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Workplace psychosocial and organizational factors for neck pain in workers in the United States
Author(s) -
Yang Haiou,
Hitchcock Edward,
Haldeman Scott,
Swanson Naomi,
Lu MingLun,
Choi BongKyoo,
Nakata Akinori,
Baker Dean
Publication year - 2016
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.22602
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , neck pain , logistic regression , musculoskeletal disorder , population , environmental health , psychological intervention , variance (accounting) , human factors and ergonomics , physical therapy , gerontology , poison control , nursing , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , accounting , business
Background Neck pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition among workers in the United States. This study explores a set of workplace psychosocial and organization‐related factors for neck pain. Methods Data used for this study come from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey which provides a representative sample of the US population. To account for the complex sampling design, the Taylor linearized variance estimation method was used. Logistic regression models were constructed to measure the associations. Results This study demonstrated significant associations between neck pain and a set of workplace risk factors, including work‐family imbalance, exposure to a hostile work environment and job insecurity, non‐standard work arrangements, multiple jobs, and long work hours. Conclusion Workers with neck pain may benefit from intervention programs that address issues related to these workplace risk factors. Future studies exploring both psychosocial risk factors and physical risk factors with a longitudinal design will be important. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:549–560, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.