Interview versus questionnaire for assessing physical loads in the population-based MUSIC-Norrt�lje study

Wiktorin, Christina; Vingård, Eva; Mortimer, Monica; Pernold, Gunilla; W, Ewa; Kilbom, Åsa; Alfredsson, Lars

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199905)35:5<441::aid-ajim1>3.0.co;2-a

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“…However, the self-administered questionnaire seemed to be more accurate in identifying high risk workers in this setting of jobs with high physical demands. The poor agreement between self-administered and observational methods suggests that these methods may be complementary, and should be used in combination (Hagberg et al 1995;Li and Buckle 1999;Spielholz et al 2001;Leclerc 2005;Wiktorin et al 1993;Wiktorin et al 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

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Caroly²,

Evanoff

et al. 2009

Applied Ergonomics

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

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Caroly²,

Evanoff

et al. 2009

Applied Ergonomics

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“…In the present study, the only single biomechanical exposure that turned out to be associated with the outcome was sitting during ‡75% of the working time. In self-reports, the estimated time spent sitting at work have a higher precision than the estimates of other biomechanical exposures [17,28,[35][36][37]. This is one possible explanation for why sitting ‡75% of the working time turned out to be significant in the univariate analyses while the other three biomechanical exposures did not.…”

Section: Biomechanical Exposuresmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…In the interview concerning biomechanical exposures (i 1 ), each subject was asked to specify the various work tasks performed during a typical working day and also the time spent on each task [37]. Four biomechanical exposures were analyzed: (1) manual handling ‡50 N 2 ‡60 min/day (i 1 ); (2) working with hands above shoulder level ‡30 min/day (i 1 ); (3) working with vibrating tools ‡60 min/day (q 1 ); and 4) sitting ‡75% of the working time (i 1 ).…”

Section: Work-related Exposures At Baselinementioning

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The influence of work-related exposures on the prognosis of neck/shoulder pain

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To determine associations between work-related exposures and the prognosis of self-reported neck/ shoulder pain. This prospective cohort study was based on 803 working subjects who reported neck/shoulder pain at baseline. The proportion of subjects who 5-6 years later were symptom-free was calculated. Data concerning workrelated biomechanical, psychosocial, and organizational exposures were collected at baseline. The Cox regression analyses were used to calculate the relative chances (RC) of being symptom-free at the end of the study for single exposures, and also for up to three simultaneous workrelated exposures. Adjustments were made for sex and age. Only 36% of the subjects were symptom-free 5-6 years later. The relative chance for being symptom-free at the end of the study was 1.32 (95% CI = 0.99-1.74) for subjects who were exposed to sitting ‡75% of the working time and 1.53 (95% CI = 1.02-2.29) for subjects who were exposed to job strain, i.e., the combination of high demands and low decision latitude. The relative chance of being symptom-free at the end of the study was 0.61 (95% CI = 0.40-0.94) for subjects with at least two out of three simultaneous biomechanical exposures at work; manual handling, working with the hands above shoulder level, and working with vibrating tools. In a heterogeneous population with moderate nonspecific neck/shoulder pain, sedentary work enhanced the chance of being symptomfree 5-6 years later, whereas simultaneous exposures to at least two of manual handling, working with hands above shoulder level and working with vibrating tools were associated with a lower chance of being symptom-free at the end of the study. This could imply that subjects with neck/shoulder pain should avoid such simultaneous exposures.

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“…To ensure this content, the BelCoBack questionnaire was thus partly derived from existing questionnaires (Campbell et al 1997;Hollmann et al 1999;Hoogendoorn et al 2000;Viikari-Juntura et al 1996;Wiktorin et al 1999) and partly developed for the study.…”

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Validation of a self-administered questionnaire for assessing exposure to back pain mechanical risk factors

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Nieuwenhuyse

Seidel

et al. 2005

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objective: To validate a self-administered questionnaire assessing exposure to mechanical risk factors, developed for a cohort study aiming at assessing the influence of physical and psycho-social factors on the incidence of low back pain (LBP). Methods: The study first involved a criterion validity test. A sample of the cohort workers (n=152) was observed at the workplace during four 30 min periods randomly distributed along the shift. At the end of the work shift, the questionnaire was filled in both by the worker and the observer. Agreements were tested between self-reports and observations, and between self-reports and observer opinion. Secondly, a comparison of exposure-effect relationships based on self-reports to those based on observations was carried out on the whole study cohort (n=716). Both sets of Relative Risks of being an incident case (LBP lasting at least 7 consecutive days in the follow-up year) were tested for heterogeneity. Results: Self-reports agreement levels were better with observer opinion than with observational data and were higher for answers at a dichotomous level. Vehicle driving, manual handling without estimation of weight and frequencies, or trunk bending without rotation showed a fair to good agreement with the external criteria. Limits in the validation procedure did not allow validating the sitting and standing durations. As regards the health outcome comparison, questionnaire and observations led to homogeneous Relative Risks for the variables tested. Conclusions: Results show that self-reports provide a limited accuracy to assess actual frequencies and durations of work activities. Using a questionnaire, classifying the workers into exposure categories is rather relative, but questionnaire and observations seem similar in their relationships to outcome.

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Interview versus questionnaire for assessing physical loads in the population-based MUSIC-Norrt�lje study

Cited by 64 publications

References 33 publications

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

The influence of work-related exposures on the prognosis of neck/shoulder pain

Validation of a self-administered questionnaire for assessing exposure to back pain mechanical risk factors

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