Title |
Experiences of employees with arm, neck or shoulder complaints: a focus group study
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-141 |
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Authors |
Nathan Hutting, Yvonne F Heerkens, Josephine A Engels, J Bart Staal, Maria WG Nijhuis-van der Sanden |
Abstract |
Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (CANS). CANS causes significant work problems, including absenteeism (sickness absence), presenteeism (decreased work productivity) and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people suffering from CANS. Management of symptoms and workload, and improving the workstyle, could be important factors in the strategy to deal with CANS. The objective of this study is to evaluate the experienced problems of employees with CANS, as a first step in an intervention mapping process aimed at adaptation of an existing self-management program to the characteristics of employees suffering from CANS. |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 67% |
Germany | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 168 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 32 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 7% |
Other | 37 | 22% |
Unknown | 38 | 22% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 27% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 16% |
Psychology | 11 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 11 | 7% |
Unspecified | 9 | 5% |
Other | 26 | 15% |
Unknown | 39 | 23% |