Back pain prevalence in US industry and estimates of lost workdays
Back pain prevalence in US industry and estimates of lost workdays
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.89.7.1029
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发表时间：
1999-07-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Cameron, LL
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作者：
Guo, HR;Tanaka, S;Cameron, LL
目标.背部疼痛是提交工人赔偿索赔的最常见原因，通常会导致工作日损失。对1988年全国健康访谈调查的数据进行分析，以确定高风险行业，并估计与工作有关的背痛的患病率和损失的工作日数。分析包括30074受访者谁在12个月前的采访工作。病例患者定义为在此期间每天背痛一周或更长时间的应答者。工作日背痛的患病率为4.6%，与工作有关的病例因背痛而损失了1.018亿个工作日。男性和女性病例患者损失的工作日数大致相同。高风险类别的行业也被确定为未来的研究和干预，包括那些很少研究。这项研究提供了统计上可靠的国家估计的普遍性背痛的工人和巨大的影响，这种情况下，美国工业方面的损失工作日。
Objectives. Back pain is the most common reason for filing workers' compensation claims and often causes lost workdays. Data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed to identify high-risk industries and to estimate the prevalence of work-related back pain and number of workdays lost.Methods. Analyses included 30074 respondents who worked during the 12 months before the interview. A case patient was defined as a respondent who had back pain every day for a week or more during that period.Results. The prevalence of lost workday back pain was 4.6%, and individuals with work-related cases lost 101.8 million workdays owing to back pain. Male and female case patients lost about the same number of workdays. Industries in high-risk categories were also identified for future research and intervention, including those seldom studied.Conclusions. This study provides statistically reliable national estimates of the prevalence of back pain among workers and the enormous effect of this condition on American industry in terms of lost workdays.