PT Journal AU Hemingway, H Shipley, MJ Stansfeld, S Marmot, M TI Sickness absence from back pain, psychosocial work characteristics and employment grade among office workers SO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PD 4VL PY 1997 BP 121 EP 129 IS 2 DI 10.5271/sjweh.189 WP https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=189 DE cohort study; etiology; MSD; musculoskeletal disorder; prospective study; socioeconomic status SN 0355-3140 AB '

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OBJECTIVES ': 'The relation between psychosocial work characteristics, employment grade, and sickness absence due to back pain was studied among office workers.'

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METHODS ': 'Base-line questionnaire data and sickness absence data collected continuously with a mean of 4 years of follow-up were analyzed. The subjects were 6894 men and 3414 women aged 35 to 55 years at recruitment. The main outcome measures were short (³7 days) and long (>7 days) absences due to back pain.'

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RESULTS ': 'There was a strong inverse association between employment grade and rate of absences due to back pain (P for linear trend ER