Table 1 Descriptives of the study population of female healthcare workers (N=4,977), and the three subgroups with long-term pain in the low back (N=1,089), neck/shoulders (N=1,400) and knees (N=579)
All (N = 4,977) | Low back pain(N = 1,089) | Neck/shoulder pain(N = 1,400) | Knee pain(N = 579) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | |
Age (years) | 46 (9) | 47 (8) | 47 (8) | 49 (8) | ||||
Tenure (years) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | 10 (7) | ||||
Weekly working hours (h) | 31 (4) | 31 (5) | 31 (5) | 31 (4) | ||||
Smoke | 36 | 39 | 37 | 36 | ||||
Body Mass Index | ||||||||
Normal | 59 | 53 | 58 | 49 | ||||
Overweight | 29 | 33 | 30 | 33 | ||||
Obese | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | ||||
Leisure physical activity | ||||||||
Low | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Medium | 41 | 44 | 43 | 45 | ||||
High | 51 | 48 | 49 | 47 | ||||
Very high | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
> 30 days with pain last year | ||||||||
Low back | 22 | 100 | 45 | 49 | ||||
Neck/shoulder | 29 | 58 | 100 | 52 | ||||
Knees | 12 | 27 | 22 | 100 | ||||
Perceived physical exertion during healthcare work | ||||||||
Light | 34 | 19 | 23 | 27 | ||||
Moderate | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | ||||
Strenuous | 25 | 40 | 37 | 35 | ||||
Psychosocial work conditions (0–100) | ||||||||
Emotional demands | 47 (18) | 50 (18) | 50 (18) | 50 (18) | ||||
Influence at work | 46 (20) | 42 (20) | 42 (20) | 44 (20) | ||||
Role conflicts | 41 (15) | 43 (15) | 43 (15) | 42 (15) | ||||
Quality of leadership | 58 (21) | 54 (22) | 54 (21) | 55 (22) | ||||