Characterization of Women’s Occupational Musculoskeletal Exposures

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• Personal Author:
  Landry LG
• Description:
  Although women are often characterized as having "safe" occupations, they are at risk of experiencing occupational musculoskeletal injuries. This cross-sectional study examined the health status, occupations, and job tasks of a random sample of working women (N = 123) to characterize their risk of occupational injury. The women had been employed, most full-time, in the 12 months prior to administration of the telephone survey. The women tended to cluster into two types of occupational exposures. Overall, the women rated their health as excellent. However, those with diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders had significantly worse scores on two scales of the Short Form Health Survey than those without musculoskeletal disorders. Women are exposed to occupational musculoskeletal stressors that increase their risk of experiencing musculoskeletal injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Surveys And Questionnaires Women
• Keywords:
  Gender Factors Health Surveys MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Disparities Occupational Health Nursing Risk Factors
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  351-359
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053737
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2007 Sep; 55(9):351-359
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:efad604ead52a0fe016969e4852e8b8c1fe219260edba777d5340e15f04e1d6bf006914caea4b2a6cdc238361431ce82d0b2734d85657c72de9fab51fce10a87
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216448/cdc_216448_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 156.15 KB ]