Musculoskeletal pain in Europe: the role of personal, occupational, and social risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in European countries varies considerably. We analyzed data from the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) to explore the role of personal, occupational, and social risk factors in determining the national prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.

Methods

Over the course of 2010, 43 816 subjects from 34 countries were interviewed. We analyzed the one-year prevalence of back and neck/upper-limb pain. Individual-level risk factors studied included: sex; age; educational level; socioeconomic status; housework or cooking; gardening and repairs; somatizing tendency; job demand-control; six physical occupational exposures; and occupational group. Data on national socioeconomic variables were obtained from Eurostat and were avai

SUBMITTER: Farioli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3964819 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature