Awkward work postures: Association with occupational gender segregation

Abstract

The findings have implications for prevention as well as for future research.

Gender differences in workers with identical repetitive industrial tasks: exposure and musculoskeletal disorders

“…It has been suggested that females more often than males are employed in occupations with higher risk (Leijon et al 2005). However, when accounting for occupational class, the excess morbidity among females remains the same (de Zwart et al 2001).…”

Is what you see what you get? Standard inclinometry of set upper arm elevation angles

“…To (Juul-Kristensen et al, 2001;Leijon et al, 2005), although some studies first mount the LT INC on a plastic plate (55 Â 27 mm) before affixing the plate to the arm (Hansson et al, 2006). This placement is hence referred to as the 'caudal' mounting position (Ca-LT) e Fig.…”

“…INC data recorded during this reference trial were defined to represent 0 elevation (Bernmark and Wiktorin, 2002;Hansson et al, 2006;Leijon et al, 2005).…”

“…Over the last decade, tri-axial accelerometers have frequently been used as inclinometers to assess upper arm elevation angles with respect to the line of gravity (for example: Bernmark and Wiktorin, 2002;Delisle et al, 2006;Fethke et al, 2011;Hansson et al, 2010;Korshøj et al, 2014;Leijon et al, 2005;Wahlstr€ om et al, 2010;Veiersted et al, 2008). Inclinometers are attractive direct measurement devices due to their relatively low cost (Trask et al, 2013), ease of use, and highly portable characteristics.…”

Informal social status among coworkers and risk of work‐related injury among nurse aides in long‐term care

“…Although there is a substantial body of literature on the importance of social factors in the workplace for health outcomes [Bellaby, 1990;Dwyer and Raftery, 1991;Eakin and MacEachen, 1998], notably with regard to gender [Punnett and Bergqvist, 1999;Messing et al, 2003;Bond et al, 2004;Leijon et al, 2005;Messing and Stellman, 2006;Breslin et al, 2007;Messing and Silverstein, 2009], occupational epidemiologists do not commonly consider that social relations between workers may underlie associations between personal attributes injury outcomes. The social network perspective [Burt, 1982] suggests this notion is worth exploring as many outcomes have been shown to be associated with one's pattern of relations with other group members [Wellman and Berkowitz, 1988;Wasserman and Galaskiewicz, 1994].…”