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Risk factors for de Quervain's disease in a French working population. |
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Audrey Petit Le Manac'H ( ) 1, Yves Roquelaure1, Catherine Ha2, Julie Bodin1, Geraldine Meyer1, Frederic Bigot1, Martin Veaudor1, Alexis Descatha3, Marcel Goldberg3, Ellen Imbernon2 |
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OBJECTIVE: De Quervain's disease (DQD) is a significant cause of musculoskeletal pain among workers. The aim of this study was to assess the relative importance of personal and occupational risk factors for DQD in a working population. METHODS: A total of 3710 workers from a French region were randomly included in the cross-sectional study between 2002-2005. There were 45 subjects with DQD (of these, 5 subjects had a bilateral condition), diagnosed by 83 trained occupational physicians performing a standardized physical examination. Individual factors and work exposure were assessed by a standardized physical and a self-administered questionnaire. Statistical associations between DQD and individual and occupational factors were analyzed using logistic regression modeling in the whole sample and among women. RESULTS: The prevalence rates of uni- or bilateral DQD for the whole, male and female working populations were 1.2% [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.9-1.6], 0.6% (95% CI 0.3-0.9) and 2.1% (95% CI 1.4-2.8), respectively. Personal risk factors for DQD were mainly age (1.1 for 1-year increase in age) and female gender [odds ratio (OR) 4.9, 95% CI 2.4-10.1]. Work-related factors were workpace dependent on (i) technical organization (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-4.0), (ii) repeated or sustained wrist bending in extreme posture (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.3-5.3) and (iii) repeated movements associated with the twisting or driving of screws (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.7-7.1). No association was found with psychosocial factors. CONCLUSIONS: Personal and work-related factors were associated with DQD in the working population; wrist bending and movements associated with the twisting or driving of screws were the most significant of the work-related factors. |
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Life Sciences/Health Care Sciences and Epidemiology
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English |
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1795-990X |
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Article in peer-reviewed journal |
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| DOI: |
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10.5271/sjweh.3160 |
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| Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health (Scand J Work Environ Health) |
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Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) |
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0355-3140 |
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international |
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2011-09 |
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2011-03-21 |
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37 |
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5 |
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394-401 |
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De Quervain‟s disease – Personal factors – Physical exposure – Risk factors – Work |
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| MeSH Descriptor(s): |
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Cross-Sectional Studies – De Quervain Disease – Female – France – Humans – Male – Occupational Diseases – Population Surveillance – Prevalence – Questionnaires – Risk Factors |
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Supported by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France (Grant 9/25/2002-5 "réseau expérimental de surveillance des troubles musculo- squelettiques") and the French National Research Agency (ANR-Grant SEST-06-36). |
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