Epidemiology of work related neck and upper limb problems: psychosocial and personal risk factors (part I) and effective interventions from a bio behavioural …

PM Bongers, S Ijmker, S van den Heuvel… - Journal of occupational …, 2006 - Springer
Work related neck and upper limb symptoms have a multi-factorial origin. Possible risk
factors are of a physical, psychosocial or personal origin. These factors can reinforce each …

Should office workers spend fewer hours at their computer? A systematic review of the literature

S IJmker, MA Huysmans, BM Blatter… - Occupational and …, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Worldwide, millions of office workers use a computer. Reports of adverse health effects due
to computer use have received considerable media attention. This systematic review …

A systematic review of the relation between physical capacity and future low back and neck/shoulder pain

HH Hamberg-van Reenen, GAM Ariëns, BM Blatter… - Pain, 2007 - Elsevier
The results of longitudinal studies reporting on the relation between physical capacity and
the risk of musculoskeletal disorders have never been reviewed in a systematic way. The …

Duration of computer use and mouse use in relation to musculoskeletal disorders of neck or upper limb

BM Blatter, PM Bongers - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2002 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to examine the association between work-related upper
limb disorders (WRULDs) and duration of computer and mouse use, to investigate …

Does musculoskeletal discomfort at work predict future musculoskeletal pain?

HH Hamberg-van Reenen, AJ Van Der Beek… - Ergonomics, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate if peak or cumulative
musculoskeletal discomfort may predict future low-back, neck or shoulder pain among …

Psychosocial work characteristics in relation to neck and upper limb symptoms

SG van den Heuvel, AJ van der Beek, BM Blatter… - Pain, 2005 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial work
characteristics and neck and upper limb symptoms and to examine to what extent this …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of productivity due to neck/shoulder symptoms and hand/arm symptoms: results from the PROMO-study

SG Van den Heuvel, S IJmker, BM Blatter… - Journal of occupational …, 2007 - Springer
Introduction The objective of the present study is to describe the extent of productivity loss
among computer workers with neck/shoulder symptoms and hand/arm symptoms, and to …

Factors associated with the ability and willingness to continue working until the age of 65 in construction workers

KM Oude Hengel, BM Blatter, GA Geuskens… - International archives of …, 2012 - Springer
Objectives The working population is aging and a shortage of workers is expected in the
construction industry. As a consequence, it is considered necessary that construction …

Evaluation of occupational health interventions using a randomized controlled trial: challenges and alternative research designs

RMC Schelvis, KMO Hengel, A Burdorf… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2015 - JSTOR
Occupational health researchers regularly conduct evaluative intervention research for
which a randomized controlled trial (RCT) may not be the most appropriate design (eg …

Health, job characteristics, skills, and social and financial factors in relation to early retirement-results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands

A De Wind, GA Geuskens, JF Ybema, BM Blatter… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2014 - JSTOR
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of health, job
characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors to the transition from …