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Risk factors for neck pain among forklift truck operators: a retrospective cohort study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, February 2018
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Title
Risk factors for neck pain among forklift truck operators: a retrospective cohort study
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-1956-3
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U. Flodin, B. Rolander, H. Löfgren, B. Krapi, F. Nyqvist, C. Wåhlin

Abstract

No previous research has been performed into neck pain among forklift operators. This is a common complaint among these workers, who number around 150,000 in Sweden and six million in Europe. The aim of the study was to examine long-term exposure to unnatural neck positions among forklift operators as a risk factor for neck pain. A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all eligible employees at a high-level warehouse. Forklift operators and office workers answered an 18-page questionnaire comprising questions about joint pain, work tasks, work postures and year of start for all items. By using person years in the exposed and less-exposed groups before start of neck pain we were able to calculate Incident Rate ratios for various exposures. Forty nine percent of the forklift operators reported having experienced neck pain compared to 30 % of office workers. Being a forklift operator was associated with an increased risk of neck pain (OR = 5.1, 95% CI 1.4-18.2). Holding the head in an unnatural position resulted in significantly increased risks for neck pain, irrespective of type of position. The risks for neck pain remained after taking other ergonomic exposures and psychosocial aspects into consideration. This is the first published study showing that forklift operators have an increased risk of neck pain. The results are therefore of significance for improving work schedules, the adjustment of work tasks for these workers and the design of the vehicles.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 81 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 15%
Student > Bachelor 9 11%
Student > Master 7 9%
Professor 4 5%
Researcher 4 5%
Other 12 15%
Unknown 33 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 11 14%
Engineering 11 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 10%
Environmental Science 4 5%
Sports and Recreations 2 2%
Other 9 11%
Unknown 36 44%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 April 2019.
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#2,142,909
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#400
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#49,515
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#7
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