Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Objective Over the course of the twenty-first century, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are still persisting among blue collar workers. At present, no epidemiological overview exists. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on the epidemiology of work-related mu...
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doaj-991e64cdaa43452cbabef353e3a655e42021-09-05T11:37:31ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742021-08-0122113010.1186/s12891-021-04615-9Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysisRenée Govaerts0Bruno Tassignon1Jo Ghillebert2Ben Serrien3Sander De Bock4Toon Ampe5Ilias El Makrini6Bram Vanderborght7Romain Meeusen8Kevin De Pauw9BruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselHuman Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselSciensano Research InstituteBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselHuman Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBruBotics, Vrije Universiteit BrusselAbstract Objective Over the course of the twenty-first century, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are still persisting among blue collar workers. At present, no epidemiological overview exists. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on the epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) within Europe’s secondary industries. Methods Five databases were screened, yielding 34 studies for the qualitative analysis and 17 for the quantitative analysis. Twelve subgroups of WMSDs were obtained for the meta-analysis by means of predefined inclusion criteria: back (overall), upper back, lower back, neck, shoulder, neck/shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, leg (overall), hip, knee, and ankle/feet. Results The most prevalent WMSDs were located at the back (overall), shoulder/neck, neck, shoulder, lower back and wrist WMSDs with mean 12-month prevalence values of 60, 54, 51, 50, 47, and 42%, respectively. The food industry was in the majority of subgroups the most prominent researched sector and was frequently associated with high prevalence values of WMSDs. Incidence ratios of upper limb WMSDs ranged between 0.04 and 0.26. Incidence ratios could not be calculated for other anatomical regions due to the lack of sufficient articles. Conclusion WMSDs are still highly present among blue collar workers. Relatively high prevalence values and low incidence ratios indicate a limited onset of WMSDs with however long-term complaints.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04615-9EpidemiologyOccupational healthErgonomicsMusculoskeletal systemInjuryPrevention |
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Renée Govaerts Bruno Tassignon Jo Ghillebert Ben Serrien Sander De Bock Toon Ampe Ilias El Makrini Bram Vanderborght Romain Meeusen Kevin De Pauw Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Epidemiology Occupational health Ergonomics Musculoskeletal system Injury Prevention |
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Renée Govaerts Bruno Tassignon Jo Ghillebert Ben Serrien Sander De Bock Toon Ampe Ilias El Makrini Bram Vanderborght Romain Meeusen Kevin De Pauw |
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Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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2021-08-01 |
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Abstract Objective Over the course of the twenty-first century, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are still persisting among blue collar workers. At present, no epidemiological overview exists. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on the epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) within Europe’s secondary industries. Methods Five databases were screened, yielding 34 studies for the qualitative analysis and 17 for the quantitative analysis. Twelve subgroups of WMSDs were obtained for the meta-analysis by means of predefined inclusion criteria: back (overall), upper back, lower back, neck, shoulder, neck/shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, leg (overall), hip, knee, and ankle/feet. Results The most prevalent WMSDs were located at the back (overall), shoulder/neck, neck, shoulder, lower back and wrist WMSDs with mean 12-month prevalence values of 60, 54, 51, 50, 47, and 42%, respectively. The food industry was in the majority of subgroups the most prominent researched sector and was frequently associated with high prevalence values of WMSDs. Incidence ratios of upper limb WMSDs ranged between 0.04 and 0.26. Incidence ratios could not be calculated for other anatomical regions due to the lack of sufficient articles. Conclusion WMSDs are still highly present among blue collar workers. Relatively high prevalence values and low incidence ratios indicate a limited onset of WMSDs with however long-term complaints. |
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Epidemiology Occupational health Ergonomics Musculoskeletal system Injury Prevention |
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