The Consequence of Combined Pain and Stress on Work Ability in Female Laboratory Technicians: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Ethics
2.3. Participants
Descriptive Characteristics | Mean (S.D.) |
---|---|
Number of included observations | 473 |
Age, years | 46.0 (9.5) |
Body mass index(kg·m−2) | 24.2 (3.7) |
Smokers, percentage | 1.9 (0.3) |
Seniority, years | 20.9 (10.8) |
Number of working hours per week | 36.9 (4.3) |
Neck-shoulder pain intensity (0–10 VAS-scale) | 2.6 (2.4) |
The Perceived Stress Scale score (0–40) | 12.3 (6.4) |
Work Ability Index score (7–49) | 41.8 (4.9) |
2.4. Work Ability
2.5. Pain
2.6. Stress
2.7. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Stress and Pain
4.2. Stress, Pain and Work Ability
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Jay, K.; Friborg, M.K.; Sjøgaard, G.; Jakobsen, M.D.; Sundstrup, E.; Brandt, M.; Andersen, L.L. The Consequence of Combined Pain and Stress on Work Ability in Female Laboratory Technicians: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15834-15842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215024
Jay K, Friborg MK, Sjøgaard G, Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Andersen LL. The Consequence of Combined Pain and Stress on Work Ability in Female Laboratory Technicians: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15834-15842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215024
Chicago/Turabian StyleJay, Kenneth, Maria Kristine Friborg, Gisela Sjøgaard, Markus Due Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, and Lars Louis Andersen. 2015. "The Consequence of Combined Pain and Stress on Work Ability in Female Laboratory Technicians: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15834-15842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215024