Gender Differences in the Relations between work-related Physical and Psychosocial Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Complaints

Gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints might be explained by differences in the effect of exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to examine gender differences in the relations between these risk factors and muscu...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health Environment ＆ Health, 2004-08, Vol.30 (4), p.261-278
Main Authors: Hooftman, Wendela E, van Poppel, Mireille NM, van der Beek, Allard J, Bongers, Paulien M, van Mechelen, Willem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Case control studies
Cohort studies
Complaining
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Gender differences
Humans
Labor demand
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology
Musculoskeletal Diseases - psychology
Netherlands - epidemiology
Occupational Exposure
Predisposing factors
Review
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Vibration
Womens health
Working women
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Summary:Gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints might be explained by differences in the effect of exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to examine gender differences in the relations between these risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints. Several electronic databases were searched. The strength of the evidence was determined on the basis of the methodological quality and consistency of the study results. For lifting, strong evidence was found that men have a higher risk of back complaints than women. The same was found for the relation between hand-arm vibration and neck-shoulder complaints. For arm posture, strong evidence was found that women have a higher risk of neck-shoulder complaints than men. For social support, no evidence of a gender difference was found for either neck-shoulder or back complaints. For hand-wrist and lower-extremity complaints, inconclusive evidence was found due to a lack of high-quality studies.
ISSN:0355-3140
1795-990X
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.794