Relationship between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders in footwear industry workers

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of psychosocial factors on the risk of WRMD symptoms in Brazilian footwear industry workers. The workers’ perceptions regarding psychosocial factors and frequency of body pain were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression modeling was used to estimate the risk (Odds Ratio) of a worker more frequently exhibiting a symptom due to psychosocial factors. It was observed that some psychosocial factors, such as stress, contribute to WRMD in men, increasing the chance of symptoms in the knee (OR=3.07; p-value=0.036). In women, the ‘job dissatisfaction’ factor contributes to WRMD, increasing the chance of pain in the elbow (OR=4.83; p-value=0.007). It was concluded that a greater number of psychosocial factors influences the development of WRMD in male workers, although the effect these factors be discreet. In women, less psychosocial factors are related to WRMD, however its influence is very significant.

Keywords
Industrial ergonomics; Musculoskeletal discomfort; Work conditions; Gender differences

1. Introduction

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) are changes, caused or made worse by work, in many different types of tissue in the human body, such as muscles, ligaments and joints (Siegel, 2007; European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2008; Widanarko et al., 2011). In Brazil, expenditure on WRMDs has risen to R$ 356 million per year (Moraes & Bastos, 2013). Companies have reported more than 15,000 occupational diseases to the Ministry of Social Security (Brasil, 2013). Of these, approximately 60% were some type of musculoskeletal disorder.

Reducing the incidence of WRMDs is a major challenge for researchers in ergonomics because their origin is more related to biomechanical factors, such as repetitive movements, excessive force and awkward postures (Fernandes & Fernandes, 2011), but also cognitive, social, environmental, organizational and psychosocial factors (Kuorinka & Forcier, 1995; Couto & Moraes, 2003; Solidaki et al., 2010; Widanarko et al., 2014). The Biopsychosocial Model (Melin & Lundberg, 1997) is an accepted model in the scientific community to explain the origin of WRMDs. This model considers psychosocial factors as one possible causes of musculoskeletal disorders (Leka et al., 2011).

According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2014), psychosocial factors arise from the poor organization and management of work, which may entail a lack of social support, psychological aggression, conflicting demands and an imbalance in the work-family relationship. Such factors contribute the worker to feel dissatisfied, stressed and demotivated, and this phenomenon is reflected in expenditures on the order of 240 billion Euros per year on medical treatment and production losses.

Bernard (1997), Leka et al. (2011), Iavicoli et al. (2011), and Hauke et al. (2011) emphasized that there are few studies on the effects of psychosocial factors on WRMDs even in developed countries. This limitation hinders the introduction of remedial actions and health and safety policies aimed at combating these factors, which would lead to more effective workplace interventions that could minimize psychosocial risk. However, to properly establish the relationship between psychosocial factors and occupational hazards present in the workplace, other studies should also be conducted in developing countries so that the effects of these factors on WRMD symptoms can be better understood (Mehrdad et al., 2010; Kortum et al., 2011; Widanarko et al., 2015).

The Biopsychosocial Model explains the likelihood of WRMDs appearing in the human body due to increasing stress levels experienced by workers when faced with an aggressive stimulus, can be psychosocial risks. The ability of such individuals to adapt to the adverse situation determines their response to the situation: workers either learn to cope, which increases their ability to maintain stable stress levels in future hostile situations, or experience reduced health due to increased production of stress hormones and their metabolites in the body's muscles and cells, which contributes muscle tension, increased perception of effort and workload in industrial activities, increased sensitivity to pain and susceptibility to muscle injuries (Lundberg et al., 1989; Bathman et al., 2013). Nicot (2007) observed that industrial workers experience a high level of stress. In addition, Govindu & Babski-Reeves (2014) state that the presence of psychosocial factors can influence changes in the posture, movements and forces exerted by contributing to the WRMD.

