ArticleHuman factors2014
Using job-title-based physical exposures from O*NET in an epidemiological study of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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- RETRACTED: Investigating the association between diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis approach.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Association between job control and time to pregnancy in a preconception cohort.Fertility and sterility · 2024Article
- How to Use Biomechanical Job Exposure Matrices with Job History to Access Work Exposure for Musculoskeletal Disorders? Application of Mathematical Modeling in Severe Knee Pain in the Constances Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Occupation and Semen Parameters in a Cohort of Fertile Men.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Physical work exposure matrix for use in the UK Biobank.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Estimation of differential occupational risk of COVID-19 by comparing risk factors with case data by occupational group.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- Applying two general population job exposure matrices to predict incident carpal tunnel syndrome: A cross-national approach to improve estimation of workplace physical exposures.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2020Article
- Comparison Between a Self-Reported Job Exposure Matrix (JEM CONSTANCES) to an Expertise-Based Job Exposure Matrix (MADE) for Biomechanical Exposures.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Article
- Cross-national comparison of two general population job exposure matrices for physical work exposures.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Article
- Efficiency of autocoding programs for converting job descriptors into standard occupational classification (SOC) codes.American journal of industrial medicine · 2019Article
- Impacts of Individual Daily Greenspace Exposure on Health Based on Individual Activity Space and Structural Equation Modeling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Incident CTS in a large pooled cohort study: associations obtained by a Job Exposure Matrix versus associations obtained from observed exposures.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Theoretical impact of simulated workplace-based primary prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome in a French region.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Prognostic Variables for Patient Return-to-Work Interval Following Carpal Tunnel Release in a Workers' Compensation Population.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Article
- Functional Measures Developed for Clinical Populations Identified Impairment Among Active Workers with Upper Extremity Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and computer exposure at work in two large complementary cohorts.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Association between work-related biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews and a meta-analysis of current research.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Review
- General population job exposure matrix applied to a pooled study of prevalent carpal tunnel syndrome.American journal of epidemiology · 2015Article
- Self-reported physical work exposures and incident carpal tunnel syndrome.American journal of industrial medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe studied associations between job-title-based measures of force and repetition and incident carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
backgroundJob exposure matrices (JEMs) are not commonly used in studies of work-related upper-extremity disorders.
methodWe enrolled newly hired workers in a prospective cohort study. We assigned a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code to each job held and extracted physical work exposure variables from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). CTS case definition required both characteristic symptoms and abnormal median nerve conduction.
resultsOf 1,107 workers, 751 (67.8%) completed follow-up evaluations. A total of 31 respondents (4.4%) developed CTS during an average of 3.3 years of follow-up. Repetitive motion, static strength, and dynamic strength from the most recent job held were all significant predictors of CTS when included individually as physical exposures in models adjusting for age, gender, and BMI. Similar results were found using time-weighted exposure across all jobs held during the study. Repetitive motion, static strength, and dynamic strength were correlated, precluding meaningful analysis of their independent effects.
conclusionThis study found strong relationships between workplace physical exposures assessed via a JEM and CTS, after adjusting for age, gender, and BMI. Though job-title-based exposures are likely to result in significant exposure misclassification, they can be useful for large population studies where more precise exposure data are not available. APPLICATION: JEMs can be used as a measure of workplace physical exposures for some studies of musculoskeletal disorders.
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