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 - 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 -
