Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study

Autor: Anje Christina Höper, Tormod Brenn, Audun Stubhaug, Erlend Hoftun Farbu, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Morten Skandfer
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study
occupational & industrial medicine
Logistic regression
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Musculoskeletal Pain
Risk Factors
Shoulder Pain
Epidemiology
Insomnia
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Workplace
Original Research
Aged
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Neck Pain
VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin
sosialmedisin: 801
Norway
business.industry
public health
Headache
Chronic pain
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Abdominal Pain
Cold Temperature
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Back Pain
Physical therapy
epidemiology
Female
Chronic Pain
VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine
Social medicine: 801
medicine.symptom
business
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Foot (unit)
Zdroj: 9:e031248
BMJ Open
ISSN: 2044-6055
Popis: AimThe aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months).MethodsWe used data from the sixth survey (2007–2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30–67 years who were not retired, not receiving full-time disability benefits and had no missing values. Associations between working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and self-reported chronic pain were examined with logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, insomnia, physical activity at work, leisure time physical activity and smoking.Results779 participants reported working in a cold environment ≥25% of the time. This exposure was positively associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.57; 95% CI 1.23 to 2.01) and with neck, shoulder and leg pain, but not with pain at 1–2 sites. Feeling cold sometimes or often at work was associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.22 to 2.07 and OR 3.90; 95% CI 2.04 to 7.45, respectively). Feeling cold often at work was significantly and positively associated with pain at all sites except the hand, foot, stomach and head.ConclusionWorking in a cold environment was significantly associated with chronic pain. The observed association was strongest for pain at musculoskeletal sites and for those who often felt cold at work.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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