ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2017
Work characteristics predict the development of multi-site musculoskeletal pain.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Workplace Psychosocial Factors and Their Association With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Workplace health & safety · 2023Pooled it
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- Ergonomic challenges in healthcare: mapping physical load during patient transfers using electromyographic field measurements.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Ward-level leadership quality and prospective low-back pain of eldercare workers: do resident handlings mediate the association?International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Article
- Musculoskeletal complaints, postural patterns and psychosocial workplace predictors in police officers from an organizational unit of a German federal state police force - a study protocol.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Physical Work Exposures of Older Workers: Does Measurement Make a Difference?Work, aging and retirement · 2023Article
- The Correlation of Frequency of Work-Related Disorders with Type of Work among Polish Employees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Physical work conditions and disparities in later life functioning: Potential pathways.SSM - population health · 2021Review
- The Influence of Nursing Home, Ward, and Eldercare Workers on the Number of Resident Handlings Performed per Shift in Eldercare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Challenges arising for older workers from participating in a workplace intervention addressing work ability: a qualitative study from Germany.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
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- Physical exposure during patient transfer and risk of back injury & low-back pain: prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Do organisational and ward-level factors explain the variance in multi-site musculoskeletal pain in eldercare workers? A multi-level cross-sectional study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
- Musculoskeletal pain among offshore wind industry workers: a cross-sectional study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
- Recurrent pain and work disability: a record linkage study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
- Poor Sleep Is a Risk Factor for Low-Back Pain among Healthcare Workers: Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Anatomical Regions of Pain and Work Conditions: A Study from The SwePain Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Physical work demands and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of musculoskeletal pain: a cohort study comparing self-reported and job exposure matrix measurements.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeMusculoskeletal pain in more than one body region is common and a barrier to sustaining employment. We aimed to examine whether work characteristics predict the development of multi-site pain (MSP), and to determine differences in work-related predictors between age groups.
methodsThis study is based on 5136 employees from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) who reported no MSP at baseline. Measures included physical, emotional, mental, and psychological job demands, social support and autonomy. Predictors of MSP were studied by logistic regression analyses. Univariate and multivariate analyses with age stratification (45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64 years) were done to explore differences between age groups.
resultsAll work characteristics with the exception of autonomy were predictive of the development of MSP, with odds ratios varying from 1.21 (95% CI 1.04-1.40) for mental job demands to 1.63 (95% CI 1.43-1.86) for physical job demands. No clear pattern of age-related differences in the predictors of MSP emerged, with the exception of social support, which was predictive of MSP developing in all age groups except for the age group 60-64 years.
conclusionsAdverse physical and psychosocial work characteristics are associated with MSP. Organisations need to comprehensively assess work environments to ensure that all relevant workplace hazards, physical and psychosocial, are identified and then controlled for across all age groups.
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