Investigating individual and occupational factors and their interactions on low back pain severity in workers

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• Personal Author:
  Babski-Reeves K ; Govindu NK
• Description:
  Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent work-related musculoskeletal disorder. Current ergonomic prevention strategies focus on reducing the effect of occupational risk factors. However, other underlying mechanisms may exist since not all workers performing the same task develop an injury. In this study, 36 LBP patients with a previous MRI scan were recruited to investigate the effects of individual and occupational factors and their interactions on LBP severity. Individual and occupational factors information was obtained through questionnaires. LBP severity ratings were obtained through a self-reported Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire and served as the dependent variables. Stepwise linear regression analysis was performed on the variables. For ODI, a model consisting of interaction effects between individual and occupational risk factors with an adjusted R2 value of 0.84 was obtained. These preliminary results may help to develop models to predict and, hence, prevent chronic LBP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Back Pain Exposure Levels Models MSD Muscle Function Muscular Disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Musculoskeletal System Disorders Preventive Medicine Questionnaires Risk Factors

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• ISBN:
  9780945289418
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Massachusetts ; Mississippi ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047728
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, October 22-26, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2012 Sep; 56:1079-1083
• Contact Point Address:
  Nirathi Keerthi Govindu, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, October 22-26, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:29291e88a2cbc53a54f9a09af5d29409c9a073cad04e58a271b4d6030a12053e9d0351369775d6305d1d293fce3bd9ce99774423fb5430c1775be238a02778e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202725/cdc_202725_DS1.pdf
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