Physical and psychosocial work-related exposures and the occurrence of disorders of the elbow: A systematic review

Alessandro Chiarotto; Heike Gerger; Rogier M van Rijn; Roy G Elbers; Karen Søgaard; Erin M Macri; Jennie A Jackson; Alex Burdorf; Bart W Koes

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103952

Physical and psychosocial work-related exposures and the occurrence of disorders of the elbow: A systematic review

Alessandro Chiarotto^*, Heike Gerger, Rogier M van Rijn, Roy G Elbers, Karen Søgaard, Erin M Macri, Jennie A Jackson, Alex Burdorf, Bart W Koes

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This systematic review updates a previous systematic review on work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors for elbow disorders. Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central and PsycINFO were searched for studies on associations between work-related physical or psychosocial risk factors and the occurrence of elbow disorders. Two independent reviewers selected eligible studies and assessed risk of bias (RoB). Results of studies were synthesized narratively. We identified 17 new studies and lateral epicondylitis was the most studied disorder (13 studies). Five studies had a prospective cohort design, eight were cross-sectional and four were case-control. Only one study had no items rated as high RoB. Combined physical exposure indicators (e.g. physical exertion combined with elbow movement) were associated with the occurrence of lateral epicondylitis. No other consistent associations were observed for other physical and psychosocial exposures. These results prevent strong conclusions regarding associations between work-related exposures, and the occurrence of elbow disorders.

Original language	English
Article number	103952
Journal	Applied Ergonomics
Volume	108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103952
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

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This work was supported by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WorkSafeBC; grant number RS2019-SP03 , awarded to Prof. Bart Koes). The views, findings, opinions and conclusions expressed herein do not represent the views of WorkSafeBC.

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