Low back and neck pain: objective and subjective measures of workplace psychosocial and physical hazards.
Accelerometer
Musculoskeletal disorders
Occupational physical activity
Physical demands
Psychosocial work-related factors
Journal
International archives of occupational and environmental health
ISSN: 1432-1246
Titre abrégé: Int Arch Occup Environ Health
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7512134
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
16
08
2020
accepted:
22
02
2021
pubmed:
12
5
2021
medline:
24
9
2021
entrez:
11
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study explored the role of occupational physical activity (OPA), physical demands and psychosocial work-related factors on low back pain (LBP) and neck-shoulder pain (NSP) amongst workers with physically demanding professions. Data from 331 participants within the service and manufacturing sector in the Flemish Employees' Physical Activity (FEPA) study were used, with objective measures of OPA and subjective measures of physical and psychosocial work environment. A modified Nordic questionnaire collected data on LBP and NSP. LBP (> 30 days over a year) was reported by 25% of participants, NSP (> 30 days over a year) by 30% and the composite measure of LBP/NSP simultaneously by 17%. Objective measures of OPA were not significantly associated with any pain groups. In the final model, self-reported physical demands were associated with NSP (OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.30-3.18) and LBP/NSP (OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.16-3.45) but not LBP. Job control was negatively associated with LBP (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.35-0.99) and LBP/NSP (OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.3-0.98). Objective measures were not associated with LBP or NSP. Self-reported measures provided insights into potential workplace hazards such as physical demands and job control which can be used to inform future strategies to prevent the development of LBP and NSP.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33974143
doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01707-w
pii: 10.1007/s00420-021-01707-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1637-1644Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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