Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among professional cooks working in school lunch services

Nagasu, Miwako; Sakai, Kazuhiro; Ito, Akiyoshi; Tomita, Shigeru; Temmyo, Yoshiomi; Ueno, Mitsuo; Miyagi, Shigeji

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“…A 12 month prevalence was high among homemakers (77%), comparable to a cohort of saleswomen in Thailand, who reported 77% prevalence, and 73% among professional cooks in Japan. However, the prevalence was higher than that found among office workers in Thailand (63%) and elementary school teachers in Brazil (55%) and an adult female population in Japan (42%) (Suka and Yoshida 2005, Nagasu et al 2007, Janwantanakul et al 2008, Cardoso et al 2009, Pensri et al 2009). This high prevalence suggests that it would be worthwhile to examine whether housework is an independent risk factor contributing to the development of MS disorders among women.…”

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

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This study explores the relationship between housework and musculoskeletal symptoms among homemakers, adjusting for social, demographic and economic factors. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 435 women from Nabaa, a low-income community in Lebanon. In total, 77% of women reported having musculoskeletal pain in the previous 12 months. Both psychosocial and physical factors showed significant associations with musculoskeletal symptoms. Related psychosocial factors included feelings of stress associated with homemaking and homemakers' number of children and self-rated health. The physical factors associated with musculoskeletal pain were feeling fatigued at the end of a housework day, working long hours and working in awkward postures or frequently engaging in repetitive hand movements. Ergonomic stressors were also associated with pain in the back and upper and lower extremities. Women from this community engage in a large number of hours of housework that, alongside other factors, were associated with high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.Practitioner Summary: This study contributes to the literature by studying women's housework activities in association with musculoskeletal pain. The role of women in homemaking activities is explored together with physical exposures leading to reported symptoms. This study adds a perspective of a Middle Eastern context to the literature of women's musculoskeletal health.

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

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“…In addition to burn and cut injuries, low back pain (LBP) is prevalent in these working populations found in previous studies [5][6][7][8] . LBP is the most frequent cause of disability compensation, accounting for a very large portion of workers' compensation cost in industrialized countries [9][10][11][12] .…”

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“…Shorter length of employment (<1 yr 23) , ≤5 yr 18,19,21) ) and overtime work schedules, which include working at least 12 h per day or 60 h per wk 24,25) , have been reported to be risk factors as well as night and evening shifts 16,25) . In addition to these studies, a cross-country questionnaire survey on risk factors for LBP among Japanese school lunch cooks showed that the height of cooking equipment, inadequate for the body height of a worker, and the number of cooked lunches per cook (≥150 meals) was associated with LBP 8) .…”

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“…As for personal factors, female gender 13,14) and younger age (<25 yr 15,16) , <30 yr [17][18][19] ) or older age (≥40 17) ) have been reported as risk factors. Health-related risk factors such as obesity 20) , sleep disorders 18,21,22) and smoking habit 8,18,21) are also indicated. Work related factors are known to be risk factors as well.…”

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Risk Factors for Frequent Work-related Burn and Cut Injuries and Low Back Pain among Commercial Kitchen Workers in Japan

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This study investigated risk factors for frequent work-related burn and cut injuries and low back pain (LBP) among kitchen workers including personal, work-related and environmental factors. Subjects were 991 kitchen workers in 103 schools, 17 hospitals and nursing homes, and 6 restaurants in central Japan. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a structured selfadministered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations between frequent injuries/LBP and risk factors. The effective response rate was 75.1% (n=744), the mean age was 40.7 (SD 11.7) and 77.2% were female. Burn injury was associated with a smaller kitchen (OR 1.94; 95%CI, 1.13-3.33), and gas kitchens rather than electric kitchens (OR 2.30; 95%CI, 1.17-4.52). LBP was associated with female gender (OR 2.46; 95%CI, 1.37-4.43), high body height (>160 cm) (OR 2.03; 95%CI, 1.22-3.36), and large number of meals produced per person (≥150 meals) (OR 1.83; 95%CI, 1.12-3.00). The results of this study suggest that securing adequate work space and introducing electric kitchen systems may reduce the risk to kitchen workers, as well as the importance of adequate height of cooking equipment and selecting an appropriate volume of meals to produce per person to prevent LBP in kitchen workers.

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“…Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem across all age groups [1][2][3] . Generally females and older people report more LBP 4,5 , whereas older adults have a higher risk of frequency LBP compared with young adults 6 .…”

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Functional Profile of Active Older Adults With Low Back Pain, According to the Icf

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Introduction: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) considers multiples aspects of functionality. It is believed that this tool can help to classify the functionality of older adults with low back pain (LBP). Objectives: To describe the functionality of active older adults with LBP according to the ICF. Methods: A transversal study was conducted using the brief ICF core set for low back pain, to establish functional profiles of 40 older adults. The ICF categories were considered valid when ≥20% of participants showed some disability. Results: Thirty-two of the 35 categories of the brief ICF core set could be considered representative of the sample. Conclusion: The brief ICF core set for LBP results demonstrated that this classification system is representative for describing the functional profile of the sample.

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Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among professional cooks working in school lunch services

Abstract: Background: The prevalence of self-reported low back pain among professional cooks was estimated to examine the effects of daily life conditions, job-related factors, and psychological factors on this disorder.

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

Risk Factors for Frequent Work-related Burn and Cut Injuries and Low Back Pain among Commercial Kitchen Workers in Japan

Functional Profile of Active Older Adults With Low Back Pain, According to the Icf

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