| Document ID (ISN) | 109568 |
| CIS number |
09-538 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Roelen C.A.M., Schreuder K.J., Koopmans P.C., Groothoff J.W. |
| Title |
Perceived job demands relate to self-reported health complaints |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2008, Vol.58, No.1, p.58-63. 27 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/58/1/58 [in English]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether perceived (physical and mental) workload and specific job demands are associated with self-reported health complaints. A random sample of 983 male employees working in manufacturing industry in the Netherlands responded to the Basic Occupational Health Questionnaire. The main findings were that perceived physical job demands matched with self-reported musculoskeletal complaints, whereas perceived mental job demands were unrelated to specific complaints. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Netherlands; male workers; state of health; risk factors; psychology of work organization; stress factors; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; speed of work; repetitive work; symptoms; bending posture; manual lifting; statistical evaluation; sitting posture; standing posture; backache; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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