scholarly journals Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African long-distance truck drivers: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243366
Author(s):  
Antonia L. Wadley ◽  
Stella Iacovides ◽  
Johanna Roche ◽  
Karine Scheuermaier ◽  
W. D. Francois Venter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Long Distance

Background In South Africa, the trucking industry employs over 70,000 people and the prevalence of chronic pain in this occupational group was reported at 10%. We investigated factors associated with chronic pain in truck drivers including mental health, physical activity, and sleep, as no study has done so. Methods Southern African male, long-distance truck drivers were recruited at truck stops in Gauteng and Free State Provinces, South Africa (n = 614). Chronic pain was defined as pain present for at least the last three months. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, post-traumatic stress disorder with the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), exposure to traumatic events with the Life Events Checklist-5 (LEC-5) and daytime sleepiness with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Sleep quality was measured on a four-point Likert scale. Leisure-time physical activity was measured using the Godin-Shephard leisure-time physical activity questionnaire. Associations between these factors, demographic factors and chronic pain were investigated. Results Multivariate analysis showed that working ≥ 2 nights/week (OR = 2.68, 95% CI = 1.55–4.68) was associated with chronic pain and physical activity was protective (OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.95–0.98). In an exploratory analysis, greater depressive symptoms (p = 0.004), daytime sleepiness (p = 0.01) and worse sleep quality (p = 0.001) was associated with working ≥ 2 nights/week. Lower leisure-time physical activity was associated with worse sleep quality (p = 0.006), but not daytime sleepiness or depressive symptoms (p>0.05). Conclusions There is a clear relationship between working nights and activity levels, and chronic pain, sleep quality, and depression in truck drivers.

scholarly journals Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia L Wadley ◽  
Stella Iacovides ◽  
Johanna Roche ◽  
Karine Scheuermaier ◽  
WD Francois Venter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress

AbstractBackgroundGlobally the trucking industry employs millions of people. Recently the prevalence of chronic pain in Southern African truck drivers was reported at 10%. We investigated factors associated with chronic pain in truck drivers including mental health, physical activity, and sleep, as no study has done so.MethodsSouthern African truck drivers were recruited at truck stops in Gauteng and Free State Provinces, South Africa (n=614). Chronic pain was defined as pain present for at least the last three months. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, post-traumatic stress disorder with the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), exposure to traumatic events with the Life Events Checklist-5 (LEC-5) and daytime sleepiness with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Sleep quality was measured on a four-point Likert scale. Leisure-time physical activity was measured using the Godin-Shephard leisure-time physical activity questionnaire. Associations between these factors, demographic factors and chronic pain were investigated.ResultsSix hundred and fourteen male truck drivers were recruited. Multivariate analysis showed that working ≥ 2 nights/week (OR=2.68, 95% CI=1.55-4.68) was associated with chronic pain and physical activity was protective (OR=0.97, 95% CI 0.95-0.98). In an exploratory analysis, greater depressive symptoms (p=0.004), daytime sleepiness (p=0.01) and worse sleep quality (p=0.001) was associated with working ≥ 2 nights/week. Lower leisure-time physical activity was associated with worse sleep quality (p=0.006), but not daytime sleepiness or depressive symptoms (p>0.05).ConclusionsThere is a clear relationship between working nights and activity levels, and chronic pain, sleep quality, and depression in truck drivers.

scholarly journals Leisure-time physical activity in relation to depressive symptoms in African-Americans: Results from the National Survey of American Life

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 410-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa R. Torres ◽  
Carolyn M. Sampselle ◽  
David L. Ronis ◽  
Harold W. Neighbors ◽  
Kimberlee A. Gretebeck
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
African Americans ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
American Life

scholarly journals Excess Body Mass and Leisure Time Physical Activity in the Incidence and Persistence of Chronic Pain

Pain Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3094-3101
Author(s):  
Rahman Shiri ◽  
Tea Lallukka ◽  
Ossi Rahkonen ◽  
Päivi Leino-Arjas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
The City

Abstract Objective To estimate the effects of excess body mass and leisure time physical activity on the incidence and persistence of chronic pain. Design A prospective cohort study. Methods As a part of the Finnish Helsinki Health Study, we included three cohorts of employees of the City of Helsinki (18,562 observations) and defined incident chronic pain as having pain in any part of the body for more than three months at follow-up in participants without chronic pain at baseline (N = 13,029 observations). Persistent chronic pain was defined as having pain for more than three months at both baseline and follow-up (N = 5,533 observations). Results Overweight (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06–1.31) and obesity (OR = 1.65, 95% CI = 1.45–1.88) increased the incidence of chronic pain. Moreover, overweight (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.02–1.32) and obesity (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.26–1.74) increased the risk of persistent chronic pain. Vigorous leisure time physical activity reduced the incidence of chronic pain (OR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.75–0.96). Physical activity did not influence the risk of persistent chronic pain. Furthermore, overweight/obesity modified the effect of leisure time physical activity on incident chronic pain. Inactive overweight or obese participants were at the highest risk of chronic pain (OR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.40–2.09), while the OR dropped to 1.44 (95% CI = 1.19–1.75) in moderately active overweight or obese participants and to 1.20 (95% CI = 0.97–1.47) in highly active overweight or obese participants. Conclusions Obesity not only increases the risk of developing chronic pain, but also increases the risk of persistent pain, while leisure time physical activity reduces the risk of developing chronic pain.

Association between Leisure Time Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Men

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN C. SIEVERDES ◽  
BILLY M. RAY ◽  
XUEMEI SUI ◽  
DUCK-CHUL LEE ◽  
GREGORY A. HAND ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity
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