ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2023
Association between irregular working hours and work-related musculoskeletal pain: results from the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey.
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- Association between unpredictable work schedule changes and sleep disorders among wage workers: evidence from national Working Conditions Surveys in Korea and Europe.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
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- The correlation between workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal complains in Iranian technical and vocational training organization; a semi-quantitative study to provide preventive educational strategies.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Synergy and Attenuation of Work-Related Factors in Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Combined Risk Based on Data from the Korean Working Conditions Survey.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Metabolic risk stratification of night shift workers in a large retail workplace through clustering and SHAP interpretation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Challenges from 14 years of experience at Workers' Health Centers in basic occupational health services for micro and small enterprises in Korea: a narrative review.Ewha medical journal · 2025Review
- Associations of self-rated health, depression, and work ability with employee control over working time.Epidemiology and health · 2025Article
- Special Series I: Working hours as a social determinant of workers' health.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Recently, irregular working hours have become controversial issues in Korea. The health impact of irregular working hours on the work-related musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is scarcely researched before. We sought to investigate the association between irregular working hours and work-related MSP among South Korean workers. Methods: This study used data from the sixth Korean Working Conditions Survey in 2020. The prevalence of work-related MSP was analyzed using the χ Results: The OR for work-related MSP was significantly higher in the population with irregular working hours than in the population with regular working hours (OR: 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.29-1.58). Irregular and long (> 52 hours/week) working hours have the highest risk of work-related MSP in both genders (in men, OR: 3.48 [95% CI: 2.53-4.78]; in women, OR: 2.41 [95% CI: 1.46-4.00]). Conclusions: Irregular working hours were associated with work-related MSP in Korea. The association was magnified with long working hours. Reform of the Korean Labor Standards Act leading to increase irregular working hours may induce adverse health outcome.
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