Work limitations due to neck-shoulder pain and physical work demands in older workers: cross-sectional study

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Work limitations due to neck‑shoulder pain and physical work demands in older workers: cross‑sectional study Mohammad Bayattork1 · Sebastian Venge Skovlund2 · Emil Sundstrup2 · Lars Louis Andersen2,3 Received: 4 June 2020 / Accepted: 12 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Purpose  Many older workers are working despite having neck-shoulder pain (NSP), which may give rise to work limitations due to pain, especially among those with high physical work demands. This study investigated the joint association of neck-shoulder pain intensity and physical work demands with work limitations among older workers. Methods  In SeniorWorkingLife, workers ≥ 50 years (n = 11,800) replied to questions about NSP intensity, work limitations due to pain, and physical activity demands at work. The odds ratio for having a higher level of work limitations due to pain in relation to neck-shoulder pain intensity and physical work demands were modeled using logistic regression controlled for various confounders. Results  The results showed that the neck-shoulder pain intensity was associated with work limitations in a dose–response fashion (p