Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jul;53(7):765-70. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318222af81.
To investigate the impact of musculoskeletal pain on health-related quality of life and work productivity losses among US workers.
Data from the 2008 US National Health and Wellness Survey were used. Among those currently employed aged 20 to 64 years (N = 30,868), workers with arthritis (n = 2,670), back (n = 4,920), and fibromyalgia (n = 439) pain were compared with workers without those respective musculoskeletal pain conditions.
Arthritis, back, and fibromyalgia pain were all associated with significantly lower levels of health-related quality of life, often at clinically meaningful levels. All pain conditions were associated with higher levels of work productivity loss, even after adjusting for demographic and health characteristics.
Musculoskeletal pain conditions were highly prevalent and associated with a significant burden. Improved management of these conditions may lead to improved productivity, benefiting both employers and workers alike.
调查肌肉骨骼疼痛对美国工人健康相关生活质量和工作生产力损失的影响。
使用了 2008 年美国国家健康和健康调查的数据。在目前 20 至 64 岁的就业人群中（N=30868），关节炎（n=2670）、背痛（n=4920）和纤维肌痛（n=439）疼痛的工人与没有这些肌肉骨骼疼痛的工人进行了比较。
关节炎、背痛和纤维肌痛均与健康相关生活质量明显下降相关，且通常在临床上具有重要意义。所有疼痛状况都与更高的工作生产力损失相关，即使在调整了人口统计学和健康特征后也是如此。
肌肉骨骼疼痛状况普遍存在且负担沉重。改善这些疾病的管理可能会提高生产力，使雇主和工人都受益。
