RR273 - The role of work stress and psychological factors in the development of musculoskeletal disorders
This research was conducted to establish the role of stress and other psychological factors on the development and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders. There were two main objectives. Firstly, to investigate factors that increased the likelihood of reporting high perceived job stress and secondly to investigate whether high perceived job stress and other stress reactions increased the likelihood of reporting musculoskeletal complaints.
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