| Document ID (ISN) | 109334 |
| CIS number |
09-321 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0944-2502 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hartmann B., Seidel D. |
| Title |
Musculoskeletal complaints among employees in the construction sector |
| Original title |
Beschwerden am Muskel-Skelett-System von Beschäftigten in der Bauwirtschaft [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2008, Vol.58, No.9, p.264-273. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
Data on occupational health examinations in the construction sector provide details concerning the physical load of the musculoskeletal system and related complaints. This study analyses the data concerning 118,379 men and 11,775 women obtained between 1991 and 2003. The odds ratios for back pain are significantly higher with heavy loads (1.60), forced postures (1.33), whole-body vibration (1.27) and hand-arm vibration (1.23). Articular pain also shows significant relations to heavy loads (1.52), forced postures (1.33), whole-body vibration (1.23) and hand-arm vibration (1.29). The combination between heavy loads, forced postures and hand-arm vibration influences most strongly back pain (OR 2.44) and articular pain (OR 1.4). Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical workload; work posture; sex-linked differences; construction industry; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hand-arm vibration; whole-body vibration; backache; frequency rates; long-term study; statistical evaluation; cohort study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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