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Workplace cohort studies in times of economic instability
Author(s) -
Cherniack Martin,
Dussetschleger Jeffrey,
Farr Dana,
Dugan Alicia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22417
Subject(s) - workforce , psychosocial , medicine , aging in the american workforce , work (physics) , economic stability , demographic economics , longitudinal study , cohort study , gerontology , environmental health , economic growth , economics , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , pathology , keynesian economics , engineering
Background A prospective study directed to musculoskeletal health in the manufacturing workforce. Methods A 36‐month longitudinal study using mixed method; surveys with work and non‐work psychosocial variables, physiologic measurements physical performance, interviews and focus groups, and direct observation of work activity. Results Changing economic conditions introduced barriers requiring recruiting a larger number of study sites. Study adherence was unexpectedly high. Coincident with their economic concerns, participants perceived an increase in workplace stress, but not physical demand. New instruments were added to assess economic effects on retirement planning and the physical and emotional costs of caregiving responsibilities. Conclusions The economic conditions required adaptive alterations in design due to workforce volatility but presented opportunities for studying the link between working conditions and health. Nevertheless, study size expectations were met through an adaptive approach that suggests a potential effect of the economy on health and well‐being. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:138–151, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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