Abstract
BackgroundMusculoskeletal pain (MSP) is one of the most frequent causes of sick leave from work, and is a common and potentially disabling condition. This study is based on the salutogenic perspective and investigates the relationship between personal, social, and functional health resources and work participation in a population reporting MSP.MethodAnalysis was performed on cross sectional data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, HUNT 3, in Norway. The sample of n= 6702 was extracted from HUNT 3, including a total of N= 50807 participants. Self-reported health (SRH) and, personal, social, and functional resources were assessed by a questionnaire. Reported sick leave was collected by interview at the point of time when the data were collected, from October 2006 until June 2008.ResultsLogistic regression analysis demonstrated statistically significant differences between the work group and sick leave group in self-rated health, work support, work control, work load, and feeling strong, and the model predicted 68% of the cases correctly. Females had a lower statistically significant probability (B= −.53) to be in the work group then men when suffering from MSP, with odds of 41%.ConclusionThere was a statistically significant relationship between health promoting resources such as SRH, feeling strong, absence of neuroticism, work load, work control, and work participation in MSP population.
Highlights
Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is one of the most frequent causes of sick leave from work, and is a common and potentially disabling condition
In order to identify and reduce the impact of MSP, there is a need for more knowledge regarding factors associated with a good health outcome, and an investigation of combinations of personal, social, and functional resources that have a relation to work participation [8,12]
All participants who answered “Yes” or “No” to the question “Have you been on sick leave in the past 12 months”, were included to represent outcome variable as the work group and the sick leave group in the study
Summary
Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is one of the most frequent causes of sick leave from work, and is a common and potentially disabling condition. This study is based on the salutogenic perspective and investigates the relationship between personal, social, and functional health resources and work participation in a population reporting MSP. MSP and illnesses related to MSP are the most frequent causes of sickness and disability from work, and MSP is a common and potentially disabling condition in western societies [2,3,4]. In order to identify and reduce the impact of MSP, there is a need for more knowledge regarding factors associated with a good health outcome, and an investigation of combinations of personal, social, and functional resources that have a relation to work participation [8,12]
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