2007
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0270-4
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Locomotor diseases among male long-haul truck drivers and other professional drivers

Abstract: All groups of professional drivers experience high risk of various disorders of the locomotor system but type of vehicle and specific working conditions are associated with different health effects on the locomotor system.

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“…Similarly, when clinical and MRI assessment was performed on asymptomatic tractor driving farmers and a matched cohort, no difference was found in the degeneration of the spine (Kumar et al, 1999). In contrast, professional drivers have an increased risk of being hospitalized due to spinal disorders, with bus and long-haul truck drivers having more frequent spinal disorders than other truck drivers, potentially due to their increased exposure (Jensen et al, 2008).…”
Section: History and Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Similarly, when clinical and MRI assessment was performed on asymptomatic tractor driving farmers and a matched cohort, no difference was found in the degeneration of the spine (Kumar et al, 1999). In contrast, professional drivers have an increased risk of being hospitalized due to spinal disorders, with bus and long-haul truck drivers having more frequent spinal disorders than other truck drivers, potentially due to their increased exposure (Jensen et al, 2008).…”
Section: History and Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Exposure to vibrations is inherent International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE) to many jobs in which the worker uses vehicles or vibrating equipment. [9] Relevant studies have been conducted by Jensen et al, [25] especially in the context of a cohort study with 10-year follow-up of 2175 long-distance truck drivers, 5060 other drivers and 6174 bus drivers. The results of this study showed that disc disease was more common among professional drivers than in the general population (Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) = 119; 95% confidence interval [114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125]) and to similar degrees for cervical and lumbar disc lesions.…”
Section: Disc Disease and Occupationmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Las desfavorables condiciones ergonómicas, carga física estática, dinámica y un mal diseño del puesto de trabajo repercuten directamente sobre la salud física [6][7][8]10,11 , del conductor.…”
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“…El análisis de regresión establece que la probabilidad de estar expuesto a una carga mental elevada se multiplica por 3,65 [3,14] en los conductores respecto a la población de referencia. De los ocho factores de carga mental contemplados en la encuesta (Tabla V), seis de ellos han resultado más frecuentes en la población de conductores, destacando por encima de todos el tener que "mantener siempre o casi siempre un nivel de atención alto o muy alto" para el desempeño de su trabajo (OR aj =10,17 [7,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]5] Las formas más frecuentes de violencia que sufre el colectivo de conductores son las "Amenazas" con una prevalencia estadísticamente superior a la población de referencia (8,2% vs 3,9%; 0R a 2,23[1,76-2,83]). Las conductas de exclusión más frecuentemente señaladas por el colectivo de conductores fueron: nacionalidad (0,6 %) y edad (0,4%), siendo en la sub-muestra de la VI ENCT los principales motivos de discriminación: nacionalidad género (0,9%), raza (0,7%) y edad (0,6%).…”
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