TY - JOUR

T1 - The impact of ergonomic work environment exposures on the risk of disability pension: Prospective results from DWECS/DREAM

AU - Labriola, Merete

AU - Feveile, Helene

AU - Christensen, Karl B

AU - Strøyer, Jesper

AU - Lund, Thomas

N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Denmark; Female; Human Engineering; Humans; Insurance, Disability; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Young Adult

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - The objectives were to identify the impact of ergonomic work environment exposures on the risk of disability pension. A representative sample of 8475 employees of the total working population in Denmark were interviewed regarding work environment exposures and followed in a national register with data on granted disability pension. For women, approximately 34% of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment exposures. For men, 21% of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment. Ergonomic work environment, especially physically demanding work, working with hands lifted and repetitive work, are areas of intervention at the workplace that can facilitate and prolong labour market participation. The study provides estimates for the association between ergonomic exposures at work and administrative, cost-related measures of work disability in a large population-based longitudinal cohort study over 14 years. Approximately 21% for men and 34% for women of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment exposures.

AB - The objectives were to identify the impact of ergonomic work environment exposures on the risk of disability pension. A representative sample of 8475 employees of the total working population in Denmark were interviewed regarding work environment exposures and followed in a national register with data on granted disability pension. For women, approximately 34% of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment exposures. For men, 21% of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment. Ergonomic work environment, especially physically demanding work, working with hands lifted and repetitive work, are areas of intervention at the workplace that can facilitate and prolong labour market participation. The study provides estimates for the association between ergonomic exposures at work and administrative, cost-related measures of work disability in a large population-based longitudinal cohort study over 14 years. Approximately 21% for men and 34% for women of the disability pension cases were attributable to ergonomic work environment exposures.

U2 - 10.1080/00140130903067771

DO - 10.1080/00140130903067771

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 19851908

VL - 52

SP - 1419

EP - 1422

JO - Ergonomics

JF - Ergonomics

SN - 0014-0139

IS - 11

ER -