Impact of Work Organizational Factors on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Epicondylitis

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify relationships between work organizational variables (job rotation, overtime work, having a second job, and work pacing) (These work organizational variables and their relationships with biomechanical and psychosocial exposures were studied previously a...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2016-08, Vol.58 (8), p.760-764
Main Authors: Bao, Stephen S., Kapellusch, Jay M., Merryweather, Andrew S., Thiese, Matthew S., Garg, Arun, Hegmann, Kurt T., Silverstein, Barbara A., Marcum, Jennifer L., Tang, Ruoliang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - epidemiology
Correlation analysis
Female
Humans
Job rotation
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational health
Original Article
Overtime
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Tennis Elbow - epidemiology
Workload
Workplace - organization & administration
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Summary:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify relationships between work organizational variables (job rotation, overtime work, having a second job, and work pacing) (These work organizational variables and their relationships with biomechanical and psychosocial exposures were studied previously and published in a separate paper.) and health outcome measures [carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), lateral and medial epicondylitis (LEPI/MEPI)]. METHODS:Using a pooled baseline cohort of 1834 subjects, the relationships were studied using logistic regression models. RESULTS:Varied degrees of associations between the work organizational and outcomes variables were found. Job rotation was significantly associated with being a CTS case [odds ratio (OR) = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI)1.00 to 1.50]. Overtime work was significantly associated with lower LEPI prevalence (OR = 0.48, 95% CI0.28 to 0.84). No statistically significant associations were found between having a second job and different work pacing and any of the three health outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS:Work organizational variables were only partially associated with the studied health outcomes.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000790