Association Between Job-Stress and VDT Work, and Musculoskeletal Symptoms of Neck and Shoulder Among White-Collar Workers.
- Author:
Eui Cheol LEE
1
;
Hawn Cheol KIM
;
Dal Young JUNG
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Jong Han LEEM
;
Shin Goo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Korea. oem@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Musculoskeletal disease;
Video display terminal;
Job stress;
White-collar worker
- MeSH:
Computer Terminals;
Drinking;
Housekeeping;
Logistic Models;
Musculoskeletal Diseases;
Neck*;
Odds Ratio;
Prevalence;
Psychology;
Questionnaires;
Shoulder*;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2007;19(3):187-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the association of job stress and working with video display terminal (VDT) to musculoskeletal symptoms of the neck-shoulder which were most common in white-collar workers. METHODS: From 122 workplaces, 1,790 white-collar workers with no trauma, and no history of musculoskeletal disease were selected for the study. The questionnaire survey included general characteristics, work related characteristics, Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and musculoskeletal symptoms. Multiple logistic regression, adjusted for age, smoking status, drinking habit, housekeeping, work time, job tenure, and work-load change, were used to evaluate the effects of job stress and VDT-work on the symptoms. RESULTS: The prevalence of neck-shoulder symptoms was overall 24.3% overall. The prevalence odds ratio of job demand (high/low) to neck-shoulder symptoms, adjusted for general and work-related factors, was 1.56 (95% confidence interval 1.12~2.17), and that of job strain (high strain/low strain) was 1.72 (1.07~2.79). However, VDT-work was not associated with neck-shoulder symptoms in the multiple logistic regression model. CONCLUSIONS: To prevent musculoskeletal disorders in white-collar workers, it is important to consider psychosocial factors such as job demand and job strain, as well as VDT-work.
