A Health-Impact Assessment of an Ergonomic Measure to Reduce the Risk of Work-Related Lower Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome and Knee Osteoarthritis among Floor Layers in The Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15505935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Kuijer (0000-0002-8277-3730, Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases, corresponding author), Henk F van der Molen (0000-0002-0719-2020, Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases), Steven Visser (Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 4672-4672 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20054672 |
| PMID | 36901682 |
| OpenAlex | W4323362621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Sand-cement-bound screed floor layers are at risk of work-related lower back pain, lumbosacral radicular syndrome and knee osteoarthritis, given their working technique of levelling screed with their trunk bent while mainly supported by their hands and knees. To reduce the physical demands of bending of the trunk and kneeling, a manually movable screed-levelling machine was developed for floor layers in the Netherlands. The aim of this paper is to estimate the potential health gains of working with a manually movable screed-levelling machine on the risk of lower back pain (LBP), lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS) and knee osteoarthritis (KOA) compared to traditional working techniques. This potential health gain was assessed using the epidemiological population estimates of the Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) and the Potential Impact Fraction (PIF), combined with work-related risk estimates for these three disorders from systematic reviews. The percentage of workers exceeding these risk estimates was based on worksite observations among 28 floor layers. For LBP, 16/18 workers were at risk when using traditional working techniques, with a PAF = 38%, and for those using a manually movable screed-levelling machine, this was 6/10 with a PIF = 13%. For LRS, these data were 16/18 with a PAF = 55% and 14/18 with a PIF = 18%, and for KOA, 8/10 with a PAF = 35% and 2/10 with a PIF = 26%. A manually movable screed-levelling machine might have a significant impact on the prevention of LBP, LRS and KOA among floor layers in the Netherlands, and health-impact assessments are a feasible approach for assessing health gains in an efficient way
Environmental health · Levelling · Low back pain · Lumbar · Lumbosacral joint · Osteoarthritis · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Population · Radicular pain · Trunk · Effects of Vibration on Health · Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Surgery
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