A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors

Z Zimmer, K Fraser, H Grol-Prokopczyk, A Zajacova - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
There is wide variation in population-level pain prevalence estimates in studies of survey
data around the world. The role of country-level social, economic, and political contextual …

Occupational psychosocial exposures and chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Jahn, JH Andersen, A Seidler… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - sjweh.fi
Objective This study aimed to explore the association between occupational psychosocial
exposures and chronic low-back pain (LBP) by conducting a systematic review and meta …

Pain, work, and the workplace: a topical review

E Wainwright, S Bevan, FM Blyth, S Khalatbari-Soltani… - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Since inception, pain research has conceptualised pain as an “intraorganismic”
phenomenon, where the mechanisms responsible for pain experience and impact all reside …

[HTML][HTML] Working at home and expectations of being available: effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health

S Knardahl, JO Christensen - … journal of work, environment & health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine if (i) working at home and (ii) expectations
of being available to the employer in their spare time influences employees' perceptions of …

Effects of educational program based on Precede-Proceed model in promoting low back pain behaviors (EPPLBP) in health care workers Shahid Beheshti University …

F Pourhaji, MH Delshad, SS Tavafian, S Niknami… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The PRECEDE-PROCEED model is an adaptable planning model that could be served in
public health issues. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of an educational …

Low back pain in the Bangladeshi adult population: a cross-sectional national survey

MSM Majumder, F Hakim, IH Bandhan… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder. This study aims to
determine the residence-specific and sex-specific prevalence and the factors associated …

Factors associated with disabling low back pain among nursing personnel at a medical centre in Japan: a comparative cross-sectional survey

T Yoshimoto, H Oka, S Ishikawa, A Kokaze… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability among nursing personnel.
Although many studies regarding the risk factors for LBP among nursing staff have focused …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating population burdens of occupational disease

D Coggon - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Knowing the public health impact of occupational hazards is important for prioritization of
preventive and mitigating measures and in monitoring how well they succeed. Information is …

Musculoskeletal health climate is associated with musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence among workers: a cross-sectional study

DH Christiansen, KJ Nielsen, DR Andersen… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether a musculoskeletal health climate,
expressing the shared perceptions among workers concerning musculoskeletal health, is …

Associations of sickness absence for pain in the low back, neck and shoulders with wider propensity to pain

D Coggon, G Ntani, K Walker-Bone, VE Felli… - Occupational and …, 2020 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the association of sickness absence ascribed to pain at specific
anatomical sites with wider propensity to musculoskeletal pain. Methods As part of the …