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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 111967 |
| CIS number |
11-0654 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1080-3548 - International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wahlstedt K., Norbäck D., Wieslander G., Skoglund L., Runeson R. |
| Title |
Psychosocial and ergonomic factors, and their relation to musculoskeletal complaints in the Swedish workforce |
| Bibliographic information |
2010, Vol.16, No.3, p.311-321. 46 ref. |
| Abstract |
A cross-sectional random sample of 1000 subjects (20-65 years old) from the national population of Sweden received a questionnaire; 70% replied, of whom 532 were occupationally active. Female gender, working with neck and/or body bent forward, arms above shoulders, and precision work tasks were predictors of musculoskeletal symptoms. Neck, shoulder, and upper back symptoms were more common in a strained situation at work (high demands, low control) (adjusted odds ratios (adjOR) 2.76, 2.80, and 2.26, respectively). Among women, neck and shoulder symptoms were more common in an iso-strain situation (high demands, low control and low social support) (adjOR 4.43 and 3.69, respectively), and low back symptoms were more common at low social support combined with a passive work situation (adjOR 3.35). No associations were found between iso-strain model and symptoms among male workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Sweden; musculoskeletal diseases; psychology of work organization; ergonomics; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
location of injury; work posture; psychology and sociology; subjective assessment; questionnaire survey; sex-linked differences |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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