The relationship between psychosocial work characteristics and low back pain: underlying methodological issues

Davis, Kermit G.; Heaney, Catherine A.

doi:10.1016/s0268-0033(99)00101-1

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“…Svensson and Andersson [18] stated that monotony was found to have a direct relationship to LBP. Davis and Heaney [19] showed that job dissatisfaction and stress are more consistently and more strongly associated with the development of MSD mainly in lower back. Dissatisfaction with a work situation, a supervisor, or a dead-end job and boredom contribute greatly to the onset and persistence of musculoskeletal disorders.…”

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An evaluation of low back pain among female brick field workers of West Bengal, India

Das

2015

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among brick field workers and to explore attributed causes of LBP, investigate the relationship between LBP and psychophysical and psychosocial factors and measure the impact of LBP. Methods A modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorder Questionnaire along with Body Part Discomfort scale were administered to brick field workers (N = 148). Working posture of the participants was assessed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method. Results The study showed that 70 % of the female workers reported LBP due to awkward working posture for prolonged period of time. This was mainly reported by brick moulders. 45 % reported LBP due to manual material handling (MMH) and 40 % due to awkward lifting of heavy objects (brick). The study shows that the LBP is more prevalent (OR 1.59 and 95 % CI 0.411-6.207). 78 % of the female workers want the job rotation to relieve from their job monotony. Conclusions LBP occurred among female workers due to awkward posture, repetitive work and MMH. This study also stated that psychosocial cause of LBP is inadequacy income, monotony work, job dissatisfaction. Working posture analysis REBA suggests that all the working postures are high-risk level.

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An evaluation of low back pain among female brick field workers of West Bengal, India

Das

2015

Environ Health Prev Med

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“…While there are many studies of risk factors for LBP [9,33,34], most knowledge stems from studies focused on specific occupational groups and working conditions [8-10, 12-19, 23]. Although studies conducted in occupational settings may reveal important risk factors for work-related back pain, these risks may not be relevant to other populations such as those drawn from primary care.…”

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Clinicians’ views on factors that trigger a sudden onset of low back pain

et al. 2013

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Purpose Little is known about what triggers an episode of low back pain (LBP) in those presenting to primary care. Previous studies of risk factors have focused on specific occupational settings and work conditions. No study has asked primary care clinicians to consider what triggers an episode of sudden-onset LBP in patients presenting to them for care. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to describe the short-and long-term factors that primary care clinicians consider important in triggering a sudden episode of acute LBP. Methods One hundred and thirty-one primary care clinicians who were recruiting patients with LBP to a large observational study were invited to participate. A questionnaire was designed to obtain information about the clinician's characteristics, profession and clinical experience. We also asked clinicians to nominate the five shortand five long-term exposure factors, most likely to trigger a sudden episode of acute LBP, based on their experience. Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were used to describe clinician's characteristics and the frequencies of the main risk factor categories were reported. Results Based on the views of 103 primary care clinicians, biomechanical risk factors appear to be the most important short-term triggers (endorsed by 89.3 % of clinicians) and long-term triggers (endorsed by 54.2 % of clinicians) for a sudden episode of acute LBP. Individual risk factors were endorsed by 39 % of clinicians as important long-term triggers, while only 6.4 % of clinicians considered them important short-term triggers. Other risk factors, such as psychological/psychosocial and genetic factors, were not commonly endorsed as risk factors for an episode of LBP by primary care clinicians. Conclusions This study shows that primary care clinicians believe that biomechanical risk factors are the most important short-term triggers, while biomechanical and individual risk factors are the most important long-term triggers for a sudden onset of LBP. However, other risk factors, such as psychological/psychosocial and genetic, were not commonly endorsed as risk factors for an episode of LBP by primary care clinicians. Results of this study are based on primary care clinicians' views and further investigation is needed to test the validity of these suggested risk factors.

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“…Both work-and nonwork-related psychosocial factors, have been associated with back disorders [11][12][13][14][15]. From the early 1990s, work-related psychosocial factors have increasingly been considered as risk factors for LBP [4,[16][17][18][19].…”

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Work and Family Support Systems and the Prevalence of Lower Back Problems in a South African Steel Industry

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Introduction Back complaints are a common in society. Methods An analytical cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out among 366 steel plant workers to examine the prevalence and association between lower back problems (LBP) and family and workplace related psychosocial risk factors. Results Using inclusive and stringent definitions for LBP, point prevalence was 35.8% and 15.3%, respectively. Logistic regression analyses indicated significant adjusted odd ratios (OR) for negative perceptions of workplace support (2.32; CI 1.09-4.92), unexpected events (2.58; CI 1.19-5.59) and working under time pressures and deadlines (2.83; CI 1.24-6.48). A significant protective association was found for control over the order and pace of working tasks (OR 0.30; CI 0.14-0.63). A significant univariate association was further found between LBP and negative perceptions of family (1.97; CI 1.06-3.68) support. Conclusion These findings suggest that workers who feel more in control on the job and who have good family and workplace support systems in tact are less likely to experience LBP. Supervisors are therefore encouraged to develop appropriate support and organizational systems which may be an inexpensive, but potentially beneficial, means of reducing worker stress and LBP.

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The relationship between psychosocial work characteristics and low back pain: underlying methodological issues

Cited by 183 publications

References 118 publications

An evaluation of low back pain among female brick field workers of West Bengal, India

An evaluation of low back pain among female brick field workers of West Bengal, India

Clinicians’ views on factors that trigger a sudden onset of low back pain

Work and Family Support Systems and the Prevalence of Lower Back Problems in a South African Steel Industry

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