TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the relationship between working time characteristics on musculoskeletal symptoms
T2 - a cross sectional study
AU - Garza, Jennifer L.
AU - Ferguson, Jacqueline M.
AU - Dugan, Alicia G.
AU - Decker, Ragan E.
AU - Laguerre, Rick A.
AU - Suleiman, Adekemi O.
AU - Cavallari, Jennifer M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The authors would like to thank Emily Long and Isabelle Alexandre for their contribution to this project, as well as all participants in the WorkTime study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - How working hours are organized can have a substantial effect on workers’ health. Using a questionnaire and cross-sectional study design, we evaluated the relationship between working time characteristics, job demands, and health behaviors on musculoskeletal symptoms among 316 Department of Transportation (N = 174) and Department of Corrections (N = 142) workers. Low schedule control was associated with neck/shoulder musculoskeletal symptoms (prevalence ratio: 1.20, 95% confidence interval: 1.06-1.34, p < 0.01), and working long (>48 hours per week) hours more frequently was associated with leg/foot musculoskeletal symptoms (prevalence ratio: 1.26 95% confidence interval: 1.06-1.50, p = 0.02). Some working time characteristics were associated with musculoskeletal symptoms, and should be taken into consideration as part of interventions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and promote health of workers.
AB - How working hours are organized can have a substantial effect on workers’ health. Using a questionnaire and cross-sectional study design, we evaluated the relationship between working time characteristics, job demands, and health behaviors on musculoskeletal symptoms among 316 Department of Transportation (N = 174) and Department of Corrections (N = 142) workers. Low schedule control was associated with neck/shoulder musculoskeletal symptoms (prevalence ratio: 1.20, 95% confidence interval: 1.06-1.34, p < 0.01), and working long (>48 hours per week) hours more frequently was associated with leg/foot musculoskeletal symptoms (prevalence ratio: 1.26 95% confidence interval: 1.06-1.50, p = 0.02). Some working time characteristics were associated with musculoskeletal symptoms, and should be taken into consideration as part of interventions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and promote health of workers.
KW - Musculoskeletal symptoms
KW - occupational health
KW - working hours
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097824989&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19338244.2020.1860878
DO - 10.1080/19338244.2020.1860878
M3 - Article
C2 - 33337287
AN - SCOPUS:85097824989
SN - 1933-8244
VL - 77
SP - 141
EP - 148
JO - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
JF - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
IS - 2
ER -
