title: Association between psychosocial, organizational and personal factors and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational and personal (individual) factors with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in office workers of the Iranian Gas Transmission Company. The participants rated two questionnaires - the standardized Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire to measure the prevalence of MSDs, and the Veterans Healthcare Administration All Employee Survey questionnaire (2004 version) - to measure psychosocial, organizational and individual aspects of job satisfaction and workplace climate. The highest prevalence of MSDs was found in the lower back (49.7%) and neck (49.0%) regions. Results of the logistic regression models showed that some psychosocial and organizational factors and also some individual factors were associated with prevalence of MSDs (p < 0.05).These ﬁndings illustrate the need to consider all elements of the work system as a whole in future studies and in organizational planning.
authors.affiliation: a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piranveyseh
authors.affiliation: a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motamedzade
authors.affiliation: b National Center for Organization Development , USA.
authors.forename: Katerine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osatuke
authors.affiliation: a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammadfam
authors.affiliation: a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moghimbeigi
authors.affiliation: c Qom University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soltanzadeh
authors.affiliation: d Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Heidar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009790:Occupations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; office workers; organizational factors; psychosocial factors