ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2009
Socioeconomic position and low-back pain--the role of biomechanical strains and psychosocial work factors in the GAZEL cohort.
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- Links between Primary Occupation and Functional Limitations among Older Adults in Mexico.SSM - population health · 2017Article
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- Physical occupational exposures during working life and quality of life after labour market exit: results from the GAZEL study.Aging & mental health · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the role that biomechanical strains and psychosocial work factors play in occupational class disparities in low-back pain in the GAZEL cohort.
methodsRecruited in 1989, the GAZEL cohort members were employees of the French national company in charge of energy who volunteered to enroll in an annual follow-up survey. The study population comprised 1487 men who completed questionnaires in 1996 (past occupational exposure to manual material handling, bending/twisting, and driving), 1997 (psychosocial work factors), and 2001 (low-back pain using a French version of the Nordic questionnaire for the assessment of low-back pain). Associations between low-back pain for >30 days in the preceding 12 months and social position at baseline (four categories) were described with a Cox model to determine prevalence ratios for each category. We compared adjusted and unadjusted ratios to quantify the contribution of occupational exposures.
resultsThe prevalence of low-back pain for >30 days was 13.6%. The prevalence of low-back pain adjusted for age was significantly higher for blue-collar workers and clerks than for managers. The number of socioeconomic disparities observed was significantly reduced when biomechanical strains were taken into account; adjusting for psychosocial factors had little impact.
conclusionIn this population, occupational exposures--especially biomechanical strains--played an important role in occupational class disparities for persistent or recurrent low-back pain.
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