Risk factors associated with self-reported musculoskeletal pain among short and long distance industrial gas delivery truck drivers

Sekkay, Firdaous; Imbeau, Daniel; Chinniah, Yuvin; Dubé, Philippe-Antoine; Marcellis-Warin, Nathalie de; Beauregard, Nancy; Trépanier, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2018.05.005

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“…Far fewer studies have investigated the prevalence of, and factors associating with pain in truck drivers. Studies that have been conducted have taken a primarily ergonomic approach to factors associating with pain including whole-body vibration, twisting and lifting (3,4).…”

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“…In our recent study on the general health of 614 Southern African truck drivers, the prevalence of pain in the last three months was 10% (5). In other studies of truck drivers, the prevalence has ranged from 27-81% (3,4,(6)(7)(8). There are several possible reasons for the wide range of pain prevalence reports including: the older age of other cohorts (3,4,7), the inclusion of both acute and chronic pain, and the varying definitions of pain, such as "any ache pain or discomfort in the last year" to "pain often or all the time in the 12 months prior" (3,4).…”

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“…Factors associating with pain in truck drivers remain unclear because so few studies have been conducted and these studies have reported conflicting results. In particular, the associations between pain and whole-body vibration, lifting heavy weights, number of working hours, and number of hours sleep per night are equivocal (3,4,6,9). Psychosocial factors have a known association with pain (10) but few studies have explored the influence of psychosocial factors on truck drivers' pain.…”

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“…Of those studies that have, the factors have tended to be work-related e.g. job satisfaction, perceived work stress, effort-reward balance (4,8). Even when social support has been included it has been in terms of social support from employers and colleagues rather than from individuals' personal lives (4).…”

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“…job satisfaction, perceived work stress, effort-reward balance (4,8). Even when social support has been included it has been in terms of social support from employers and colleagues rather than from individuals' personal lives (4). In essence, studies investigating pain in truck drivers have not explored associations between pain and depression, nor have they explored associations between pain and non-work-related stress or trauma.…”

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Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers: a cross-sectional study

Wadley

Iacovides

Roche

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BackgroundGlobally the trucking industry employs millions of people. Recently the prevalence of chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers was reported at 10%. We investigated factors associated with chronic pain in truck drivers including mental health, physical activity, and sleep, as no study has done so.MethodsSouthern African truck drivers were recruited at truck stops in Gauteng and Free State Provinces, South Africa (n=614). Chronic pain was defined as pain present for at least the last three months. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, post-traumatic stress disorder with the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), exposure to traumatic events with the Life Events Checklist-5 (LEC-5) and daytime sleepiness with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Sleep quality was measured on a four-point Likert scale. Leisure-time physical activity was measured using the Godin-Shephard leisure-time physical activity questionnaire. Associations between these factors, demographic factors and chronic pain were investigated.ResultsSix hundred and fourteen male truck drivers were recruited. Multivariate analysis showed that working ≥ 2 nights/week (OR=2.68, 95% CI=1.55-4.68) was associated with chronic pain and physical activity was protective (OR=0.97, 95% CI 0.95-0.98). In an exploratory analysis, greater depressive symptoms (p=0.004), daytime sleepiness (p=0.01) and worse sleep quality (p=0.001) was associated with working ≥ 2 nights/week. Lower leisure-time physical activity was associated with worse sleep quality (p=0.006), but not daytime sleepiness or depressive symptoms (p>0.05).ConclusionsThere is a clear relationship between working nights and activity levels, and chronic pain, sleep quality, and depression in truck drivers.

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Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers: a cross-sectional study

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Roche

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Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among professional drivers: A systematic review

Joseph

Standen

Paungmali

et al. 2020

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Professional drivers are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MSP) due to risk factors such as prolonged sitting, whole body vibration, awkward posture, and repetitive actions. This review investigates the reported prevalence of MSP among professional drivers. Methods An electronic search of Medline (1946 + via OvidSP), Embase (1974 + OvidSP), CINAHL (1982+), AMED, PubMed, and Web of Science from 1990 to July 2019 was performed. Methodological quality of studies was assessed using three quality assessment tools for cross‐sectional, case‐control, and prospective cohort studies. The prevalence of MSP was reported using descriptive analysis. Results A total of 56 studies conducted in 23 different countries across a total of 14 types of occupational transport were reviewed. Data of a total pooled population of 18 882 professional drivers were analyzed for MSP. The prevalence of MSP ranged between 43.1% and 93%. The low back was the most frequently reported body region for MSP with a meta‐prevalence rate of 53% (N = 9998). Neck, shoulder, and upper back were the other common regions with high prevalence. Conclusion There is a high prevalence of MSP in professional drivers and low back was the most frequently reported body region, followed by neck, upper back, shoulder, knee, hip/thigh, wrist, ankle, and elbow. MSP is complicated in nature and therefore in‐depth exploration of causal relationships between MSP and risk factors is necessary so that appropriate healthcare programs can be initiated to prevent and treat MSP effectively.

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Risk factors associated with self-reported musculoskeletal pain among short and long distance industrial gas delivery truck drivers

Cited by 48 publications

References 59 publications

Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers: a cross-sectional study

Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among professional drivers: A systematic review

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