How Work Impairments and Reduced Work Ability are Associated with Health Care Use in Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders, Cardiovascular Disorders or Mental Disorders

Reeuwijk, Kerstin G.; Robroek, Suzan J W; Hakkaart, L.; Burdorf, Alex

doi:10.1007/s10926-013-9492-3

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“…Third, all data were self-reported; therefore, response bias cannot be excluded. Self-reported data, however, are widely used in occupational medicine and it has shown to be a good predictor for long-term sick leave and productivity loss (Reeuwijk et al 2014 ). Finally, the categories of common diseases were fairly broad and severity was not assessed; for example, both employees with a heart attack and employees with high blood pressure were combined in the CVD subgroup.…”

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Associations between common diseases and work ability and sick leave among health care workers

Berg¹,

Burdorf²,

Robroek³

2017

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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PurposeThis study investigates whether common diseases, i.e., musculoskeletal diseases (MSD), cardiovascular diseases (CVD), mental disorders (MD), and respiratory diseases (RD), influence work ability and sick leave and whether lifestyle-related factors, and psychosocial and physical work-related factors are associated with low work ability and sick leave.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study among 8364 Dutch health care employees, self-reported information was acquired concerning common diseases, lifestyle-related factors, psychosocial and physical work-related factors, work ability, and sick leave. Logistic regression analyses were performed to describe the associations between common diseases with low work ability and sick leave, and to evaluate differences in associations between lifestyle-related and work-related factors with low work ability and sick leave among healthy employees and employees with common diseases.ResultsEmployees with MD (OR 6.35), CVD (OR 2.63), MSD (OR 2.62), and RD (OR 2.11) had a higher risk of low work ability compared to healthy employees. Workers with common diseases also reported more often sick leave (ORs > 1.60), in particular long-term sick leave (>25 days). Multimorbidity increased both the occurrence of low work ability and sick leave. Unfavourable psychosocial work-related factors were associated with low work ability and sick leave regardless of health status. Physical work-related factors and lifestyle factors were less consistently associated with low work ability and sick leave.ConclusionsCommon diseases, and foremost mental disorders, were related to both low work ability and sick leave. To maintain or improve work ability and prevent sick leave, interventions that promote a healthy psychosocial work environment are needed.

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“…At the start, all invited employees were informed that the information was also used for scientific purposes and that filling in the questionnaire was interpreted as informed consent. All data were anonymized for privacy protection (Reeuwijk et al 2014 ). In total, 8426 of the 15,358 invited employees responded (55%).…”

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Associations between common diseases and work ability and sick leave among health care workers

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Burdorf²,

Robroek³

2017

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Since a reduced work ability has proven to predict long-term sickness absence, decreased work performance, productivity loss, more healthcare use and early exit from work, it is important to assess the concept of work ability (Ahlstrom et al, 2010;Alavinia, Molenaar, & Burdorf, 2009;Reeuwijk, Robroek, Hakkaart, & Burdorf, 2014;Sell, 2009). A large Finnish health survey showed that in an average working population of 30-64 year olds, 8% of the women and 7% of the men reported having limited work ability (measured using WAI); for physically demanding work these percentages were 13% and 10%, respectively (Gould et al, 2008).…”

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The impact of patellar tendinopathy on sports and work performance in active athletes

Vries

Koolhaas

Zwerver

et al. 2017

Research in Sports Medicine

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Greater insight into sports and work performance of athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT) will help establish the severity of this common overuse injury. Primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of PT on sports and work performance. Seventy seven active athletes with PT (50 males; age 28.1 ± 8.2 years; Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment Patella 56.4 ± 12.3) participated in this survey. Sports performance, work ability and work productivity were assessed using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center overuse injury questionnaire, the single-item Work Ability Index and the Quantity and Quality questionnaire, respectively. Reduced sports performance was reported by 55% of the participants; 16% reported reduced work ability and 36% decreased work productivity, with 23% and 58%, respectively, for physically demanding work. This study shows that the impact of PT on sports and work performance is substantial and stresses the importance of developing preventive measures.

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“…Work impairments and reduced work ability were associated with greater health care use among workers. 35 These findings suggest that addressing work-related problems in workers with common disorders may help reduce health care needs. Based in the results, age, household size, and possession of health insurance are associated with work ability among the study population.…”

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Health-related quality of life and work ability of smallholder rice farm workers in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

2020

Makara J Health Res

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Background: Health is an integral form of human capital that can positively influence agricultural worker productivity in the physical, mental, and social domains. Poor health usually represents a burden to farm workers because a failure to meet scheduled tasks on the farm can later affect the dependents who rely on it for food nourishment and sustained livelihood. This study aims to determine the association between health and the work capabilities of smallholder rice farm workers in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 100 farm workers. The SF-36 (HRQoL) and Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaires were used to determine health status and work abilities of the respondents. The association of every health domain was investigated using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The results show that work ability was more associated with physical functioning and vitality scales compared to physical role limitations, bodily pain, general health perceptions, social functioning, emotional role limitations, and mental health in the health dimensions. Conclusion: Given the influence of health-related quality of life, any intervention program for the safeguarding and promotion of work ability among farmers should be based on balancing and optimizing the physical and psychosocial work environments.

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How Work Impairments and Reduced Work Ability are Associated with Health Care Use in Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders, Cardiovascular Disorders or Mental Disorders

Cited by 20 publications

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Associations between common diseases and work ability and sick leave among health care workers

Associations between common diseases and work ability and sick leave among health care workers

The impact of patellar tendinopathy on sports and work performance in active athletes

Health-related quality of life and work ability of smallholder rice farm workers in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

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