The footwear industry historically has negative numbers as regarding the occurrence of WRMDs in workers (Roquelaure et al., 2002). The literature contains several studies indicating that WRMDs affect almost every body part of workers in this industry, including the arm (Amano et al., 1988), the neck (Serratos- Perez & Mendiola-Anda, 1993), the shoulder (Descatha et al., 2004; Leclerc et al., 2004), the hand/finger (Gupta & Mahalanabis, 2006), the elbow (Descatha et al., 2007), the upper back (Aghili et al., 2012), the lower back (Warnakulasuriya et al., 2012), the knee (Dianat & Salimi, 2014), the hip/thigh and ankle/foot (Silva et al., 2016). In addition, the Brazilian footwear industry is marked by a history of physical and psychological violence perpetrated by supervisors against shop floor workers (Borsoi et al., 2009; Rigotto et al., 2010). Previous studies in footwear industries have evaluated the influence of few psychosocial factors in WRMDs or did not consider their impact on the various parts of the body. The collinearity and outlier analyses of independent variables of regression models is not considered in these studies; and the relationship between psychosocial factors and WRMDs is analyzed only by chi-squared test or Fisher Exact test, t-test or multiple linear regressions. In addition, they built models without separating men and women.

Other studies have indicated that different results are found for men and women regarding the relationship between psychosocial factors and WRMD (Roquelaure et al., 2002; Yu et al., 2012; 2013; Barbosa et al., 2013; Petit et al., 2014). Although it is not a consensus in the literature the studies in developed countries attributes to four variables the differences in symptoms of men and women: (1) Biological differences; (2) The increased propensity of women to report symptoms of pain; (3) Women perform household chores and child care that are sources of risk; and (4) work situations are more precarious for women (Wijnhoven et al., 2006). Most studies show that women are more vulnerable to psychosocial factors, however, some recent studies have shown exceptions to this generalization (Clays et al., 2007; Ghaffari et al., 2008; Hooftman et al., 2009). Findings of Kääriäl et al. (2011) shows that industrial male workers is a group prone to developing injuries.

Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of psychosocial risk factors in the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) in men and women of the footwear industry. We chose to analyze the results obtained considering gender differences, because results of the Govindu & Babski-Reeves (2014) indicate that gender alone is not a risk factor for WRMD, but when analyzed together with other risk factors may have influence significant negative in worsening of WRMDs symptoms.

2. Methods

This study was conducted in a footwear company located in the northeast of Brazil, specifically in footwear component preparation and component assembly sections. Data was collected between May and December of 2015.

2.1. Sample and procedures

The data were obtained from 267 production workers, 143 males and 124 females, whose main function was operating machinery and using tools in the manufacture of footwear. Individually, the workers completed the questionnaires during working hours in an air-conditioned room with no outside interference. Before the questionnaires were distributed, one of the researchers read the research consent form to the worker and explained the research objectives. After the worker signed the consent form, the researcher remained in the room to assist him with any questions.

2.2. Demographic variables

Information regarding gender, age, length of service in the company, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, education level, civil status and whether they had children were collected from the workers. Height and weight data were also collected to calculate the body mass index (BMI).

2.3. Physical variables

Two physical factors were evaluated. Through Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) (Karasek et al., 1985) was calculated the score for the latent variable 'physical demands', considering the sum of factor analysis weights widely accepted by the scientific community. It was also rated the 'effort' factor through items the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI) (Siegrist, 1998), considering the sum the points assigned to each question. Respectively, the mean and median scores were used to dichotomize the perception of workers regarding 'physical demands' and 'effort' (Souza et al., 2010).

2.4. Psychosocial evaluation

Psychosocial factors were evaluated using the JCQ, the ERI and items based on ‘job dissatisfaction’ studies by Ijzelenberg et al. (2004); studies of ‘stress’ by Smith et al. (2000); and studies addressing ‘bullying’, ‘sexual harassment’, ‘discrimination’, ‘physical violence’ and ‘monotony’ by Niedhammer et al. (2012).

The JCQ dimensions enable measurements of ‘job control’, ‘low social support from co-workers’, ‘low social support from supervisors’, ‘psychological demands’ and ‘job insecurity’. Scores for each latent JCQ variable were based on Karasek et al. (1985), considering the sum of factor analysis weights widely accepted by the scientific community. The median JCQ dimension scores were used to dichotomize each dimension into high or low exposure to psychosocial factors (Souza et al., 2010). Regarding ERI dimensions, the psychosocial factors ‘reward’ and ‘overcommitment’ were evaluated. The workers' perceptions were calculated by adding the points assigned to each question; the higher the score is, the lower the reward or the greater overcommitment perceived (Souza et al., 2012). The median ERI questionnaire dimension scores were used to dichotomize each dimension into high or low exposure to psychosocial factors (Souza et al., 2010).

