TY - JOUR
T1 - Biomechanical, psychosocial, and organizational risk factors for WRMSD
T2 - population-based estimates from the Connecticut upper-extremity surveillance project (CUSP).
AU - Warren, N.
AU - Dillon, C.
AU - Morse, T.
AU - Hall, C.
AU - Warren, A.
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - In a case-control study of a population-based telephone survey of 3,798 working adults, symptoms of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) were associated with biomechanical, psychosocial, and organizational factors. In several models, biomechanical exposures with strong associations were static postures (odds ratios [ORs] = 2.00-5.45); repeated pushing, pulling, lifting (ORs = 1.86-12.75); and repeated neck bending (ORs = 1.07-12.8). Psychosocial and organizational factors consistently retained in these models were demands (ORs = 1.26-1.59) and organizational support (ORs = 0.53-0.79). Decision latitude entered less frequently (ORs = 0.30-0.49). This research may have implications for intervention strategies. First, reducing both biomechanical and psychosocial risk may be more effective than focusing solely on engineering controls. Second, organizational culture and policy may have strong implications for WRMSD prevalence and control.
AB - In a case-control study of a population-based telephone survey of 3,798 working adults, symptoms of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) were associated with biomechanical, psychosocial, and organizational factors. In several models, biomechanical exposures with strong associations were static postures (odds ratios [ORs] = 2.00-5.45); repeated pushing, pulling, lifting (ORs = 1.86-12.75); and repeated neck bending (ORs = 1.07-12.8). Psychosocial and organizational factors consistently retained in these models were demands (ORs = 1.26-1.59) and organizational support (ORs = 0.53-0.79). Decision latitude entered less frequently (ORs = 0.30-0.49). This research may have implications for intervention strategies. First, reducing both biomechanical and psychosocial risk may be more effective than focusing solely on engineering controls. Second, organizational culture and policy may have strong implications for WRMSD prevalence and control.
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U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.5.1.164
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.5.1.164
M3 - Article
C2 - 10658894
AN - SCOPUS:0033631304
SN - 1076-8998
VL - 5
SP - 164
EP - 181
JO - Journal of occupational health psychology
JF - Journal of occupational health psychology
IS - 1
ER -