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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
420 medical secretaries took part in a cross-sectional study at examining the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders as well as the relationship between neck and shoulder pain and possible risk factors. Sixty-three percent had experienced neck pain sometime during the previous year and while 15% had suffered almost constant pain 32% had experienced neck pain only occasionally. Shoulder pain during the previous year had been experienced by 62%, 17% had suffered almost constant pain while 29% experienced pain only occasionally. Fifty-one percent had experienced low back pain. Age and length of employment were significantly related to neck and shoulder pain. Furthermore, working with office machines 5 hours or more per day was associated with a significantly increased risk for neck pain (OR 1.7), shoulder pain (OR 1.9) and headache (OR 1.8). Finally, a poorly experienced psychosocial work environment was significantly related to headache, neck, shoulder and low back pain. The results of this study suggest that work with office machines as well as the psychosocial work environment are important factors in neck and shoulder pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5505
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Academic Medical Centers, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Employment, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Job Description, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Medical Secretaries, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Neck, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Occupational Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Organizational Culture, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Shoulder, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Sweden, pubmed-meshheading:1962155-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Neck and shoulder disorders in medical secretaries. Part I. Pain prevalence and risk factors.
pubmed:affiliation
Occupational Health Care Center, Orebro Medical Center, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't