A 4-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, agree and strongly agree) was used for the JCQ and ERI questions. For the psychosocial factors ‘job dissatisfaction’, ‘bullying’, ‘sexual harassment’, ‘discrimination’, ‘physical violence’ and ‘monotony’, a 2-point scale (disagree and agree) was used. A 2-point scale (stressful work and it’s not stressful work) was also used for the stress factor.

2.5. Evaluation of WRMD symptoms

An adapted version of the Nordic Questionnaire (NQ) (Kuorinka et al., 1987) with a 4-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the occurrence of WRMD symptoms. The body parts evaluated by the NQ include the neck, the upper back, the lower back, the shoulder, the elbow, the forearm, the wrist, the hand, the hip/thigh, the knee, and the ankle/foot. To evaluate the occurrence of symptoms, the workers rated pain by assigning 1 to 4 points (no pain, rarely feels pain, often feels pain and always feels pain).

2.6. Statistical procedures

Software R version 3.3.2 (R Core Team, 2016) was used for statistical analysis. The constructs of the research instruments (questionnaires) were validated using Cronbach's α coefficient. A descriptive analysis of demographic data, psychosocial factors and data regarding WRMD symptoms was performed to characterize the study sample and perform a preliminary evaluation of symptoms in the workers' different anatomical regions. The collinearity between the variables was verified through the variance inflation factor (VIF).

The outliers have been identified, however, these points are excluded from the analysis only if we convinced that they are leverage points. According to Cordeiro & Demétrio (2008) the observations are considered inconsistent if the standardized residuals outside the range [-2,2], and also are considered influential if the leverage parameter estimates is greater than '2p/n', where 'n' is the sample size and 'p' is the number of independent variables. Inconsistent and influential observations are called leverage points, whose behavior differs significantly from others' model points and may compromise the estimates of the regression model parameters, resulting in a model that does not represent well the trend of relationship between dependent and independent variables.

The ordinal logistic regression models were structured to express the risk (Odds Ratio, OR) of a worker report more frequent pain (musculoskeletal symptoms) due to a psychosocial factor (independent variables). The ordinal logistic regression associating the pain symptoms in different regions of the human body were formulated according to Equation 1:

$F=e^{{\beta }_{0j}}*{\displaystyle \prod }_{p=1}^P\left[{\displaystyle \prod }_{s=1}^4{e}^{{({\beta }_{sp})}^{P{F}_{sp}}}\right]*{\displaystyle \prod }_{r=1}^R\left[{\displaystyle \prod }_{t=1}^4{e}^{{({\lambda }_{tr})}^{P{H}_{tr}}}\right]*{\displaystyle \prod }_{q=1}^Q\left[{\displaystyle \prod }_{k=1}^K{e}^{{({\gamma }_{kq})}^{F{I}_{kq}}}\right]$ (1)

where F is the OR of the frequency of WRMD symptoms; j is the frequency of pain (j=1, ‘no pain’; j=2, ‘occasional pain’; j=3, ‘frequent pain’; and j=4, ‘everyday pain’); $e^{{\beta }_{0j}}$ is the intercept for each j; $e^{{\beta }_{sp}}$ is the OR associated with category s (s=1, ‘fully disagree’; s=2, ‘disagree’; s=3, ‘agree’; and s=4, ‘fully agree’), which is associated with the psychosocial factor p; P is the i-th psychosocial factor; PFsp is the category s of psychosocial factor p; $e^{{\lambda }_{tr}}$is the OR associated with category t (t=1, ‘fully disagree’; t=2, ‘disagree’; t=3, ‘agree’; and t=4, ‘fully agree’), which is associated with physical factor r of the model fit; R is the i-th physical factor; PHtr is the category t of physical factor r; $e^{{\gamma }_{kq}}$ is the OR associated with category k, which is associated with the individual factor q of the model fit; and FIkq is the category k of the individual factor q.

The models could be fitted for individual factors as follows: ‘length of service’ (q1k); k=1 (<12 months), k=2 (13 to 60 months), k=3 (61 to 120 months), k=4 (181 to 240 months), and k=5 (>240 months); 'age' (q2k); k=1 (18 to 20 years), k=2 (21 to 30 years), k=3 (31 to 40 years), k=4 (41 to 50 years), and k=5 (>50 years); 'body mass index' (q3k); k=1 (normal weight), k=2 (underweight), k=3 (overweight), k=4 (obesity type I), k=5 (obesity type II), and k=6 (obesity type III); 'smoking' (q4k); k=1 (smoker) and k=2 (non-smoker); 'drinking habits' (q5k); k=1 (consumes alcohol) and k=2 (does not consume alcohol); 'physical activity' (q6k); k=1 (performs physical exercise) and k=2 (does not perform physical exercise); 'civil status' (q7k); k=1 (single) and k=2 (married); 'the presence of children' (q8k); k=1 (has children) and k=2 (does not have children); and 'education level' (q9k); k=1 (elementary I), k=2 (elementary II), k=3 (high school), k=4 (incomplete higher education), and k=5 (complete higher education).

