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Evaluating Short-Term Musculoskeletal Pain Changes in Desk-Based Workers Receiving a Workplace Sitting-Reduction Intervention
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 15, Issue 9, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 9, p 1975 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2018.
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Abstract
- This paper explores changes in musculoskeletal pain among desk-based workers over three months of a workplace-delivered, sitting-reduction intervention. Participants (n = 153, 46% female<br />mean &plusmn<br />SD aged 38.9 &plusmn<br />8.0 years) were cluster-randomized (n = 18 work teams) to receive an organizational change intervention, with or without an activity tracker. A modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire assessed pain intensity (0&ndash<br />9<br />none&ndash<br />worst possible) in the neck, upper and lower back, upper and lower extremities, and in total. The activPAL3 (7 days, 24 h/day protocol) measured sitting and prolonged sitting in &ge<br />30 min bouts at work. Mixed models adjusting for cluster and intervention arm examined changes in pain (n = 104), and their associations with reductions in sitting and prolonged sitting (h/10 h at work) (n = 90). Changes in pain were nonsignificant (p &ge<br />0.05) and small for total pain (&minus<br />0.06 [95% CI: &minus<br />0.27, 0.16]) and for each body area (&minus<br />0.26 [&minus<br />0.66, 0.15] for upper back to 0.09 [&minus<br />0.39, 0.56] for lower back). Sitting reduction was associated with reduced lower back pain (&minus<br />0.84 [&minus<br />1.44, &minus<br />0.25] per hour, p = 0.005)<br />other effects were small and non-significant. No substantial average changes in pain were seen<br />some improvement in lower back pain might be expected with larger sitting reductions. Larger samples and diverse interventions are required for more definitive evidence.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Musculoskeletal pain
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
musculoskeletal discomfort
activity monitor
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Posture
Psychological intervention
lcsh:Medicine
Fitness Trackers
Sitting
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Musculoskeletal Pain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Organizational change
Intervention (counseling)
sedentary behaviour
medicine
Back pain
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Desk
office workers
business.industry
lcsh:R
sitting
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
030229 sport sciences
trial
Middle Aged
Low back pain
workplace
Physical therapy
Female
sense organs
Sedentary Behavior
medicine.symptom
business
Low Back Pain
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a7d917a8526d9d80919ac1a09a6fcf50