title: Changes in general health and musculoskeletal outcomes in the workforce of a hospital undergoing rapid change: a longitudinal study.
abstract: This article aimed to examine changes in general health and time with back pain and neck pain and to identify predictors of any such changes. Hospital workers were studied longitudinally with surveys in 1995, 1996, and 1997 (N = 712). Back and neck pain were reported only at the 2nd and 3rd surveys. There was a significant decline in general health and significant increases in time with neck pain and back pain. Predictors of changes in these outcomes were mainly work-related variables (initial or change values), such as job interference with family, job influence, work psychological demands, and hours worked.
authors.affiliation: Program in Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. shannonh@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lendrum
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce