van Eijsden-Besseling M D F, Peeters F P M L, Reijnen J A W, de Bie R A
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Occup Med (Lond). 2004 Mar;54(2):122-7. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqh003.
The incidence of non-specific work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) is rising throughout western society. Literature and our own WRULD file (>1200 patients) revealed that both physical and psychosocial work-related factors are major causes of non-specific WRULD. It also appeared that non-specific WRULD was more likely to develop in patients with neurotic-perfectionist personalities.
To see if, alongside physical and psychosocial work-related factors, personality factors play an important role in developing non-specific WRULD.
This was a case-control study with two control groups, comparing 45 computer workers with non-specific WRULD with 45 computer workers free from upper limb disorder (first control group) and 42 chronic pain patients (second control group). Main questionnaires administered were: the Utrecht Coping List (UCL), measuring coping-styles; the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), measuring neurotic perfectionism; and the Symptom Check List (SCL-90), measuring general psychological complaints (psychoneuroticism). The SCL-90 was added because of its known high correlation with neurotic perfectionism.
Logistic regression analysis revealed significant differences in SCL-90 scores (chi(2) = 17.2, P < 0.0001), thereby potentially negating the significance of the higher neurotic perfectionism in the non-specific WRULD group. A second control group of chronic pain patients, with prospective high score on the SCL-90, was added. Logistic regression showed that, after controlling for psychoneuroticism, non-specific WRULD patients had more neurotic perfectionist traits (chi(2) = 22.83, P < 0.0001). There were no significant differences in mean UCL scores (P > 0.05).
Alongside physical and psychosocial work-related factors, psychoneuroticism and neurotic perfectionism appear to be important risk factors for developing non-specific WRULD.
在整个西方社会,非特异性工作相关上肢疾病(WRULD)的发病率正在上升。文献以及我们自己的WRULD病例档案(超过1200名患者)显示,与工作相关的身体和心理社会因素都是非特异性WRULD的主要原因。此外还发现,非特异性WRULD在具有神经质-完美主义人格的患者中更易发生。
探讨除了与工作相关的身体和心理社会因素外,人格因素在非特异性WRULD的发生中是否起重要作用。
这是一项病例对照研究,设有两个对照组,将45名患有非特异性WRULD的电脑工作者与45名无上肢疾病的电脑工作者(第一对照组)以及42名慢性疼痛患者(第二对照组)进行比较。所使用的主要问卷包括:用于测量应对方式的乌得勒支应对清单(UCL);用于测量神经质完美主义的多维完美主义量表(MPS);以及用于测量一般心理问题(精神神经症)的症状自评量表(SCL-90)。加入SCL-90是因为其与神经质完美主义具有已知的高度相关性。
逻辑回归分析显示SCL-90评分存在显著差异(χ² = 17.2, P < 0.0001),从而可能否定了非特异性WRULD组中较高神经质完美主义的显著性。于是加入了第二对照组慢性疼痛患者,其SCL-90预期得分较高。逻辑回归显示,在控制精神神经症因素后,非特异性WRULD患者具有更多的神经质完美主义特质(χ² = 22.83, P < 0.0001)。UCL平均得分无显著差异(P > 0.05)。
除了与工作相关的身体和心理社会因素外,精神神经症和神经质完美主义似乎是非特异性WRULD发生的重要风险因素。