial with one-year follow-up.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2006Trial
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- Dose-response association between multi-site musculoskeletal pain and work ability in physical therapists: a cross-sectional study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
- Associations of sickness absence for pain in the low back, neck and shoulders with wider propensity to pain.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
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- Association of derived patterns of musculoskeletal disorders with psychological problems: a latent class analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Multisite joint pain in older Australian women is associated with poorer psychosocial health and greater medication use.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
- Drivers of international variation in prevalence of disabling low back pain: Findings from the Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2019Article
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- Psychological predictors of change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites among Norwegian employees: a prospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
- Associations of multisite pain with healthcare utilization, sickness absence and restrictions at work.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Article
- The concurrence of musculoskeletal pain and associated work-related factors: a cross sectional study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Prevalence, consequences and predictors of low back pain among nurses in a tertiary care setting.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
- Does the association between musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence due to musculoskeletal diagnoses depend on biomechanical working conditions?International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2015Article
- Co morbidities of Myofascial Neck Pain among Information Technology Professionals.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2014Article
- Prevalence of multisite musculoskeletal symptoms: a French cross-sectional working population-based study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2012Article
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Abstract
aimsTo describe the presence of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of the neck and upper extremities among industrial workers with low back pain, and to examine whether it has an impact on healthcare utilisation and sickness absence for low back pain.
methodsA self administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 505 industrial workers (response 86%).
resultsThe 12 month prevalence of low back pain was 50%. Among subjects with low back pain the 12 month prevalence of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of the neck and upper extremities was 68%. Among workers with low back pain, subjects with high pain intensity or disabling low back pain were more likely to have musculoskeletal co-morbidity. In comparison to the subjects who report back pain only, subjects with co-morbidity showed worse general health and health related quality of life. No impact of upper extremity co-morbidity was found on healthcare utilisation, and sickness absence due to low back pain.
conclusionsThis study provides no evidence that musculoskeletal co-morbidity of the neck and upper extremities influences the choice to seek care or take sick leave due to low back pain among industrial manual workers. For occupational health practitioners the finding of a high co-morbidity is important to consider when implementing workplace interventions aimed at the reduction of specific musculoskeletal complaints, since the controls for one musculoskeletal complaint may impact adversely on another musculoskeletal complaint. Researchers who perform low back pain intervention studies using generic health measures, should take into account the impact of musculoskeletal co-morbidity on these measures.
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