ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2020
Trends in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders From the 2002 to 2014 General Social Survey, Quality of Work Life Supplement.
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- 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
- Effects of a Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton on Knee Joint Loading during Simulated Static Sorting and Dynamic Lifting Tasks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life among dental students: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Closed-Loop Adaptive Neurostimulation Technologies in Cognitive Rehabilitation of High-Tech Specialists.Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2022Article
- Gender differences in experience and reporting of acute symptoms among cleaning staff.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- A pilot study to assess a risk of a high-risk group of low back pain membership in workers who perform the manual material handling tasks.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort among female cabin crew in Taiwan.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
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objectiveTo update trends in prevalence of back and upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms and risk factors from the 2014 Quality of Work Life (QWL) Survey.
methodsQuadrennial QWL Surveys, 2002 to 2014 (with N = 1455, 1537, 1019, and 1124 in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 surveys respectively) were analyzed for reports of back pain and pain in arms.
resultsIn the fourth analysis of this survey, 12-year trends continue to show a decline in back pain and pain in arms. Key physical (heavy lifting, hand movements, very hard physical effort) and psychosocial/work organizational factors (low supervisor support, work is always stressful, not enough time to get work done) remain associated with back and arm pain, with the physical risk factors showing the strongest associations.
conclusionPhysical exposure risk factors continue to be strongly associated with low back and arm pain and should be the focus of intervention strategies.
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