| Biopsychosocial factors are associated with high prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremities among office workers. | |
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PMID: 19427974 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Little attention has been given to musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremities among office workers. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between the self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the hip, knee and ankle/foot and individual, work-related physical and psychosocial factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in which 2000 office workers from 54 workplaces in Bangkok registered at the Social Security Office of Thailand received a self-administered questionnaire. Of those, 1428 (71%) returned the questionnaire. After screening for exclusion criteria, 1185 office workers were eligible for the study. The prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the hip, knee and ankle/foot was associated with certain individual, work-related physical and psychosocial factors. RESULTS: Mental demands and work repetitiveness were each significantly associated with the prevalence of experiencing hip symptoms. Suffering from a chronic disease, the average number of working hours/day, sleep quality and self-rated perception of air circulation in the office were significantly related to the prevalence of experiencing knee symptoms. Significant associations were found between the prevalence of experiencing ankle/foot symptoms and sleep quality, self-rated perception of the ergonomics of the desk and size of office space and frequency of feeling frustrated during the previous 4 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study indicated that several biopsychosocial factors were associated with a high prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremities among office workers. Further prospective studies are required to substantiate the observed associations. |
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Authors:
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Prawit Janwantanakul; Praneet Pensri; Wiroj Jiamjarasrangsi; Thanes Sinsongsook |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-04-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of medical research Volume: 40 ISSN: 1873-5487 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Med. Res. Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-11 Completed Date: 2009-07-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9312706 Medline TA: Arch Med Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 216-22 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. prawit.j@chula.ac.th |
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Adult Air Conditioning Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Lower Extremity / physiopathology* Male Musculoskeletal Diseases / epidemiology*, physiopathology Musculoskeletal System / physiopathology Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*, physiopathology Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data Prevalence Questionnaires Self Concept Sleep Thailand / epidemiology Workplace / psychology, statistics & numerical data |
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