As for the validity of generalized linear regression models, such as the ordinal logistic regression model, Cordeiro & Demétrio (2008) emphasize that if the likelihood ratio presents a favorable result for the model under investigation, then the model is reasonably fit to the data and the model can be considered adequate to analyze the relationship between dependent variable and independent variables. Although these authors claim that the identification of leverage points and the likelihood ratio test is sufficient to ensure the validity of the ordinal logistic regression model, it is always useful to verify the goodness of fit measures to understand how well this model describes the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The measure that can be used is model accuracy. Given the values of independent variables, this measure consists of making the classification of observations (the level of pain predicted by the model) and compare with the observed responses (level of pain workers reported). The percentage of correct classifications is the model accuracy. However, for ordinal logistic regression models it is necessary to look carefully at this measure, because high accuracy indicates that the model is really good for assessing the relationship between variables, but a low accuracy does not necessarily indicate otherwise. For this reason, the observation indicated by Cordeiro & Demétrio (2008) about the likelihood ratio test and leverage points should be considered when evaluating the consistency of ordinal logistic regression models.

2.7. Ethics

This project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba (Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB). The project identification number was CAAE 46893215.1.0000.5188.

3. Results

The questionnaire was validated with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.75 (0.70-0.86; 95% CI), indicating some internal consistency for the construct (Maroco & Garcia-Marques, 2013). The data showed a normal distribution for BMI only (p-value=0.1809), justifying the use of nonparametric tests to establish independence between genders. Most factors presented VIF near 1, being the highest value for the factor 'low social support from supervisors' with VIF=8.2101. Leverage points were identified in worker responses, reducing the sample size to 264 individuals.

3.1. Descriptive analysis of individual factors

Table 1 shows the demographic data. Male workers were concentrated in the 21- to 30-year-old range, and females were concentrated in the 31- to 40-year-old range. The variable 'BMI' showed differences between the genders, with 4.20% of men and 18.18% of women being the obese type I, II or III. Regarding the 'length of service' variable, there was a difference between the genders: 20,66% of women and 9.09% of men had performed their duties for longer than 120 months. Regarding the presence of children, a difference was found between the genders, with 70.35% of women and 37.06% men having children.

Table 1
Results regarding workers' demographic data.

	Men			Women			Men			Women
	N°	%		N°	%		N°	%		N°	%
Demographic data
Age						Length of service
18-20 years	41	28.67		13	10.74	≤12.0 months	46	32.17		13	10.74
21-30 years	71	49.65		37	30.58	13-60 months	75	52.45		65	53.72
31-40 years	19	13.29		51	42.15	61-120 months	9	6.29		18	14.88
41-50 years	8	5.59		15	12.40	121-180 months	2	1.40		5	4.13
>50 years	4	2.80		5	4.13	181-240 months	8	5.59		13	10.74
BMI (kg/m2)						≥241 months	3	2.10		7	5.79
Underweight	8	5.59		6	4.96	Physical activity
Normal weight	77	53.85		53	43.80	Yes	53	37.06		88	72.73
Overweight	52	36.36		40	33.06	No	90	62.94		33	27.27
Type I obesity	6	4.20		19	15.70	Presence of children
Type II obesity	0	0.00		1	0.83	Yes	53	37.06		88	70.25
Type III obesity	0	0.00		2	1.65	No	90	62.94		36	29.75
Use of cigarettes						Education level
Smoker	13	9.09		7	5.79	Elementary I	2	1.41		2	1.65
Non-smoker	130	90.91		114	94.21	Elementary II	16	11.19		3	2.48
Use of alcohol						High school	115	80.42		109	90.08
Yes	102	71.33		96	79.34	Incomplete higher ed.	8	5.59		5	4.13
No	41	28.67		25	20.66	Complete higher ed.	2	1.40		2	1.65
Civil status
Married	69	48.25		67	55.37
Single	74	51.75		54	44.63

3.2. Evaluation of physical and psychosocial factors

Table 2 shows workers' perceptions with regard to the physical and psychosocial factors, respectively. None of the physical factors analyzed showed a sharp difference between men and women. Among the psychosocial factors examined, only ‘low social support from co-workers’ showed a difference between the genders, with 47.11% of women reporting that they did not receive advice at work from co-workers.

