Occupational Stress and Work-Related Upper Extremity Disorders: Concepts and Models

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• Personal Author:
  Feuerstein M ; Huang G ; Sauter S
• Description:
  While research has suggested that interventions targeted at occupational stress (job stress) factors may improve clinical and work outcomes related to work-related musculoskeletal disorders, the emerging hypotheses relating occupational stress to work-related upper extremity disorders (WRUEDs) are not particularly well known among occupational health providers and researchers. Generic job stress and health models and multivariable models of WRUEDs were described and evaluated. Models on occupational stress and health/WRUEDs offer unique perspectives on the role of occupational stressors on WRUEDs. However, the limited support for the structure and proposed mechanisms of these models suggest that investigations examining and validating proposed biobehavioral pathways are still needed. Difficulties in conceptualizing occupational stress have, in the past, hindered its systematic incorporation into occupational health research and prevention/intervention strategies. The present paper provides a common basis for researchers and practitioners with diverse backgrounds to understand job stress and its relation to WRUEDs in order to enhance future efforts. Given the present limitations in the field and the need for comprehensive approaches to WRUEDs, there is great potential for occupational health researchers and clinicians to advance knowledge in this area. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Stress Models Monitoring-systems Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Psychophysiology Psychosocial Factors Stress Work-practices Work-related Upper Extremity Disorders Work Organization
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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
• Pages in Document:
  298-314
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022458
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2002 May; 41(5):298-314
• Contact Point Address:
  Grant D. Huang, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
• Email:
  ghuang@usuhs.mil
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ada25a986d1829978c5dd6c26cb2e43c258a0da6765bc82091ed0a6e6e4e5a81cb82ca7f4b86841152b568f4087d708328274b8f94b6da5f2a8c76d54e21ca38
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199229/cdc_199229_DS1.pdf
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