Psychological and Physical Workload and the Development of Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Female Elderly-Care Workers

Larsman, Pernilla; Hanse, Jan Johansson

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“…In the present study, no indications of reversed causality were found. These results are contrary to a study among female child‐care workers where the psychosocial work environment was found to influence the risk of developing musculoskeletal pain, but where reversed causality was found in the total sample not distinguishing between pain processes (Larsman et al, 2007). In that study, more pain at baseline were related to higher perceived psychological workload at follow‐up, suggesting that although aspects of the psychosocial work environment are important for the development of musculoskeletal pain, such factors may be of less importance for other processes such as maintenance or recovery from pain (Larsman et al, 2007).…”

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“…Previous research on risk factors for musculoskeletal pain indicates that there may be different risk factors related to the incidence, recurrence, persistence of and recovery from pain (Larsman, Pousette, & Johansson Hanse, 2007; Luime et al, 2004). The present study focused on the development/recurrence of pain, and therefore, only those participants reporting no pain at the first measurement occasion were included in the analyses.…”

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Longitudinal relations between psychosocial work environment, stress and the development of musculoskeletal pain

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Exposure to psychosocial stressors at work is hypothesized to be related to the development of musculoskeletal pain through the mechanism of work‐related stress. This hypothesis has received support in cross‐sectional studies. Few longitudinal studies that specifically address this hypothesized mediating mechanism are however reported in the literature. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis in a longitudinal process model. A 3‐wave mixed occupations cohort‐study was performed with a baseline questionnaire survey in 2004; and with 2‐year follow‐ups in 2006 and 2008. A latent variable process model was tested using structural equation modeling. Since focus of the study was on the process of pain development, only those participants considered pain free at baseline were included (n = 1 133). The results indicate that exposure to high work demands may cause long‐term work‐related stress. The hypotheses that work demands and control influence the development of pain, and that this relation is mediated by work‐related stress were not supported. No indications of reversed causality were found. In order to further elucidate the hypothesized stress mechanism, future research needs to focus on the development of site‐specific musculoskeletal pain in longitudinal studies including repeated measures with shorter lags between measurement waves. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…These partly contradictory results on synergetic effects among health and care employees reflect inconsistencies in previous research on these occupations, as well as on other occupations. Additive interaction effects of physical and psychosocial job factors on absenteeism or disability were reported in some studies [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 20 , 28 ], while a number of other studies found no additive interaction effects of such combined exposures on sickness absence [ 22 , 23 , 25 , 37 ].…”

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“…A study of hospital employees demonstrated that simultaneous exposure to emotional demands, time pressure, and cognitive demands had an additive disadvantageous effect on sleep, exhaustion, and job satisfaction [ 26 ], and a study by our research team found additive interaction effects between combined physical and psychosocial exposures and future disability pension among Swedish health and care workers [ 28 ]. However, no interaction effect was found between psychological and mechanical workloads and musculoskeletal symptoms in a study of female childcare workers in Sweden [ 37 ]. Despite the fact that health and care workers often report simultaneous exposure to physical and psychosocial risks, no study has been found on the interaction effects of physical and psychosocial exposures on sickness absence.…”

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Interaction Effects of Physical and Psychosocial Working Conditions on Risk for Sickness Absence: A Prospective Study of Nurses and Care Assistants in Sweden

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Employees in health and social care are often simultaneously exposed to both physical and psychosocial challenges that may increase their risk for sickness absence. The study examines interaction effects of physical and psychosocial work conditions on the future risk for sickness absence among nurses and care assistants in Sweden. The study was based on 14,372 participants in any of the Swedish Work Environment Surveys conducted during the years 1993–2013 with linked register information on background factors and compensated sickness absence. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR), stratified by occupation, and measures of additive interaction effects were estimated. The combinations of high psychosocial job demands and heavy physical work and strenuous postures, respectively, significantly increased the risks for sickness absence among nurses (HR 1.43; CI 1.09–1.88 and HR 1.42; CI 1.16–1.74, respectively), as well as among care assistants (HR 1.51; CI 1.36–1.67 and HR 1.49; CI 1.36–1.63, respectively). The combinations of low job control and both heavy physical work (HR 1.44; CI 1.30–1.60) and strenuous postures (HR 1.42; CI 1.30–1.56) were also associated with excess risk for sickness absence among care assistants. We also found interaction effects among care assistants but not among nurses. The results indicate that the high sickness absence rate among care workers in Sweden can be reduced if the simultaneous exposures of high psychosocial and high physical challenges are avoided. Management policies for reduced time pressure, improved lifting aids, and measures to avoid awkward work postures are recommended. For care assistants, increased influence over work arrangements is likely to lower their sickness absence risk.

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“…Generally, workers get workload both physically and mentally. Mental workload have a more significant relations with the musculoskeletal problem (neck and upper back) [11]. Mental workload consisting of some factors that influence the worker's mental processing of information, decision making process and individual reactions [12].…”

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The mental workload analysis of safety workers in an Indonesian oil mining industry

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The responsibilities of occupational health and safety workers are very hard to ensure other workers is safety. The responsibility make the workers of occupational health and safety has some affecting to their job. Some effect can cause over the mental workload. This research aims to determine the score of mental workload from three professions in occupational health and safety, i.e. safetyman contractor, safetyman field and safetyman officer. Six indicators in the NASA-TLX method, i.e. mental demand (MD), physical demand (PD), temporal demand (TD), performance (OP), effort (EF) and frustration level (FR) are used to determine the worker’s mental workload. The result shows mental demand (MD) is the most dominant indicators affecting the mental workload between safetyman contractor, safetyman field and safety officer. The highest mental workload score among safety workers is on the safetyman field with WWL score at 62,38, because among the three types safety workers, the highest MD is on the safetyman field due to the responsibility.

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Psychological and Physical Workload and the Development of Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Female Elderly-Care Workers

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

Longitudinal relations between psychosocial work environment, stress and the development of musculoskeletal pain

Longitudinal relations between psychosocial work environment, stress and the development of musculoskeletal pain

Interaction Effects of Physical and Psychosocial Working Conditions on Risk for Sickness Absence: A Prospective Study of Nurses and Care Assistants in Sweden

The mental workload analysis of safety workers in an Indonesian oil mining industry

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