Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers
© 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the extent to which objectively measured sitting time at work is associated with the course of neck-shoulder pain across 1 year in blue-collar workers. Methods: Data were analysed from 625 blue-collar workers in the Danis...
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| author | Hallman, D. Gupta, N. Heiden, M. Mathiassen, Svend Korshøj, M. Jørgensen, M. Holtermann, A. |
| author_facet | Hallman, D. Gupta, N. Heiden, M. Mathiassen, Svend Korshøj, M. Jørgensen, M. Holtermann, A. |
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| description | © 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the extent to which objectively measured sitting time at work is associated with the course of neck-shoulder pain across 1 year in blue-collar workers. Methods: Data were analysed from 625 blue-collar workers in the Danish PHysical ACTivity cohort with Objective measurements (DPHACTO) cohort study (2012-2013). Objective data on sitting time were collected at baseline using accelerometry. Self-reported pain intensity (numeric rating scale 0-10) in the neck-shoulder region was registered for 1 year using repeated text messages (14 in total). Linear mixed models were used to determine the relationship between per cent time in sitting at work and trajectories of neck-shoulder pain, with and without adjustment for demographic, occupational and lifestyle factors, and baseline pain intensity. Results: More sitting time at work was associated with a faster decline in pain intensity over 12 months, as indicated by a statistically significant effect of sitting on pain trajectories in the crude (p=0.020) and fully adjusted models (p=0.027). Conclusions: In blue-collar workers, more sitting time at work was associated with a favourable development of pain intensity over time. The relationship between sitting at work and pain needs further investigation before explicit recommendations and guidelines on sedentary behaviour among blue-collar workers can be developed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-690352018-06-29T12:35:26Z Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers Hallman, D. Gupta, N. Heiden, M. Mathiassen, Svend Korshøj, M. Jørgensen, M. Holtermann, A. © 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the extent to which objectively measured sitting time at work is associated with the course of neck-shoulder pain across 1 year in blue-collar workers. Methods: Data were analysed from 625 blue-collar workers in the Danish PHysical ACTivity cohort with Objective measurements (DPHACTO) cohort study (2012-2013). Objective data on sitting time were collected at baseline using accelerometry. Self-reported pain intensity (numeric rating scale 0-10) in the neck-shoulder region was registered for 1 year using repeated text messages (14 in total). Linear mixed models were used to determine the relationship between per cent time in sitting at work and trajectories of neck-shoulder pain, with and without adjustment for demographic, occupational and lifestyle factors, and baseline pain intensity. Results: More sitting time at work was associated with a faster decline in pain intensity over 12 months, as indicated by a statistically significant effect of sitting on pain trajectories in the crude (p=0.020) and fully adjusted models (p=0.027). Conclusions: In blue-collar workers, more sitting time at work was associated with a favourable development of pain intensity over time. The relationship between sitting at work and pain needs further investigation before explicit recommendations and guidelines on sedentary behaviour among blue-collar workers can be developed. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69035 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012689 BM J Group restricted |
| spellingShingle | Hallman, D. Gupta, N. Heiden, M. Mathiassen, Svend Korshøj, M. Jørgensen, M. Holtermann, A. Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title | Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title_full | Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title_fullStr | Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title_short | Is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? A prospective study in Danish blue-collar workers |
| title_sort | is prolonged sitting at work associated with the time course of neck-shoulder pain? a prospective study in danish blue-collar workers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69035 |