BACKGROUND: A prospective study directed to musculoskeletal health in the manufacturing workforce. METHODS: A 36-month longitudinal study using mixed method; surveys with work and non-work psychosocial variables, physiologic measurements physical performance, interviews and focus groups, and direct observation of work activity. RESULTS: Changing economic conditions introduced barriers requiring recruiting a larger number of study sites. Study adherence was unexpectedly high. Coincident with their economic concerns, participants perceived an increase in workplace stress, but not physical demand. New instruments were added to assess economic effects on retirement planning and the physical and emotional costs of caregiving responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: The economic conditions required adaptive alterations in design due to workforce volatility but presented opportunities for studying the link between working conditions and health. Nevertheless, study size expectations were met through an adaptive approach that suggests a potential effect of the economy on health and well-being.
BACKGROUND: A prospective study directed to musculoskeletal health in the manufacturing workforce. METHODS: A 36-month longitudinal study using mixed method; surveys with work and non-work psychosocial variables, physiologic measurements physical performance, interviews and focus groups, and direct observation of work activity. RESULTS: Changing economic conditions introduced barriers requiring recruiting a larger number of study sites. Study adherence was unexpectedly high. Coincident with their economic concerns, participants perceived an increase in workplace stress, but not physical demand. New instruments were added to assess economic effects on retirement planning and the physical and emotional costs of caregiving responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: The economic conditions required adaptive alterations in design due to workforce volatility but presented opportunities for studying the link between working conditions and health. Nevertheless, study size expectations were met through an adaptive approach that suggests a potential effect of the economy on health and well-being.
Authors: Alicia G Dugan; Sara Namazi; Jennifer M Cavallari; Mazen El Ghaziri; Robert D Rinker; Julius C Preston; Martin G Cherniack Journal: J Occup Environ Med Date: 2022-02-22 Impact factor: 2.306
Authors: Alicia G Dugan; Sara Namazi; Jennifer M Cavallari; Robert D Rinker; Julius C Preston; Vincent L Steele; Martin G Cherniack Journal: Am J Ind Med Date: 2021-01-27 Impact factor: 3.079
Authors: Jennifer M Cavallari; Rick Laguerre; Jacqueline M Ferguson; Jennifer L Garza; Adekemi O Suleiman; Caitlin Mc Pherran Lombardi; Janet L Barnes-Farrell; Alicia G Dugan Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-08-20 Impact factor: 4.135
Authors: Jennifer L Garza; Alicia G Dugan; Pouran D Faghri; Amy A Gorin; Tania B Huedo-Medina; Anne M Kenny; Martin G Cherniack; Jennifer M Cavallari Journal: BMC Obes Date: 2015-10-20