Does an exercise intervention improving aerobic capacity among construction workers also improve musculoskeletal pain, work ability, productivity, perceived physical exertion, and sick leave?: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1520-1526

  Gram, Bibi ^a   Holtermann, Andreas ^b   Bültmann, Ute ^c   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871772564     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318266484a     Document Type: Article

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