Occupational Physical Demands and Hospitalization Rates in U.S. Navy Personnel

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross R. Vickers ◽  
Hervig Jr. ◽  
Linda K.
Keyword(s):  
Physical Demands ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Navy Personnel ◽  
Occupational Physical Demands

Are age-related differences in the consequence of work injury greater when occupational physical demands are high?

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Smith ◽  
Amber Bielecky ◽  
Mieke Koehoorn ◽  
Dorcas Beaton ◽  
Selahadin Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Injury ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Occupational Physical Demands

scholarly journals Physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain of older employees in construction and healthcare

2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne L. Merkus ◽  
Lars-Kristian Lunde ◽  
Markus Koch ◽  
Morten Wærsted ◽  
Stein Knardahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Capacity ◽  
Physical Strain ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Occupational Physical Demands

scholarly journals Risk factors for surgery due to rotator cuff disease in a population-based cohort

2020 ◽  
Vol 102-B (3) ◽  
pp. 352-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Yanik ◽  
Graham A. Colditz ◽  
Rick W. Wright ◽  
Nancy L. Saccone ◽  
Bradley A. Evanoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Rotator Cuff Disease ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
Deprivation Score ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Occupational Physical Demands

Aims Few risk factors for rotator cuff disease (RCD) and corresponding treatment have been firmly established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between numerous risk factors and the incidence of surgery for RCD in a large cohort. Methods A population-based cohort of people aged between 40 and 69 years in the UK (the UK Biobank) was studied. People who underwent surgery for RCD were identified through a link with NHS inpatient records covering a mean of eight years after enrolment. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) as estimates of associations with surgery for RCD accounting for confounders. The risk factors which were considered included age, sex, race, education, Townsend deprivation index, body mass index (BMI), occupational demands, and exposure to smoking. Results Of the 421,894 people who were included, 47% were male. The mean age at the time of enrolment was 56 years (40 to 69). A total of 2,156 people were identified who underwent surgery for RCD. Each decade increase in age was associated with a 55% increase in the incidence of RCD surgery (95% confidence interval (CI) 46% to 64%). Male sex, non-white race, lower deprivation score, and higher BMI were significantly associated with a higher risk of surgery for RCD (all p < 0.050). Greater occupational physical demands were significantly associated with higher rates of RCD surgery (HR = 2.1, 1.8, and 1.4 for ‘always’, ‘usually’, and ‘sometimes’ doing heavy manual labour vs ‘never’, all p < 0.001). Former smokers had significantly higher rates of RCD surgery than those who had never smoked (HR 1.23 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.35), p < 0.001), while current smokers had similar rates to those who had never smoked (HR 0.94 (95% CI 0.80 to 1.11)). Among those who had never smoked, the risk of surgery was higher among those with more than one household member who smoked (HR 1.78 (95% CI 1.08 to 2.92)). The risk of RCD surgery was not significantly related to other measurements of secondhand smoking. Conclusion Many factors were independently associated with surgery for RCD, including older age, male sex, higher BMI, lower deprivation score, and higher occupational physical demands. Several of the risk factors which were identified are modifiable, suggesting that the healthcare burden of RCD might be reduced through the pursuit of public health goals, such as reducing obesity and modifying occupational demands. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2020;102-B(3):352–359

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