| Document ID (ISN) | 109052 |
| CIS number |
09-30 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mehlum I.S., Kristensen P., Kjuus H., Wergeland E. |
| Title |
Are occupational factors important determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in musculoskeletal pain? |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2008, Vol.34, No.4, p.250-259. 61 ref. |
| Abstract |
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status and low-back pain, neck-shoulder pain and arm pain in the general working population in Oslo, Norway, and to examine the impact of job characteristics on these disorders. Subjects were 7239 economically active persons aged between 30 and 45 years who attended the Oslo health study in 2000-2001. Occupational class was used as an indicator of socioeconomic status. There was a clear relationship between socioeconomic status and musculoskeletal pain, more pronounced for men than for women. The prevalence ratios were larger for low-back pain and arm pain than for neck-shoulder pain. Physical job demands explained a substantial proportion of the occupational class inequalities in low-back pain, while job autonomy was more important in explaining the inequalities in neck-shoulder pain and arm pain. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
musculoskeletal diseases; social aspects; risk factors; psychology of work organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Norway; physical workload; lumbar column; neck disorders; upper extremity disorders; backache; cross-sectional study; sex-linked differences; frequency rates; cervicobrachial syndrome |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
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