Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a comparison of risk factors for symptoms using quality of work life data from the 2002 and 2006 General Social Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Dick, Robert B. ; Krieg EF Jr. ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Objective: To assess trends in risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Methods: Results from two similar national surveys (2002 and 2006) examined trends in relationships between individual, psychosocial, and physical factors and MSDs. Results: Findings between years were similar, but important differences included a stronger effect of "Work Stress" on "Pain in Arms," and a stronger combined effect of "Hand Movement" and "Work Stress" on "Pain in Arms." Also, two interactions were statistically significant in the 2006 data, but not in the 2002 data, revealing potentially increased risks. These were "Hand Movement" and "Work Stress" on "Back Pain," and "Heavy Lifting" and "Work Stress" on "Pain in Arms." Conclusion: New strategies for preventing both low back and upper extremity MSDs should focus on work stress, heavy lifting, and hand movement, individually and in combination. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Arm-injuries Back-injuries Extremities Hand-injuries Health-surveys Injury-prevention Job-stress Manual-lifting Muscle-function Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Pain-tolerance Physical-capacity Physiological-factors Psychological-factors Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sociological-factors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038343
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Sep; 53(9):1013-1024
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas R. Waters, PhD, Division of Applied Research and Technology, NIOSH, Mail-Stop C-24, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Email:
  TRW1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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