Physical Workplace Factors and Return to Work After Compensated Low Back Injury:

Dasinger, Lisa K.; Krause, Niklas; Deegan, Leo J.; Brand, Richard; Rudolph, Linda

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“…With regard to work environment exposures, the present finding of ERP being more prevalent when exposed to extreme bending/twisting of neck/back, or working mainly standing/squatting suggests an overlap between determinants of ERP and permanent work disability retirement: several studies point out heavy manual labour (Borg and Burr 1997;Krause et al 1997Krause et al , 2001Andersson et al 1983;Danchin et al 1982;Dasinger et al 2000;Høgelund 2000;Lanier and Stockton 1998;Mackenzie et al 1998;Rønnevik 1988) , repetitive or continuous strain, musculoskeletal strain, uncomfortable working position, and crouching, (Krause et al 1997) and bending, twisting or working in fixed positions (Bergquist-Ullman and Larsson 1977) as determinants of retirement due to work disability. This overlap could reflect that ERP is used as an exit option before physical work strain develops into work disability.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Job dissatisfaction has been found to be positively associated with work disability in some studies (Krause et al 1997;BergquistUllman and Larsson 1977), but not in others (Krause et al 2001;Mackenzie et al 1998). Low job seniority is consistently associated with longer duration of work disability also after controlling for age (Dasinger et al 2000;Krause et al 2001;Johnson and Ondrich 1990). The results of this study indicates, that some of the same psychosocial exposures predicting work disability also have an effect on ERP, which might reflect the possibility for employees to retire before a specific exposure causes health problems resulting in work disability as suggested for the physical determinants.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…There seems to be general agreement in the literature on the following associations between workplace factors and work disability: heavy physical labour (Borg and Burr 1997;Krause et al 1997Krause et al , 2001Andersson et al 1983;Danchin et al 1982;Dasinger et al 2000;Høgel-und 2000;Lanier and Stockton 1998;Mackenzie et al 1998;Rønnevik 1988) , repetitive or continuous strain, musculoskeletal strain, uncomfortable working position, and crouching (Krause et al 1997), bending, twisting or working in fixed positions (Bergquist-Ullman and Larsson 1977), and construction work (Cheadle et al 1994). All in all, the literature provides broad evidence that high job demands of various forms constitute an important determinant for work disability and disability retirement, while the scientific evidence directly linking occupational factors and more voluntary early retirement is far more scarce: the Danish unemployment insurance system offers the opportunity of retiring at the age of 60, instead of the normal retirement age of 65 (67 for those aged 60 before July 1st 1999).…”

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Who retires early and why? Determinants of early retirement pension among Danish employees 57–62 years

Lund

Villadsen

2005

Eur J Ageing

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The aim of this study was to identify demographic characteristics and occupational determinants of transition from employment to voluntary early retirement pension (ERP). A questionnaire-based survey among 365 employees in Denmark 57-62 years was performed in 2000, with a register-based follow-up 4 years later. Early retirement was associated with increasing age, and lower socioeconomic position. There were weak associations between gender and ERP. Low skill discretion, high conflict in work and two measures of uncomfortable work positions significantly increased the risk of ERP. The study shows that more than half of the eligible population makes use of voluntary ERP, and further indicates a potential for reducing the amount of older employees utilizing this labour market exit option through reducing certain physical and psychosocial exposures in the work environment, independent of age, gender, and socioeconomic position.

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confidence: 76%

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Villadsen

2005

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“…Increasing age (in 10-year intervals) was found to increase the probability by 15% for continued sickness absence within 30 days. No significant association was found between gender and continued sickness absence (31).…”

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Chapter 6. Sickness absence due to back and neck disorders

Hansson

Jensen

2004

Scand J Public Health

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The scientific evidence on the causes for sick leave attributed to back and neck disorders was reviewed. Categories were established for acute, recurring, and chronic problems based on the duration of the sick leave period. Forty-eight articles were found to be relevant, whereof two were of high quality and 26 were of medium or low quality. Quality was assessed exclusively in relation to the aim of this systematic review. The results reveal limited published research on causes for sick leave from back and neck disorders. The generalisability of the findings is also limited since most of the subjects were men and employees in manufacturing industries. Women, white-collar workers, employees in the public sector (care, social services, schools, etc) were underrepresented in the studies. Hence, these groups and areas should be studied further to verify conclusions and enhance knowledge about the causes for sick leave from back and neck disorders. The following factors were found to have consistent, but limited, support as regards their influence on the risk for sick leave due to back and neck disorders: (a) heavy physical workload, bent or twisted working position, and low work satisfaction increases the risk for short-term and long-term sick leave; (b) specific back diagnoses and previous sick leave due to back disorders increases the risk for short-term and long-term sick leave; (c) female gender, smoking, exposure to vibration, and deficient social support were not found to significantly increase the risk for short-term and long-term sick leave; (d) self-reported pain and functional impairments were associated with a high risk for long-term sick leave; (e) longer employment periods reduced the risk for short-term sick leave; (f) perceived demands at work did not influence short-term sick leave; (g) female gender and higher age increases the risk for disability pension.Tommy Hansson, Medical Faculty, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel: z46 31 342 34 06, fax: z46 31 82 65 80. E-mail: tommy.hansson@orthop.gu.se PREVALENCE OF BACK AND NECK DISORDERSIn Sweden, back and neck disorders represent one of the most common causes for both short-term and long-term sick leave and disability pension. Although the prevalence of back and neck disorders appears to vary among different nations, the situation is essentially the same at least in the industrialised nations. The point prevalence of back disorders (i.e. the percentage who report back problems when the question is asked) has been found to vary in Europe from a low of 14 -15% in Great Britain and Denmark to a high of 31% in Sweden, Finland, and Germany (1, 2). The one-year prevalence, i.e. the percentage of the population who report back problems during the past year has also been shown to vary from a low of 36% in Great Britain to a high of 65% in Denmark (1, 2). Likewise, lifetime prevalence, i.e. the percentage of the population with back or neck disorders at some time, is reported to vary from a low of 55% ...

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Who retires early and why? Determinants of early retirement pension among Danish employees 57–62 years

Who retires early and why? Determinants of early retirement pension among Danish employees 57–62 years

Chapter 6. Sickness absence due to back and neck disorders

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