Table 2
Results regarding physical and psychosocial factors by gender.

	Women						Men
	Yes	%		No	%		Yes	%		No	%
Physical factors'
Physical demands	95	78.51		26	21.49		112	78.32		31	21.68
Effort	51	42.15		70	57.85		74	51.75		69	48.25
Psychosocial factors'
Control over one’s work	75	61.98		46	38.02		99	69.23		44	30.77
Psychological demands	67	55.37		54	44.63		98	68.53		45	31.47
Job insecurity	66	54.55		55	45.45		85	59.44		58	40.56
Low support from supervisors	72	59.50		49	40.50		73	51.05		70	48.95
Low support from co-workers	64	52.89		57	47.11		105	73.43		38	26.57
Reward	58	47.93		63	52.07		67	46.85		76	53.15
Overcommitment	79	65.29		42	34.71		80	55.94		63	44.06
Job satisfaction	51	42.15		70	57.85		69	48.25		74	51.75
Physical violence	4	3.31		117	96.69		2	1.40		141	98.60
Sexual harassment	10	8.26		111	91.74		13	9.09		130	90.91
Bullying	14	11.57		107	88.43		25	17.48		118	82.52
Monotony	102	84.30		19	15.70		115	80.42		28	19.58
Discrimination	13	10.74		108	89.26		16	11.19		127	88.81
Stress	77	63.64		44	36.36		83	58.04		60	41.96

3.3. Evaluation of WRMD symptoms'

Table 3 shows the responses of workers' regarding the frequency of symptoms'. There were differences between the genders regarding the frequency of WRMD symptoms in the following regions: the neck and the upper back. A higher percentage of women (18.18%) than men (5.59%) reported feeling 'everyday pain' in the neck region. Regarding the upper back region, approximately 20.66% of women and 10.49% of men indicated 'always feeling pain' in this region of the body.

Table 3
Results regarding frequency of WRMD symptoms'.

	Men			Women			Men			Women
	N°	%		N°	%		N°	%		N°	%
Neck						Shoulder
No pain	90	62.94		62	51.24	No pain	67	46.85		57	47.11
Occasional pain	17	11.89		13	10.74	Occasional pain	27	18.88		11	9.09
Frequent pain	28	19.58		24	19.83	Frequent pain	27	18.88		29	23.97
Everyday pain	8	5.59		22	18.18	Everyday pain	22	15.38		24	19.83
Upper back						Lower back
No pain	74	51.75		68	56.20	No pain	66	46.15		59	48.76
Occasional pain	17	11.89		10	8.26	Occasional pain	19	13.29		11	9.09
Frequent pain	37	25.87		18	14.88	Frequent pain	32	22.38		21	17.36
Everyday pain	15	10.49		25	20.66	Everyday pain	26	18.18		30	24.79
Elbow						Forearm
No pain	127	88.81		97	80.17	No pain	107	74.83		88	72.73
Occasional pain	3	2.10		6	4.96	Occasional pain	8	5.59		4	3.31
Frequent pain	9	6.29		13	10.74	Frequent pain	16	11.19		21	17.36
Everyday pain	4	2.80		5	4.13	Everyday pain	12	8.39		8	6.61
Wrist						Hand/finger
No pain	68	47.55		51	42.15	No pain	85	59.44		74	61.16
Occasional pain	16	11.19		13	10.74	Occasional pain	11	7.99		12	9.92
Frequent pain	27	18.88		31	25.62	Frequent pain	29	20.28		21	17.36
Everyday pain	32	22.38		26	21.49	Everyday pain	18	12.59		14	11.57
Hip						Knee
No pain	118	82.52		97	80.17	No pain	118	82.52		90	74.38
Occasional pain	11	7.69		6	4.96	Occasional pain	6	4.20		3	2.48
Frequent pain	9	6.29		12	9.92	Frequent pain	12	8.39		19	15.70
Everyday pain	5	3.50		6	4.96	Everyday pain	7	4.90		9	7.44
Ankle/Foot
No pain	87	60.84		67	55.37
Occasional pain	9	6.29		14	11.57
Frequent pain	22	15.38		20	16.53
Everyday pain	25	17.48		20	16.53

3.4. Psychosocial factors' and pain symptoms'

Table 4 shows the model to estimate the influence of psychosocial factors' in the WRMDs. In general, a greater number of psychosocial factors contributed to the onset of WRMD symptoms in different regions of the body for male workers. The dash (-) in Table 4 indicates that the psychosocial factor was associated with WRMD in only one gender. However, although a smaller number of factors led to the occurrence of WRMD symptoms in women, these factors were associated the emergence of more significant pain.

