Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Aug;54(8):995-1001. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318254640d.
To determine the potential role of differential exposure to work organization hazards in musculoskeletal disorders among immigrant Latino workers.
Self-reported work organization data were obtained from immigrant Latino workers in poultry processing and nonpoultry, manual occupations (N = 742). Clinical evaluations for epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and back pain were obtained from a subsample (n = 518).
Several work organization hazards (eg, low job control, high psychological demands) were elevated among poultry processing workers. Job control predicted epicondylitis (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77) and rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 0.79); psychological demand predicted rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 1.30) and back pain (OR = 1.24); awkward posture and repeated movements predicted all three outcomes; and management safety commitment predicted rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 1.65) and back pain (OR = 1.81).
Immigrant poultry processing workers are exposed to greater work organization hazards that may contribute to occupational health disparities.
确定工作组织危害的差异暴露在移民拉丁裔工人的肌肉骨骼疾病中的潜在作用。
从从事家禽加工和非家禽、体力劳动职业的移民拉丁裔工人中获得自我报告的工作组织数据（N=742）。从亚样本（n=518）中获得了网球肘、肩袖综合征和背痛的临床评估。
家禽加工工人的几种工作组织危害（例如，低工作控制、高心理需求）较高。工作控制预测网球肘（比值比[OR]=0.77）和肩袖综合征（OR=0.79）；心理需求预测肩袖综合征（OR=1.30）和背痛（OR=1.24）；姿势别扭和重复动作预测了所有三个结果；管理层的安全承诺预测了肩袖综合征（OR=1.65）和背痛（OR=1.81）。
移民家禽加工工人面临更大的工作组织危害，这可能导致职业健康差距。
