In:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 58, No. 3 ( 2015-03), p. 319-330
Abstract:
Although agricultural workers experience a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, associations between specific agricultural activities and musculoskeletal pain are not well characterized. Methods Among 518 regional farmers, responses to a mailed questionnaire were used to estimate (i) the 2‐week prevalence of low back, neck/shoulder, and elbow/wrist/hand pain, and (ii) associations between the average hours per week performing common agricultural activities and musculoskeletal pain. Results The low back was the most common location of musculoskeletal pain (33.2%), followed by the neck/shoulder (30.8%) and elbow/wrist/hand (21.6%). Statistically significant adjusted associations were observed between performing equipment repair and maintenance and low back pain; milking animals and neck/shoulder pain; and manual material handling and elbow/wrist/hand pain, among others. Conclusions The observed prevalence estimates are consistent with previous literature, and the associations between agricultural activities and musculoskeletal pain provide an initial basis for targeted intervention research. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:319–330, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0271-3586
,
1097-0274
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
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1491156-5
