title: Forms of work organization and associations with shoulder disorders: Results from a French working population.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify forms of work organization in a French region and to study associations with the occurrence of symptomatic and clinically diagnosed shoulder disorders in workers. Workers were randomly included in this cross-sectional study from 2002 to 2005. Sixteen organizational variables were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire: i.e. shift work, job rotation, repetitiveness of tasks, paced work/automatic rate, work pace dependent on quantified targets, permanent controls or surveillance, colleagues' work and customer demand, and eight variables measuring decision latitude. Five forms of work organization were identified using hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) of variables and HCA of workers: low decision latitude with pace constraints, medium decision latitude with pace constraints, low decision latitude with low pace constraints, high decision latitude with pace constraints and high decision latitude with low pace constraints. There were significant associations between forms of work organization and symptomatic and clinically-diagnosed shoulder disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of Angers, Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health (LEEST), Angers, France. Electronic address: julie.bodin@univ-angers.fr.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bodin
authors.affiliation: IRSET INSERM U1085, University Rennes I, Rennes, France; EHESP, School of Public Heatlh, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garlantézec
authors.affiliation: IRSET INSERM U1085, University Rennes I, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Costet
authors.affiliation: INSERM, UMS 011, 'Population-Based Epidemiological Cohorts' Research Unit, Villejuif, France; Univ Versailles St-Quentin, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Descatha
authors.affiliation: University of Angers, Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health (LEEST), Angers, France; Santé Publique France, French National Public Health Agency, Direction of Occupational Health, Saint-Maurice, France.
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.affiliation: Laboratory PACTE, University of Grenoble, Grenoble, Alpes, France.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caroly
authors.affiliation: University of Angers, Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health (LEEST), Angers, France; CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roquelaure
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Classification; Shoulder disorders; Work organization