Pieter Coenen1, Lisa Willenberg2, Sharon Parry1, Joyce W Shi3, Lorena Romero4, Diana M Blackwood5, Christopher G Maher6, Genevieve N Healy1,7,8, David W Dunstan7,8,9,10,11,12,13, Leon M Straker1. 1. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 2. Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3. Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 4. Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 5. Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 6. Musculoskeletal Division, Sydney Medical School, The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 7. School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 8. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 9. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 10. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. 11. Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 12. School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 13. Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Given the high exposure to occupational standing in specific occupations, and recent initiatives to encourage intermittent standing among white-collar workers, a better understanding of the potential health consequences of occupational standing is required. We aimed to review and quantify the epidemiological evidence on associations of occupational standing with musculoskeletal symptoms. DESIGN: A systematic review was performed. Data from included articles were extracted and described, and meta-analyses conducted when data were sufficiently homogeneous. DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases were systematically searched. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Peer-reviewed articles on occupational standing and musculoskeletal symptoms from epidemiological studies were identified. RESULTS: Of the 11 750 articles screened, 50 articles reporting 49 studies were included (45 cross-sectional and 5 longitudinal; n=88 158 participants) describing the associations of occupational standing with musculoskeletal symptoms, including low-back (39 articles), lower extremity (14 articles) and upper extremity (18 articles) symptoms. In the meta-analysis, 'substantial' (>4 hours/workday) occupational standing was associated with the occurrence of low-back symptoms (pooled OR (95% CI) 1.31 (1.10 to 1.56)). Evidence on lower and upper extremity symptoms was too heterogeneous for meta-analyses. The majority of included studies reported statistically significant detrimental associations of occupational standing with lower extremity, but not with upper extremity symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The evidence suggests that substantial occupational standing is associated with the occurrence of low-back and (inconclusively) lower extremity symptoms, but there may not be such an association with upper extremity symptoms. However, these conclusions are tentative as only limited evidence was found from high-quality, longitudinal studies with fully adjusted models using objective measures of standing. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
OBJECTIVE: Given the high exposure to occupational standing in specific occupations, and recent initiatives to encourage intermittent standing among white-collar workers, a better understanding of the potential health consequences of occupational standing is required. We aimed to review and quantify the epidemiological evidence on associations of occupational standing with musculoskeletal symptoms. DESIGN: A systematic review was performed. Data from included articles were extracted and described, and meta-analyses conducted when data were sufficiently homogeneous. DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases were systematically searched. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Peer-reviewed articles on occupational standing and musculoskeletal symptoms from epidemiological studies were identified. RESULTS: Of the 11 750 articles screened, 50 articles reporting 49 studies were included (45 cross-sectional and 5 longitudinal; n=88 158 participants) describing the associations of occupational standing with musculoskeletal symptoms, including low-back (39 articles), lower extremity (14 articles) and upper extremity (18 articles) symptoms. In the meta-analysis, 'substantial' (>4 hours/workday) occupational standing was associated with the occurrence of low-back symptoms (pooled OR (95% CI) 1.31 (1.10 to 1.56)). Evidence on lower and upper extremity symptoms was too heterogeneous for meta-analyses. The majority of included studies reported statistically significant detrimental associations of occupational standing with lower extremity, but not with upper extremity symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The evidence suggests that substantial occupational standing is associated with the occurrence of low-back and (inconclusively) lower extremity symptoms, but there may not be such an association with upper extremity symptoms. However, these conclusions are tentative as only limited evidence was found from high-quality, longitudinal studies with fully adjusted models using objective measures of standing. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
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Lower back; Lower limb; Meta-analysis; Review; Work
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