Workplace psychosocial and organizational factors for neck pain in workers in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Baker, Dean B. ; Choi B ; Haldeman S ; Hitchcock E ; Lu M-L ; Nakata A ; Swanson N ; Yang H
• Description:
  Background: Neck pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition among workers in the United States. This study explores a set of workplace psychosocial and organization-related factors for neck pain. Methods: Data used for this study come from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey which provides a representative sample of the US population. To account for the complex sampling design, the Taylor linearized variance estimation method was used. Logistic regression models were constructed to measure the associations. Results: This study demonstrated significant associations between neck pain and a set of workplace risk factors, including work-family imbalance, exposure to a hostile work environment and job insecurity, non-standard work arrangements, multiple jobs, and long work hours. Conclusion: Workers with neck pain may benefit from intervention programs that address issues related to these workplace risk factors. Future studies exploring both psychosocial risk factors and physical risk factors with a longitudinal design will be important. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Neck Pain Job Stress MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Neck Injuries Occupational Health Psychosocial Factors Psychosocial Risk Factors Work-family Balance Work Organization
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  59
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048024
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Jul; 59(7):549-560
• Contact Point Address:
  Haiou Yang, PhD, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine 100 Theory, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92617
• Email:
  hyang@uci.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• 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-512:7d30e18da367a7035ea78b6c4e61f1d054d0f814bb7162ec9cc63b1b2f328a8035ed5a317d703415459eabe4c5f04e0598d3bef3aec43e75c33cade92517eee8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202911/cdc_202911_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 131.55 KB ]