Annual risk of long-term sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders across the lifespan and the role of physical activity and insomnia symptoms: the HUNT Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk of long-term sickness absence due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders could be driven by sleep problems and physical inactivity. However, it is not well explored if these associations differ across the lifespan. The aim of this study was to describe the annual risk of long-term sickness absence due to MSK disorders throughout working life, according to insomnia symptoms and physical activity, in people with and without MSK pain.

Methods

A total of 38,253 working-age individuals (20-62 years) with information on self-reported chronic MSK pain, physical activity, and insomnia symptoms in the third (2006-08) and/or fourth (2017-19) survey of the Norwegian HUNT Study were included. Annual sickness absence up to 5 years after participation was obtained from nat

SUBMITTER: Moe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11978103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature