Occupational factors associated with low back pain in urban taxi drivers

Abstract

We have identified that long driving time and several physical and psychosocial factors are associated with high prevalence of LBP in taxi drivers. This should be further investigated in prospective studies. Future studies are needed to examine the potential adverse effects of prolonged exposure to low levels of whole-body vibration.

Health and Safety Strategies of Urban Taxi Drivers

“…4 Assaults and violent acts resulting in lost work days are higher as well (3.7 assaults per 10,000 in taxi drivers compared to 2.4 per 10,000 workers in other occupations). 3 Musculoskeletal disorders are common 3,6,7,12,14 (68.4 musculoskeletal disorders per 100,000 drivers compared to 35.4 per 100,000 workers in other occupations). 3 Overall poor working conditions include long hours, high stress, and poor health status 2 as well as lack of health and workers' compensation insurance.…”

The Effect of an Active Lumbar System on the Seating Comfort of Officers in Police Fleet Vehicles

“…In both public and occupational sectors, increased driving distances and commute times have been shown to increase the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders [1,2,3,4,5]. In an occupational setting, people exposed to daily prolonged driving situations (>4 h per day) have almost double the risk of missing work due to lower back pain compared to occupational groups not exposed to prolonged driving situations [1,5].…”

“…In an occupational setting, people exposed to daily prolonged driving situations (>4 h per day) have almost double the risk of missing work due to lower back pain compared to occupational groups not exposed to prolonged driving situations [1,5]. Approximately one quarter of police officers are considered prolonged drivers (>25 000 km per annum) [2].…”

Condiciones de trabajo en el transporte público por carretera

“…Las desfavorables condiciones ergonómicas, carga física estática, dinámica y un mal diseño del puesto de trabajo repercuten directamente sobre la salud física [6][7][8]10,11 , del conductor.…”

“…El análisis de regresión establece que la probabilidad de estar expuesto a una carga mental elevada se multiplica por 3,65 [3,14] en los conductores respecto a la población de referencia. De los ocho factores de carga mental contemplados en la encuesta (Tabla V), seis de ellos han resultado más frecuentes en la población de conductores, destacando por encima de todos el tener que "mantener siempre o casi siempre un nivel de atención alto o muy alto" para el desempeño de su trabajo (OR aj =10,17 [7,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]5] Las formas más frecuentes de violencia que sufre el colectivo de conductores son las "Amenazas" con una prevalencia estadísticamente superior a la población de referencia (8,2% vs 3,9%; 0R a 2,23[1,76-2,83]). Las conductas de exclusión más frecuentemente señaladas por el colectivo de conductores fueron: nacionalidad (0,6 %) y edad (0,4%), siendo en la sub-muestra de la VI ENCT los principales motivos de discriminación: nacionalidad género (0,9%), raza (0,7%) y edad (0,6%).…”