REBUS-93 meant that data collected on the work, leisure and family situation of the REBUS survey 1969/70, together with retroactively collected information on physical and psychosocial working conditions for the years 1970 to 1993 could be tested as independent factors for musculoskeletal morbidity, mental symptoms and low functionality 24 years later, i.e. a lifetime perspective could be put on found relationships.

Purpose:

The purpose of REBUS-93 was to identify risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders, mental symptoms and low physical function.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Sampling procedure

REBUS participants from the 1969/70 study, which in 1993 were below the age of 59, resident in Sweden and without musculoskeletal diagnosis in the 1969/70 study (n = 783).

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

142

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Topic and keywords

Research area

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

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Sex, Life events, Leisure activities, Physical fitness, Neck, Back, Pain, Muscle strength, Pain threshold, Age, Employment and environment, Family, Balance (economic), Work environment, Profession, Physical working conditions, Computing, Psychosocial working conditions, Exercise habits, Mental disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Shoulders, Muscular endurance, Oxygen uptake, Neurosensory, Perception thresholds, Fine motor skill, Mental function

Publications

Published: 2007-01-10

Last updated: 2020-02-14