Risk factors for shoulder pain in a cohort of French workers: A Structural Equation Model

Abstract

Shoulder pain is common in the working population and causes loss of productivity, high economic costs and long periods of absence. Simultaneous evaluation of the complex relationships between work organization, psychosocial and physical risk factors, stress and shoulder pain is rare. The aim of this study was to explore the direct and indirect relationships between workplace risk factors, perceived stress and occurrence of shoulder pain in workers of the Cosali study. A total of 3,710 workers of a French region were randomly included between 2002 and 2005. They completed a self-administered questionnaire about musculoskeletal symptoms, individual factors and exposure to work constraints. In 2007, they responded to a follow-up questionnaire. The study sample contained 1,400 workers free from shoulder pain at baseline. Structural equation models were used. For both genders, exposure to factors related to the work organization had an effect on physical and psychosocial risk factors. Psychological demand was the only psychosocial constraint that increased perceived stress. Shoulder pain was influenced directly by physical risk factors for both genders and perceived stress for men. In view of their distal action, work organization is an important target for strategies in the prevention of shoulder pain in the working population.

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