Chronic back pain among older construction workers in the United States: a longitudinal study

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• Personal Author:
  Dobbin R ; Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Fujimoto A ; Wang X
• Description:
  This study assessed chronic back pain among older construction workers in the United States by analyzing data from the 1992-2008 Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a large-scale longitudinal survey. Fixed effects methods were applied in the multiple logistic regression model to explore the association between back pain and time-varying factors (e.g., employment, job characteristics, general health status) while controlling for stable variables (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity). Results showed that about 40% of older construction workers over the age of 50 suffered from persistent back pain or problems. Jobs involving a great deal of stress or physical effort significantly increased the risk of back disorders and longest-held jobs in construction increased the odds of back disorders by 32% (95% CI: 1.04-1.67). Furthermore, poor physical and mental health were strongly correlated with back problems. Enhanced interventions for construction workers are urgently needed given the aging workforce and high prevalence of back disorders in this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Construction Industry Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Author Keywords: Job Stress Back-injuries Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fixed-effects Job-stress Long-term-study Longitudinal Study Mathematical-models Mental-health Mental Health Perceived Physical Health Physical-capacity Physical-fitness Physical-stress Physical Effort Work-capability Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  99-109
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041209
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2012 Apr-Jun; 18(2):99-109
• Contact Point Address:
  X. S. Dong, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
• Email:
  S.Dong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ee5d9cca742703fb665589f2b7bc72522b657fb27ea6545a8245dc1622723ab8c38f80277e5311ffb0d8e4af774a5508926f723fc8ac44474a44a816dbcb7f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193819/cdc_193819_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 129.25 KB ]