Covariation between physical and psychosocial stressors in the workplace: implications for musculoskeletal epidemiology

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• Personal Author:
  Karasek RA ; MacDonald, Leslie A. ; Punnett, Laura ; Scharf T
• Description:
  Introduction: There is increasing interest in distinguishing the effects of physical and psychosocial workplace stressors on the etiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Modest associations have been found between psychosocial stressors and MSDs, but interpretation of these results are limited by likely covariation between physical and psychosocial stressors. The aim of this investigation was to examine exposure covariation among blue- and white-collar workers and to perform an exploratory factor analysis to investigate the structure of possible underlying factors linking these conceptually distinct stressors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Employee-exposure Etiology Exposure-assessment Job-analysis Job-stress Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Physical-stress Physiological-factors Physiological-stress Psychological-factors Psychological-stress Risk-analysis Sociological-factors Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISBN:
  9789170456077
• ISSN:
  0346-7821
• Publisher:
  Arbetslivsinstitutet
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  296-298
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041293
• Citation:
  Arbete och Halsa 2001 Jun; 2001(10):296-298
• Contact Point Address:
  L. A. MacDonald, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Email:
  LMacDonald@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Hagsberg M; Knave B; Lillienberg L; Westberg H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Arbete och Halsa (X2001 - exposure assessment in epidemiology and practice, June 10-13, 2001, Göteborg, Sweden)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193896/cdc_193896_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 78.52 KB ]