Co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers

Haukka, Eija; Leino-Arjas, Päivi; Solovieva, Svetlana; Ranta, Riikka; Viikari‐Juntura, Eira; Riihimäki, Hilkka

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“…In the Finnish public sector, kitchen workers are among the three occupations with the highest rates of SA (15). We have previously found that multisite pain among female municipal kitchen workers is common (16). In the current work among this occupational group, our aim was to study to what extent multisite pain and musculoskeletal diseases, as well as other somatic diseases, depressive symptoms, physical and psychosocial workload, and health-related lifestyle factors are predictive of the course of SA related to musculoskeletal pain during a two-year follow-up.…”

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Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

Haukka¹,

Kaila-Kangas²,

Luukkonen³

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens by Haukka E, Kaila-Kangas L, Luukkonen R, Takala E-P, Viikari-Juntura E, Leino-Arjas P We identified three distinct trajectories of sickness absence (SA) due to musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers during two years. Depressive symptoms, musculoskeletal diseases, and multisite pain predicted belonging to a trajectory of high and increasing SA, while multisite pain, smoking, and overweight or obesity predicted belonging to a trajectory of intermediate occurrence of SA. Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2014;40(3):278-286. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3415 Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens Haukka E, Kaila-Kangas L, Luukkonen R, Takala E-P, Viikari-Juntura E, Leino-Arjas P. Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2014;40(3):278-286. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3415 AffiliationObjective We studied predictors of sickness absences (SA) due to musculoskeletal pain over two years among 386 municipal female kitchen workers.Methods Pain and SA periods (no/yes) due to pain in seven sites during the past three months were assessed at 3-month intervals over two years by questionnaire. Age, musculoskeletal pain, multisite pain (pain in ≥3 sites), musculoskeletal and other somatic diseases, depressive symptoms, physical and psychosocial workload, body mass index, smoking, and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) at baseline were considered as predictors. Trajectory analysis and multinomial logistic regression were used.Results Three trajectories of SA emerged, labelled as "none" (41% of the subjects), "intermediate" (48%), and "high" (11%). With the "none" trajectory (no SA) as reference, pain in all musculoskeletal sites excepting the low back predicted belonging to the "intermediate" [odds ratio (OR) 1.82-2.48] or "high" (OR 2.56-3.74) trajectory adjusted for age; multisite pain predicted membership of the "intermediate" [OR 2.15, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.38-3.34] or "high" (OR 4.66, 95% CI 2.10-10.3) trajectories. In a mutually adjusted final model, smoking (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.22-3.69), multisite pain (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.15-3.02), and overweight/obesity (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.08-2.72) predicted belonging to the "intermediate" trajectory, while depressive symptoms (OR 3.57, 95% CI 1.57-8.10), musculoskeletal diseases (OR 3.18, 95% CI 1.37-7.37), and multisite pain (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.15-6.40) were associated with the "high" trajectory. ConclusionAlong with the number of pain sites and musculoskeletal diseases, attention to depressive symptoms, smoking, and overweight/obesity is needed to tackle SA related to musculoskeletal pain.

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Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

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Luukkonen³

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“…In addition to burn and cut injuries, low back pain (LBP) is prevalent in these working populations found in previous studies [5][6][7][8] . LBP is the most frequent cause of disability compensation, accounting for a very large portion of workers' compensation cost in industrialized countries [9][10][11][12] .…”

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“…It has been reported to involve a heavy workload and carry risks of musculoskeletal disorders [5][6][7][8] . Kitchen workers are also reported to be one of the highest risk occupational groups for workrelated injuries because of the nature of their work and the types of materials handled 14,15,26,27) .…”

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Risk Factors for Frequent Work-related Burn and Cut Injuries and Low Back Pain among Commercial Kitchen Workers in Japan

