Is low-back pain a limiting factor for senior workers with high physical work demands? A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent among senior workers and may affect work ability, especially among those with hard physical work. This study determined the joint association of LBP intensity and physical work demands with work limitiations due to pain in senior workers.

Methods

In the SeniorWorkingLife study (2018), 11,738 senior workers (≥50 years) replied to questions about physical work demands, LBP intensity, and work limitations due to pain. Using logistic regression analyses and controlling for potential confounders, associations between the physical work demands and LBP intensity (interaction) with work limitiations due to pain (outcome) was modeled.

Results

Higher LBP intensity, as well as higher physical work demands, significantly increase

SUBMITTER: Nygaard PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7507239 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature