Design factors in epidemiologic cohort studies of work-related low back injury or pain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-163

  Kraus, Jess F ^a   Gardner, Lytt ^b   Collins, James ^b   Sorock, Gary ^c   Volinn, Ernest ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cohort studies; Injury; Methodology; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030997731     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199708)32:2<153::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Abenheim L, Suissa S (1987): Importance and economic burden of occupational back pain: A study of 2,500 cases representative of Quebec. J Occup Med 29:670-674.
2. Abenhaim L, Rossignol M, Gobeille D, Bonvalot Y, Fines P, Scott S (1995): The prognostic consequences in the making of the initial medical diagnosis of work-related back injuries. Spine 20:791-795.
3. Arrighi HM, Hertz-Picciotto I (1994); The evolving concept of the healthy worker survivor effect. Epidemiology 5:189-196.
4. Bergquist-Ullman M, Larsson U (1977): Acute low back pain in industry. Acta Orthop Scand 170(suppl):1-117.
5. Bigos SJ, Spengler DM, Martin NA, Zeh J, Fisher LD, Nachemson AL (1986): Back injuries in industry: A retrospective study. III. Employee-related factors. Spine 11:252-256.
6. Bigos SJ, Battie MC, Spengler DM, Fisher LD, Fordyce WF, Hansson T, Nachemson AL, Zeh J (1992): A longitudinal prospective study of industrial back injury reporting. Clin Orthop Res 279:21-34.
7. BLS News DOL (1992): Employee tenure and occupational mobility in the early 1990s. Washington, D.C.: US Department of Labor.
8. Buchholz B, Pacqet V, Punnett L, Lee D, Moir S (1996): PATH: A work sampling-based approach to ergonomic job analysis for construction and other non-repetitive. Appl Ergon 3:177-187.
9. Burdorf A (1993): Bias in risk estimates from variability of exposure to postural load on the back in occupational groups. Scand J Work Environ Health 19:50-54.
10. Burdorf A, Rossignol M, Fathallah F, Snook S, Herrick R (1997): Challenges in addressing risk factors in epidemiologic studies on back disorders. Am J Ind Med 32:142-152.
11. Cady LD, Bischoff DP, O'Connell ER, Thomas PC, Allan JH (1979): Strength and fitness and subsequent back injuries in fire fighters. J Occup Med 21:269-272.
12. Chaffin DB, Park KS (1973): A longitudinal study of low-back pain as associated with occupational weight lifting factors. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 34:513-525.
13. Checkoway H, Pearce N, Crawford-Brown DJ (1989): "Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology." New York: Oxford University Press, pp 80-84.
14. Cox DR (1972): Regression models and life tables. J R Stat Soc (B) 34:187-220.
15. Duvall MN (1993): Digest of official interpretations of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Record keeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Occup Safety Health Rep 22:1710-1722.
16. Engkvist I-L, Hagberg M, Linden A, Malker B (1992): Over-exertion back accidents among nurses' aides in Sweden. Safety Sci 15:97-107.
17. Gardner L, Cole L (1996): Age, duration of employment, task exposure and acute back injury in a cohort of 30,578 retail merchandise store workers. Nordic Satellite Symposium: Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders. Copenhagen, Denmark, September 11 and 12, 1996.
18. Hagberg M, Christiani D, Courtney TK, Halperin W, Leamon TB, Smith T (1997): Conceptual and Definitional Issues in Occupational Injury Epidemiology. Am J Ind Med 32:106-115.
19. Hernberg S (1992): "Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology." Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, pp 160-161.
20. Herrin GD, Jaraiedi M, Anderson CK (1986): Prediction of overexertion injuries using biochemical and psychophysical models. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 47:322-330.
21. Kelsey JL, Golden AL (1988): Occupational and workplace factors associated with low back pain. Occup Med 3:7-16.
22. Kelsey JL, Thompson WD, Evans AS (1986): "Methods in Observational Epidemiology." New York: Oxford University Press.
23. Klein BP, Jensen RC, Sanderson LM (1984): Assessment of workers' compensation claims for back strains/sprains. J Occup Med 26:443-448.
24. Kleinbaum DG, Kupper LL, Morgenstern H (1982): "Epidemiologic Research. Principles and Quantitative Methods." Belmont, CA: Lifetime Learning Publications, Wadsworth.
25. Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Abrahamowicz M, Abenheim L, Wood-Dauphinee S, Lamping DL, Williams JI (1995): The Quebec back pain disability scale, Measurement properties. Spine 20:341-352.
26. Kraus J, Brown K, McArthur D, Peek-Asa C, Samaniego L, Kraus C (1996): The effects of back supports on the occurrence of acute low back injury. Int J Occup Environ Health 2:264-273.
27. Kraus JF, Brown KA, McArthur DL, Peek-Asa CL (1997): The epidemiology of acute low back injury in material handlers. Am J Epidemiol (in press).
28. Last JM (ed)(1995): "A Dictionary of Epidemiology." 3rd Ed. Oxford University Press, New York.
29. Leino PL (1992): Does leisure time physical activity prevent low back disorders? A prospective study of metal industry employees. Spine 18:863-871.
30. MacDonald MJ, Sorock GS, Volinn E, Hashemi L, Clancy EA, Webster B (1997): A descriptive study of recurrent low hack pain claims. J Occup Environ Med 39:35-43.
31. McMichael AJ (1976): Standardized mortality ratios and the "healthy worker effect": Scratching beneath the surface. J Occup Med 18:165,168.
32. National Council on Compensation Insurance (1993): "Workers Compensation Back Claim Study." Boca Raton, FL: National Council on Compensation Insurance, pp 27, 68.
33. Nuwayhid IA, Stewart W, Johnson JV (1993): Work activities and the onset of first-time low back pain among New York City fire fighters. Am J Epidemiol 137:539-548.
34. Riihimaki H (1995): Hands up or back to work-future challenges in epidemiologic research on musculoskeletal disease. Scand J Work Environ Health 21:401-403.
35. Roland M, Morris R (1983): A study of the natural history of back pain. Part 1: Development of a reliable and sensitive measure of disability in low back pain. Spine 8:141-144.
36. Rossingol M, Lortie M, Ledoux E (1993): Comparison of spinal health indicators in predicting spinal status in a 1-year longitudinal study. Spine 18:54-60.
37. Rothman K (1986): "Modern Epidemiology." Boston: Little, Brown.
38. Simons GR, Marabile MP (1972): An analysis and interpretation of industrial medical data. J Occup Med 1972:14:227-231.
39. Snook SH, Campanelli RA, Hart JW (1978): A study of three prospective approaches to low back injury. J Occup Med 20:478-481.
40. Sorock GS, Courtney TK (1996): Epidemiologic concerns for ergonomists: illustrations from the musculoskeletal disorder literature. Ergonomics 39:562-578.
41. Spitzer WO, Le Blanc FE, Dupuis M (1987): Scientific approach to the assessment and management of activity-related spinal disorders: A monograph for clinicians. Report of the Quebec Task Force on Spinal Disorders. Spine 12:S1-S59.
42. Statistics and Epidemiology Research Corporation (1992): "EGRET SIZ Sample Size and Power for Nonlinear Regression Models. Manual Rev. 20." Seattle, WA.
43. Sterling TD, Weinkam JJ (1985): The healthy worker effect on morbidity rates. J Occup Med 27:477-482.
44. Toscano G, Windau J (1995): "The Changing Character of Fatal Work Injuries. Fatal Workplace Injuries in 1993: A Collection of Data and Analyses." US Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
45. Volinn E, Van Koevering D, Loeser JD (1991): Back sprain in industry: The role of socioeconomic factors in chronicity. Spine 16:542-548.
46. Walsh K, Cruddas M, Coggon D (1992): Low back pain in eight areas of Great Britain. J Epidemiol Community Health 46:227-230.
47. Waters TR, Putz-Anderson V, Garg A (1994): "Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation." Cincinnati, OH: USDHHS Public Health Service, CDC&P.
48. Webster BS, Snook SH (1994): The cost of 1989 workers' compensation low back pain claims. Spine 19:1111-1116.
49. Zack JA, Suskind R (1980): The mortality experience of workers exposed to tetrachlorodibenzodioxin in a trichlorophenol process accident. J Occup Med 22:11-14.
50. Zwerling C, Daltroy LH, Fine LJ, Johnston JJ, Melius J, Silverstein B (1997): Design and conduct of occupational injury intervention studies: A review of evaluation strategies. Am J Ind Med 32:164-179.