Work related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University Hospital

Genevay, Stéphane; Cedraschi, Christine; Courvoisier, Delphine; Perneger, Thomas; Grandjean, Raphael Olivier Pierre; Griesser-delacretaz, Anne-Claude; Monnin, Dominique

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.09.022

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Work related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University Hospital

ContributorsGenevay, Stéphane

; Cedraschi, Christine; Courvoisier, Delphine

; Perneger, Thomas; Grandjean, Raphael Olivier Pierre; Griesser-delacretaz, Anne-Claude; Monnin, Dominique

Published inJoint bone spine, vol. 78, no. 4, p. 392-397

Publication date2011

Abstract

Objectives: 1) To explore the staff- and work-related risk factors for spinal pain among hospital employees, 2) to investigate the effect of staff- and work-related variables on the consequences of spinal pain, such as doctor visits and sick leave.

Keywords

Absenteeism
Adult
Back Pain/epidemiology
Employment
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neck Pain/epidemiology
Occupational Diseases/epidemiology
Personnel, Hospital
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Self-Assessment
Sick Leave/statistics & numerical data
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Citation (ISO format)

GENEVAY, Stéphane et al. Work related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University Hospital. In: Joint bone spine, 2011, vol. 78, n° 4, p. 392–397. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.09.022

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PID : unige:24759
DOI : 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.09.022
PMID : 21093343

Journal ISSN1297-319X

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Work related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University Hospital

Objectives: 1) To explore the staff- and work-related risk factors for spinal pain among hospital employees, 2) to investigate the effect of staff- and work-related variables on the consequences of spinal pain, such as doctor visits and sick leave.

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