Occupational differences in disability retirement due to a shoulder lesion: do work-related factors matter?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify occupations with a high risk of disability retirement due to a shoulder lesion and to examine the effect of physical and psychosocial work-related factors on occupational differences in disability retirement.

Methods

We followed Finnish wage earners aged 30-59 years (n = 1,135,654) from 2005 to 2014 for full disability retirement due to a shoulder lesion. The work-related exposures were assessed with job exposure matrices. We calculated age-adjusted incidence rates and hazard ratios to test for the association between occupation and disability retirement due to a shoulder lesion. We also examined the contribution of work-related exposures to the excess risk of disability retirement.

Results

As compared to professionals, the age-adjusted risk of d

SUBMITTER: Siren M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7519916 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature