Longer working hours and musculoskeletal pain: a meta-analysis

Amiri, S (通讯作者),Baqiyatallah Univ Med Sci, Quran & Hadith Res Ctr, Med, Tehran, Iran.
2023-1-2
Objectives. Musculoskeletal pain is the most common health problem in the workplace, and one of the most important risk factors for this pain is longer working hours. This study aimed to investigate the association between long working hours and musculoskeletal pain. Methods. Based on the keywords, two scientific sources - PubMed and Embase - were reviewed. The time limit search included articles that were published until May 2020 and only studies published in English were eligible. The results of the studies were combined based on random effects and pooled odds ratio (OR) reported. The degree of heterogeneity in all analyses was investigated and reported based on chi(2) and I-2 tests. Publishing bias was also measured using statistical tests. Results. Longer working hours are associated with increased musculoskeletal pain with OR = 1.11 and 95% confidence interval (CI) [1.08, 1.14]. The result was OR = 1.52 and 95% CI [1.14, 2.03] in men and OR = 1.11 and 95% CI [1.00, 1.24] in women. Conclusion. Long working hours are an important and threatening factor for musculoskeletal health. Therefore, this issue should be considered in health policy as well as treatment and prevention.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS
卷号:29|期号:1|页码:1-16
ISSN:1080-3548|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (BMSU)
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
11
EISSN
2376-9130
出版年
2023-1-2
DOI
10.1080/10803548.2022.2036488
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
working hours musculoskeletal pain meta-analysis
WOS学科分类
Ergonomics Public, Environmental & Occupational Health