Table 4
Model expressing the chance of developing musculoskeletal symptoms' in eleven body regions.

	Women					Men
	OR	(IL-SL)	p-value	Accu.		OR	(IL-SL)	p-value	Accu.
Neck
Low support from supervisors	1.35	(1.15-1.58)	0.000	57.38%		1.34	(1.06-1.58)	0.001	65.25%
Discrimination	4.70	(1.45-15.27)	0.010			-	-	-
Stress	-	-	-			2.28	(1.05-4.95)	0.036
Shoulder
Psychological demands	-	-	-	49.18%		1.13	(1.03-1.25)	0.009	49.65%
Low support from supervisors	-	-	-			1.35	(1.17-1.56)	0.000
Low support from co-workers	1.47	(1.03-2.12)	0.036			-	-	-
Job dissatisfaction	3.01	(1.32-6.84)	0.009			-	-	-
Monotony	-	-	-			3.05	(1.31-7.09)	0.009
Upper back
Psychological demands	-	-	-	58.20%		1.10	(1.01-1.20)	0.044	51.06%
Low support from supervisors	-	-	-			1.19	(1.03-1.37)	0.016
Low support from co-workers	1.53	(1.04-2.26)	0.030			-	-	-
Job dissatisfaction	2.78	(1.18-6.58)	0.018			-	-	-
Lower back
Stress	-	-	-	59.84%		2.40	(1.28-4.56)	0.007	46.10%
Overcommitment	1.26	(1.11-1.43)	0.000			-	-	-
Job dissatisfaction	3.40	(1.64-7.07)	0.001			-	-	-
Elbow
Psychological demands	-	-	-	77.87%		1.25	(1.07-1.47)	0.005	88.65%
Job dissatisfaction	4.83	(1.54-15.13)	0.007			-	-	-
Forearm
Job insecurity	-	-	-	70.49%		1.64	(1.17-2.29)	0.004	75.18%
Job dissatisfaction	3.44	(1.28-9.24)	0.014			-	-	-
Wrist
Psychological demands	-	-	-	42.62%		1.14	(1.05-1.25)	0.002	52.48%
Job dissatisfaction	2.75	(1.40-5.42)	0.003			1.89	(1.01-3.57)	0.048
Hand/finger
Psychological demands	-	-	-	62.30%		1.11	(1.01-1.23)	0.024	60.28%
Discrimination	4,95	(1.53-16.04)	0.008			-	-	-
Stress	-	-	-			2.95	(1.46-5.99)	0.003
Hip
Bullying	-	-	-	-		5.30	(2.07-13.54)	0.000	82.27%
Knee
Stress	-	-	-	-		3.07	(1.08-8.76)	0.036	82.98%
Ankle/Foot
Low support from supervisors	1.22	(1.06-1.41)	0.006	54.10%		-	-	-	60.28%
Stress	-	-	-			2.15	(1.07-4.32)	0.032

• OR: Odds Ratio; IL: Inferior limit; SL: Superior Limit; Accu: Accuracy.

In general, the models' accuracy presented reasonably high values. Those used to assess the WRMD symptoms in the elbows and forearms presented a rate of correct classifications superior to 70%. Among men, the models constructed for the forearm, hip and knee region shown rate higher of 82%. However, some models had an accuracy of less than 70%, although the likelihood ratio test indicates that they are sufficient to evaluate the significance of the effects of each independent variable.

4. Discussion

According to the results psychosocial factors influence the WRMD symptoms, increasing the frequency at which these symptoms occur. However, this influence is different in men and women.

