Impact of Decreased Night Work on Workers' Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Study.

ABSTRACT: A possible association between night shift work and musculoskeletal disorder has been suggested. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of decreased night work on musculoskeletal pain. Difference-in-difference estimation was used to compare changes in musculoskeletal pain between shift workers (N = 122) and non-shift workers (N = 170) in a manufacturing company before and after the introduction of a new shift system eliminating overnight work. Musculoskeletal pain was measured by a questionnaire asking if workers had symptoms in specific body parts, including the neck, shoulder, arm/elbow, wrist/hand, back, and leg/foot, over the past year. Generalized estimating equation models were used to estimate changes in pre- versus post-intervention musculoskeletal pain rates between the treated a

SUBMITTER: Lee HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7730522 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature