Gender differences in the relations between work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints
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Gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints might be explained by differences in the effect of exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to examine gender differences in the relations between these risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints. Several electronic databases were searched. The strength of the evidence was determined on the basis of the methodological quality and consistency of the study results. For lifting, strong evidence was found that men have a higher risk of back complaints than women. The same was found for the relation between hand-arm vibration and neck-shoulder complaints. For arm posture, strong evidence was found that women have a higher risk of neck-shoulder complaints than men. For social support, no evidence of a gender difference was found for either neck-shoulder or back complaints. For hand-wrist and lower-extremity complaints, inconclusive evidence was found due to a lack of high-quality studies. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Topics
Veilig en Gezond WerkenBackLiterature studyLower extremitiesNeckOccupationalPhysical loadPsychosocial loadSystematic reviewUpper extremitiesGender disparityHealth impactArm diseaseBody postureCervicobrachial neuralgiaEvidence based medicineHigh risk populationInformation retrievalLeg diseaseLifting effortLow back painMajor clinical studyManual laborMedical informaticsMedical literatureMethodologyPrevalencePsychosocial environmentQualitative analysisSex differenceSocial supportSystematic reviewVibration diseaseWork capacityEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMusculoskeletal DiseasesNetherlandsOccupational ExposureRisk FactorsSex Factors
TNO Identifier
237918
ISSN
03553140
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 30(4), pp. 261-278.
Pages
261-278