4.1. Symptoms in the regions of the neck, back and lower back

Some factors, such as 'stress' among men, was associated witch WRMD symptoms in the neck and lower back regions. Hannan et al. (2005), Van den Heuvel et al. (2005), Rugulies & Krause (2005), Mehrdad et al. (2010), and Widanarko et al. (2014) found sufficient evidence that this factor contributed to the occurrence of WRMD symptoms in the neck. In the same way that study, Greiner & Krause (2006) showed that stress contributed to symptoms in the lower back. Azagba & Sharaf (2011) found that psychosocial factors such as 'stress' created increased demand for health services.

Among women, the 'discrimination' and 'job dissatisfaction' factors was associated witch WRMD symptoms in the neck and the lower back, respectively. Hultin et al. (2011), and Niedhammer et al. (2012) suggest that both health problems and problems related to absenteeism may be related to historical discrimination (Lu et al., 2014). The findings of Yu et al. (2012), and Yue et al. (2014) emphasized that the 'job dissatisfaction' factor had a strong effect on the development of WRMD symptoms in the lower back region among women.

Psychosocial factors such as 'psychological demands' among men and 'job dissatisfaction' among women was associated with upper back pain. Regarding the 'psychological demands' factor, Engholm & Holmström (2005) found similar results to those of this study, with the chance of upper back pain increasing by 24% due to high psychological demands. However, for 'job dissatisfaction' factor, the findings of Engholm & Holmström (2005) suggest that this factor does not affect the risk of back pain. However, these authors did not separate their sample by gender, which may have masked the effect of job dissatisfaction in women. Dianat et al. (2015) concluded that low job satisfaction was a predictor of symptoms in the upper back.

4.2. Symptoms in the regions of the upper limbs

An analysis of the results revealed that the occurrence of WRMD pain symptoms in the shoulder was significantly associated with factors such as 'monotonous work' among men. Werner et al. (2005), and Widanarko et al. (2014) found no association between the 'monotony' factor and shoulder symptoms. The discrepancy in the results for this factor is related to the country in which each study was conducted; working conditions differ between the US and New Zealand. Lee et al. (2011) noted that workers' nationalities and acculturation were variables that were significantly associated with the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries. Due to different working conditions, studies in European countries has shown significant differences in the effects of psychosocial factors (Niedhammer et al., 2012; Wahrendorf & Siegrist, 2014; Lunau et al., 2015). For Lunau et al. (2017) employees in countries with a comprehensive psychosocial risk management policy report comparatively low levels of psychosocial risks. Most Brazilian footwear industries do not have psychosocial risk management policies.

Job dissatisfaction among women contributes to WRMD in the shoulders, elbows and wrists similar to those studies of Andersen et al. (2007), Yu et al. (2012), Yue et al. (2014) and Dianat et al. (2015). Therefore, job dissatisfaction is a risk factor for women.

The occurrence of WRMD symptoms in the hand/finger was associated with the factor 'stress' among men and 'discrimination' among women. As for the 'stress' factor, the findings of Gell et al. (2005) suggest that stress was significantly correlated with pain in the hand. No studies were found evaluating the relationship between the 'discrimination' factor and the occurrence of WRMD symptoms specifically in the hand, although Abbe et al. (2011) found that this factor led to the emergence of health problems related to body pain.

4.3. Symptoms in the regions of the lower limb

Among the regions evaluated in the lower limbs, the hip/thigh and knee regions had the fewest WRMD symptoms. Among men, only the 'bullying' and 'stress' factors were significantly associated with symptoms in the hip/thigh and knee regions, respectively. No studies were found evaluating the relationship between the 'bullying' factor and the risk of pain in the hip area, although Law et al. (2011) found that this factor was detrimental to the psychosocial environment in the workplace, an effect that could consequently trigger the onset of health problems. With regard to the 'stress' factor, Mehrdad et al. (2010) did not find sufficient evidence of a relationship between this factor and WRMD symptoms in the knee, although his findings have noted that 'stress' contributes to symptoms in the feet/ankles.

