ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2015
Further Trends in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Comparison of Risk Factors for Symptoms Using Quality of Work Life Data From the 2002, 2006, and 2010 General Social Survey.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
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- Prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors among weavers in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorder and its associated factors among bank workers in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial risks faced by olive workers in Spain: evaluated using the 'Mini Psychosocial Factors' questionnaire.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- Psychosocial risk factors for low back pain in US workers: Data from the 2002-2018 quality of work life survey.American journal of industrial medicine · 2023Article
- Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hospital Midwives in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China and Associations with Job Stress and Working Conditions.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Interaction between occupational physical burdens and low job control on musculoskeletal pain: Analysis of the 5th Korean Working Environment Survey.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among workers of a gold mine in south Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Estimating the potential reduction in future sickness absence from optimizing group-level psychosocial work characteristics: a prospective, multicenter cohort study in German industrial settings.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- Trends in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders From the 2002 to 2014 General Social Survey, Quality of Work Life Supplement.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Preventive factors against work-related musculoskeletal disorders: narrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo report trends for the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.
methodsThree Quality of Work Life surveys examine the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders.
resultsFindings similar for several risk factors, but differences across the reporting years may reflect economic conditions. Respondent numbers in 2010 were reduced, some risk factors had pattern changes, and there were sex and age differences. Trend analysis showed most significant changes were for the "work fast" risk factor. New 2010 "physical effort" item showed sex differences, and items reflective of total worker health showed strong associations with "back pain" and "pain in arms."
conclusionsIntervention strategies should focus on physical exposures and psychosocial risk factors (work stress, safety climate, job satisfaction, supervisor support, work fast, work freedom, work time) that have been consistently related to reports of musculoskeletal disorders. Economic conditions will influence some psychosocial risk factors.
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