TY - JOUR T1 - Gender differences in the relations between work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 2004/8VL - 30 IS - 4 SP - 261 EP - 278 AU - Hooftman, Wendela E AU - van Poppel, Mireille NM AU - van der Beek, Allard J AU - Bongers, Paulien M AU - van Mechelen, Willem M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.794 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=794 KW - back KW - gender KW - gender difference KW - literature study KW - lower extremity KW - musculoskeletal complaint KW - neck KW - occupational risk factor KW - physical load KW - physical risk factor KW - psychosocial load KW - psychosocial risk factor KW - review KW - sex factor KW - systematic review KW - upper extremity KW - work N2 -

Gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints might be explained by differences in the effect of exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to examine gender differences in the relations between these risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints. Several electronic databases were searched. The strength of the evidence was determined on the basis of the methodological quality and consistency of the study results. For lifting, strong evidence was found that men have a higher risk of back complaints than women. The same was found for the relation between hand-arm vibration and neck-shoulder complaints. For arm posture, strong evidence was found that women have a higher risk of neck-shoulder complaints than men. For social support, no evidence of a gender difference was found for either neck-shoulder or back complaints. For hand-wrist and lower-extremity complaints, inconclusive evidence was found due to a lack of high-quality studies.

SN - 0355-3140 ER -