The importance of physical and psychosocial risk factors for disease/disorder of the muscles and joints - a prospective study of women in health care and school: Baseline

SND-ID: ext0075-1.

Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

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Contact

Inger Arvidsson

inger.arvidsson@med.lu.se

Associated documentation

Enkät.pdf (395.14 KB)

Undersökningsschema.pdf (76.46 KB)

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Inger Arvidsson - Lund University and Region Skåne, Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine,Department of Laboratory Medicine and och Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Laboratory Medicine Skåne

Catarina Nordander - Lund University and Region Skåne, Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine,Department of Laboratory Medicine and och Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Laboratory Medicine Skåne

Jenny Gremark-Simonsen - Lund University and Region Skåne, Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine,Department of Laboratory Medicine and och Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Laboratory Medicine Skåne

Anna Larsson - Lund University and Region Skåne, Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine,Department of Laboratory Medicine and och Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Laboratory Medicine Skåne

Research principal

Lund University - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund

Description

Primary outcome variables: pain neck / shoulder and elbow / hand.
Primary exposures: Physical exertion (ergonomic factors) and psychosocial work environment (demand-control, fatigue, etc.).
Monitoring will take place 2 ½ years after baseline.

Purpose:

To elucidate the importance of physical and psychosocial work factors for disorders of the muscles and joints and to develop intervention of ergonomic conditions that reduce risk.

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Time period(s) investigated

2008-10 – 2012-12

Number of individuals/objects

1598

Response rate/participation rate

77%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2008-10 – 2012-12
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund

Topic and keywords

Research area

Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Occupational health and environmental health (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Cohort studies, Health occupations, Prospective studies, Women, Workload, Surveys and questionnaires, Ergonomics, Mental fatigue, Occupational exposure, Teachers, Working conditions, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne

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