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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2017

Relationships between work-related factors and musculoskeletal health with current and future work ability among male workers.

J S Boschman, A Noor, R Lundström, T Nilsson, J K Sluiter, M Hagberg

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

J S BoschmanCoronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A NoorOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy and University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
R LundströmDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
T NilssonOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
J K SluiterCoronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
M HagbergOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy and University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. mats.hagberg@amm.gu.se.
Umeå University · SEUniversity of Gothenburg · SEAcademic Medical Center · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose was to increase job-specific knowledge about individual and work-related factors and their relationship with current and future work ability (WA). We studied cross-sectional relationships between mental demands, physical exertion during work, grip strength, musculoskeletal pain in the upper extremities and WA and the relationships between these variables and WA 11 years later.

methodsWe used a dataset of a prospective cohort study (1997-2008) among employees of an engineering plant (n = 157). The cohort was surveyed by means of tests and written questions on work demands, musculoskeletal health, WA score (WAS; 0-10), and mental and physical WA. Spearman correlation coefficients and logistic regression analysis were used.

resultsAmong manual workers, we found weak correlations between grip strength and current and future physical WA. We did not find predictors for future poor WA among the manual workers. Among the office workers, we found that musculoskeletal pain was moderately and negatively related to current WAS and physical WA. More handgrip strength related to better future WAS and physical WA. Musculoskeletal pain (OR 1.67 p < 0.01) and lower handgrip strength (OR 0.91 p < 0.05) predicted future poor WA among office workers.

conclusionsOur results showed cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between musculoskeletal health and work ability depending on occupation. However, the present implies that predicting work ability in the far future based on health surveillance data is rather difficult. Testing the musculoskeletal system (grip strength) and asking workers' about their musculoskeletal health seems relevant when monitoring work ability.

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Hand StrengthUpper ExtremityWorkAdolescentAdultAgedEngineeringHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal PainMusculoskeletal SystemOccupational DiseasesOccupationsCohort studiesHand strengthMusculoskeletal diseaseOccupational healthOccupationsWork

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