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This study investigated risk factors for frequent work-related burn and cut injuries and low back pain (LBP) among kitchen workers including personal, work-related and environmental factors. Subjects were 991 kitchen workers in 103 schools, 17 hospitals and nursing homes, and 6 restaurants in central Japan. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a structured selfadministered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations between frequent injuries/LBP and risk factors. The effective response rate was 75.1% (n=744), the mean age was 40.7 (SD 11.7) and 77.2% were female. Burn injury was associated with a smaller kitchen (OR 1.94; 95%CI, 1.13-3.33), and gas kitchens rather than electric kitchens (OR 2.30; 95%CI, 1.17-4.52). LBP was associated with female gender (OR 2.46; 95%CI, 1.37-4.43), high body height (>160 cm) (OR 2.03; 95%CI, 1.22-3.36), and large number of meals produced per person (≥150 meals) (OR 1.83; 95%CI, 1.12-3.00). The results of this study suggest that securing adequate work space and introducing electric kitchen systems may reduce the risk to kitchen workers, as well as the importance of adequate height of cooking equipment and selecting an appropriate volume of meals to produce per person to prevent LBP in kitchen workers.

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“…Nesses estudos verificou-se ainda que fatores como ambiente de trabalho, espaço físico, equipamentos, organização e fatores psicossociais do trabalho geram repercussões na saúde dos trabalhadores 3,5,6,8 . O mesmo foi observado em outros países, em pesquisas realizadas em cozinhas de hotéis e restaurantes [9][10][11] .…”

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“…Estudos realizados no Brasil e no exterior com trabalhadores de cozinhas industriais e hotéis relatam também altas prevalências de sintomas nos membros inferiores 5,24 , nos ombros 5,10,11 e na região lombar [9][10][11] .…”

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Intervenção nas situações de trabalho em um serviço de nutrição hospitalar e repercussões nos sintomas osteomusculares

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R E S U M O ObjetivoAnalisar as situações de trabalho em serviço de nutrição hospitalar, antes e depois da implantação de ações de intervenções ergonômicas, e seu impacto na prevalência de sintomas osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho. MétodosTrata-se de estudo de caso desenvolvido em hospital público especializado em cardiologia, localizado em São Paulo, com a participação de 115 trabalhadores. A abordagem metodológica foi a da Análise Ergonômica do Trabalho e da ergonomia participativa. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da aplicação de questionários e da análise ergonômica do trabalho, antes e depois da intervenção. A análise dos dados incluiu testes estatísticos para verificar se houve mudança da prevalência de sintomas antes e depois das intervenções, com nível de significância de 5%, por meio dos Programas Statistical Package for Social Sciences 13.0 e Excel 2003. ResultadosA população constitui-se, em sua maioria, de mulheres, na faixa etária de 25 a 34 anos, com grau médio de escolaridade, casadas, com filhos, e que ocupavam o cargo de atendente de nutrição. Os principais problemasRev. Nutr., Campinas, 24(3):449-462, maio/jun., 2011 Revista de Nutrição observados foram espaço físico reduzido, equipamentos e materiais de trabalho inadequados, deficit de pessoal, volume excessivo de trabalho com elevado esforço mental e alta prevalência de sintomas osteomusculares, principalmente nos membros inferiores e ombros. Após as intervenções realizadas, houve melhora na situação de trabalho, com redução dos sintomas osteomusculares, bem como os profissionais perceberam mudanças em termos de ambiente físico, equipamentos e organização do trabalho. ConclusãoAs intervenções repercutiram em melhorias, principalmente quanto ao ambiente e equipamentos, e na redução dos sintomas osteomusculares nos membros inferiores, ombros, pescoço/região cervical, antebraço e região lombar, apesar de a redução não ter sido estatisticamente significativa. Termos de indexação: A B S T R A C T Objective This study analyzed the working conditions of a hospital food service before and after ergonomic interventions and their impact on the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. Methods This case study was performed in a public heart hospital in

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Co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers

Abstract: Widespread co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain symptoms was common among female kitchen workers with slight predominance in the upper body.

Cited by 101 publications

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Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

Risk Factors for Frequent Work-related Burn and Cut Injuries and Low Back Pain among Commercial Kitchen Workers in Japan

Intervenção nas situações de trabalho em um serviço de nutrição hospitalar e repercussões nos sintomas osteomusculares

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