4.4. Reason for the difference between genders

Recent studies that have been conducted in China and France shown mostly women are more sensitive to psychosocial factors than men (Yu et al., 2012; Rigouin et al., 2014). The French study does not explain exactly the relationship that gender has in the development of WRMD due to psychosocial factors. But the Chinese study based on the findings of Jäger et al. (1991), Lundberg (2002), Hallin (2003), Norman et al. (2008), and Tornqvist et al. (2009) explains that these results regarding gender occur due to biological differences, in pain perception threshold, in methods of work, in exposure to risk and type of employment. Soon, two of these factors are related to the human organism and three to organizational factors. For organizational factors, studies of de Zwart et al. (2001) with workers the same occupational class, and Coury et al. (2002) with workers who perform the same function show that different results can be observed in men and women. Still on the organizational factors, Hooftman et al. (2009) affirm that exposure to different ways of doing the job is very small or obsolete when analyzed the set of variables present in the day's work. The same author also speaks of the variables related to the human organism, but believes that personal factors, such as the need to be present at home when a child is sick, are more relevant to women, contributing more significantly for the WRMD symptoms. In line with this, Mosaly (2016) found that individuals who have family problems are more likely to develop symptoms of WRMD in the upper limbs. For Roquelaure et al. (2002) the constraints imposed by work are much more important than the factors of biological order to explain the differences in gender in the relationship between psychosocial factors and WRMD. However, studies Clays et al. (2007) in Belgium, Ghaffari et al. (2008) in Iran, and Hooftman et al. (2009) in Netherlands show that men in many circumstances are more affected by psychosocial factors that women. The Belgian and Iranian study does not explain because the results are different for males and females. The Dutch study, in part, explains this difference in severity of symptoms reported where men tend to report fewer WRMD symptoms, but more severe and serious.

This study suggests that a larger number of psychosocial factors, such as 'psychological demands' and 'low social support from supervisors', influence on develop of WRMD in various regions of the body of the male workers, although these factors contribute a low impact in WRMD. On the other hand, a few psychosocial factors, such as the 'job dissatisfaction', increase the chance of WRMD more significantly in women. The results of Hooftman et al. (2009) are similar, because in the men a greater number of psychosocial factors were significantly associated with the onset of WRMD, although that the impact of most factors in increase chance is less than 40%; unlike what occurred in women, where a smaller number of psychosocial factors were associated with WRMD, but the impact of most factors in increase the chance of musculoskeletal disorders is greater than 40%. However, epidemiological studies with large populations still need to be done to explain with greater certainty the difference in results as to gender (Collins & O’Sullivan, 2015).

4.5. Limitations and future studies

This study has some limitations. The first was no observation of workers in more than one point of time. Longitudinal studies could provide more solid conclusions about the relationship between psychosocial factors and the occurrence of symptoms of WRMD. The second limitation was not included factors in the models, such as biomechanical and environmental, so to better explain the impact of psychosocial factors at WRMD considering these factors together. Studies are needed to address those issues in the future. A third limitation is associated with collection data, which focuses on worker’s perception and this can present a small distortion. The fourth limitation is that the sample is composed only by Brazilian workers. Therefore, future studies should be longitudinal with workers from several countries, jointly associating biomechanical, environmental and psychosocial risk factors to WRMD symptoms, and evaluating factors beyond the worker's perception.

5. Conclusion

This study found that psychosocial factors had an effect on the appearance of WRMD symptoms. The 'stress' was associated with the emergence of pain in some parts of the body in men, whereas the 'job dissatisfaction' factor was more strongly correlated with WRMD symptoms in women. This paper suggests that stress coping strategies are developed by the footwear industries focused on workers' emotions and work problem solving (Folkman & Moskowitz, 2004), as these variables contribute to the relief of emotional distress, accepting responsibility, self-control, escape strategies and identification of specifics stressful (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988; Dardas & Ahmad, 2015). As for 'job dissatisfaction' changes in the organizational climate of footwear industries may reflect on important improvements in this factor (Rueda et al., 2012), since studies in this industrial sector have demonstrated the suffering experienced by workers (Borsoi et al., 2009; Rigotto et al., 2010; Silva et al., 2017). However, to initiate changes in companies, it would be necessary to have laws covering psychosocial risks, such as the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC; this declares that employers are obliged to ensure workers' health and to guarantee a safe and healthy work environment, both in terms of physical and psychosocial conditions at work (European Commission, 2001). It was concluded that a greater number of psychosocial factors influences the development of WRMD in male workers, although the effect these factors be discreet. In women, less psychosocial factors are related to WRMD; however, its influence is very significant, with increases of more than 70% in the chance of WRMD for most psychosocial factors assessed.

• How to cite this article: Silva, J. M. N., Silva, L. B., & Gontijo, L. A. (2017). Relationship between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders in footwear industry workers. Production, 27, e20162315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.231516

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  2017

History

• Received
  19 Dec 2016
• Accepted
  20 June 2017