The role of the affective stress response as a mediator for the effect of psychosocial risk factors on musculoskeletal complaints-Part 2: Hospital workers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-403

  Wadman, Cecilia ^a   Kjellberg, Anders ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affective stress response; Ergonomic workload; Mediation; Musculoskeletal complaints; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

AFFECTIVE STRESS RESPONSE; ERGONOMIC WORKLOAD; MEDIATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLAINTS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34047246148     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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