TY - JOUR T1 - Work-related risk factors for the incidence and recurrence of shoulder and neck complaints among nursing-home and elderly-care workers JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 2004/8VL - 30 IS - 4 SP - 279 EP - 286 AU - Luime, Jolanda J AU - Kuiper, Judith I AU - Koes, Bart W AU - Verhaar, Jan AN AU - Miedema, Harald S AU - Burdorf, Alex M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.795 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=795 KW - elderly-care worker KW - incidence KW - longitudinal study KW - musculoskeletal complaint KW - neck KW - neck complaint KW - nursing-home worker KW - physical load KW - psychosocial load KW - risk factor KW - shoulder KW - shoulder complaint KW - work KW - work-related recurrence KW - worker N2 - '

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OBJECTIVES ': 'This study assessed the differences and similarities in the incidence and recurrence of shoulder and neck complaints with respect to work-related physical, psychosocial, and personal risk factors.

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METHODS ': 'A prospective cohort study was carried out among 769 workers of nursing homes and homes for the elderly. At baseline, a questionnaire was used to collect data on personal characteristics, physical workload, psychosocial workload, and the presence of shoulder and neck complaints. After 1 and 2 years, follow-up data were collected on shoulder and neck complaints. Generalized estimation equations were used for analyzing risk factors for the participants with at least one follow-up measurement available (N=556, 72%).

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RESULTS ': 'In the multivariate model, adjusted for age and gender, obesity [odds ratio (OR) 2.12, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.23-3.65] was related to the incidence of shoulder complaints. The incidence of neck complaints was increased for obesity (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.07-3.05), work in awkward postures (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.11-2.78), and poor or fair general health (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.02-2.31). The recurrence of both shoulder and neck complaints was associated with chronic complaints at baseline (shoulder: OR 1.91, 95% 1.36-2.67; neck: OR 1.71, 95% 1.14-2.55) but not with work-related risk factors.

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CONCLUSIONS ': 'The results suggest that there are differences in risk factors for the incidence and recurrence of shoulder and neck complaints.

SN - 0355-3140 ER -