Trends in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders from the 2002 to 2014 General Social Survey, Quality of Work Life Supplement

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• Personal Author:
  Dick, Robert B. ; Kreig EF ; Lowe, Brian D. ; Lu M-L
• Description:
  Objective: To update trends in prevalence of back and upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms and risk factors from the 2014 Quality of Work Life (QWL) Survey. Methods: Quadrennial QWL Surveys, 2002-2014 (with N = 1455, 1537, 1019, and 1124 in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 surveys respectively) were analyzed for reports of back pain and pain in arms. Results: In the fourth analysis of this survey, twelve-year trends continue to show a decline in back pain and pain in arms. Key physical (heavy lifting, hand movements, very hard physical effort) and psychosocial/work organizational factors (low supervisor support, work is always stressful, not enough time to get work done) remain associated with back and arm pain, with the physical risk factors showing the strongest associations. Conclusion: Physical exposure risk factors continue to be strongly associated with low back and arm pain and should be the focus of intervention strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Arm Pain Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders Back Pain Exposure Levels General Social Survey Hand Injuries Intervention Lifting MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Physical Stress Psychological Stress Quality Of Work Life QWL Risk Factors Stress

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059803
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Aug; 62(8):595-610
• Contact Point Address:
  Brian D. Lowe, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Safety and Occupational Health 1090 Tusculum Ave, Mail Stop C-27 Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  blowe@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c865a734efef2c8b53a9d3181affa7d8bfdb20e23ebebaa80323d225276fd187a93695a584cda0e815a5f6ae0224e9344f46f7df3af521b606d69329755aeb2c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223875/cdc_223875_DS1.pdf
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