We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Prevalence and risk factors of neck pain in military office workers.
- Authors
De Loose V; Burnotte F; Cagnie B; Stevens V; Van Tiggelen D; De Loose, Veerle; Burnotte, Frédéric; Cagnie, Barbara; Stevens, Veerle; Van Tiggelen, Damien
- Abstract
An extensive cross-sectional questionnaire was used to estimate the prevalence of neck pain and to identify risk factors (short term to long term) in the occurrence of neck pain in military office workers. Two standardized scales (Neck Disability Index and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) allowed assessment of the impact of neck pain on the person's life and the pain-related fear avoidance. A total of 629 completed questionnaires were evaluated which revealed the following: lifetime prevalence (78%), week prevalence (53%), point prevalence (59%), year prevalence (65%) (once-only, 19%; regular, 51%; long term, 15%; never, 7%). The results of this study provided support for the role of physical and psychosocial job characteristics in the etiology of neck pain in military office workers.
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2008, Vol 173, Issue 5, p474
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/milmed.173.5.474