ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2012
Can a single-item measure assess physical load at work? An analysis from the GAZEL cohort.
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- Increased physical workload in home care service is associated with reduced recovery from work.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Article
- Job exposure to the public in relation with alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use: Findings from the CONSTANCES cohort study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Physical occupational exposures and health expectancies in a French occupational cohort.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Article
- The impact of work related physical activity and leisure physical activity on the risk and prognosis of neck pain - a population based cohort study on workers.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Article
- Sharing life-altering information: development of pediatric hospital guidelines and team training.Journal of palliative medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe assessment of workplace physical load is highly resource intensive. This study tested whether a single-item measure asking individuals about perceived physical strain (PPS) at work was an acceptable proxy for physical load.
methodsThe study was conducted in a subset of the GAZEL cohort (n = 2612) undergoing assessment of exposure to 38 occupational biomechanical constraints (representing eight domains) in 1994. Test-retest reliability analyses compared PPS in 1994 and 1995. Validity analyses compared PPS in 1994 to concurrent strains assessed in the more extensive measure.
resultsThe measure showed adequate test-retest reliability. Within and across domains of physical load, linear relationships (P < 0.0001) existed between n exposures and PPS. Domains considered more strenuous (carrying loads, pulling objects) showed the highest PPS.
conclusionsPerceived physical strain approximates physical load in the absence of detailed measures. Perceived physical strain could be used in nonoccupational epidemiologic studies.
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