Association between extremely long working hours and musculoskeletal symptoms: A nationwide survey of medical residents in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It has been reported that South Korea ranked as one of the longest-working nations among OECD countries. This study sought to examine the association between long working hours and musculoskeletal pain among Korean medical residents.

Methods

We analyzed a cross-sectional survey of 1,077 medical residents in South Korea. Working hours per week were categorized as follows: <60, 60-79, 80-99, and ≥100. Musculoskeletal pains (ie, upper limb, lower limb, and low back pain) over the past 3 months were categorized into three groups: no pain, pain without interfering with work, and pain interfering with work. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the association between long working hours and musculoskeletal pains after adjusting for covariates.

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SUBMITTER: Sung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7193152 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature