Relationships between work-related factors and disorders in the neck-shoulder and low-back region among female and male ambulance personnel
2005 (English)In: Journal of Occupational Health, ISSN 1341-9145, E-ISSN 1348-9585, Vol. 47, no 6, p. 481-489Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This cross-sectional study on a random sample of 1,500 ambulance personnel investigated the relationships between self-reported work-related physical and psychosocial factors, worry about work conditions, and musculoskeletal disorders among female and male ambulance personnel. Three different outcomes, complaints, activity limitation, and sick leave, for the neck-shoulder and low-back region, respectively, were chosen. Among the female personnel, physical demands was significantly associated with activity limitation in the neck-shoulder (OR 4.13) and low-back region (OR 2.17), and psychological demands with neck-shoulder (OR 2.37) and low-back (OR 2.28) complaints. Among the male personnel, physical demands was significantly associated with low-back complaints (OR 1.41) and activity limitation (OR 1.62). Psychological demands and lack of social support were significantly associated with neck-shoulder complaints (OR 1.86 and OR 1.58, respectively) and activity limitation (OR 3.46 and OR 1.71) as well as activity limitation due to low-back complaints (OR 2.22 and OR 1.63). Worry about work conditions was independently associated with activity limitation due to low-back complaints among the female (OR 5.28), and to both neck-shoulder and low-back complaints (OR 1.79 and OR 2.04, respectively) and activity limitation (OR 2.32 and OR 1.95) among the male personnel. In conclusion, the association patterns between physical and psychological demands and MSDs suggest opportunities for intervention.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2005. Vol. 47, no 6, p. 481-489
Keywords [en]
Adult, Ambulances, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emergency Medical Technicians, Female, Humans, Low Back Pain etiology, Male, Middle Aged, Neck Pain etiology, Occupational Diseases etiology, Psychology, Shoulder Pain etiology, Sweden epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-2815DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.481ISI: 000233917700002PubMedID: 16369110OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-2815DiVA, id: diva2:119477
2007-11-282007-11-282018-03-13Bibliographically approved