What Personal and Work-Related Characteristics of Dutch Construction Workers With Knee Osteoarthritis Are Associated With Future Work Ability?

Britte L. de Kock, Jack van der Gragt, Henk F. van der Molen, P. Paul F. M. Kuijer, Nina Zipfel

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Abstract

Objective To assess personal and work-related characteristics of construction workers with knee osteoarthritis (KO) associated with their ability to perform their current profession in the following 2 years. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed among Dutch construction workers diagnosed with KO using data from the Worker Health Surveillance. Logistic regression was used to assess the characteristics associated with future work ability. Results On the basis of 344 construction workers with KO, being able to perform their current profession in 2 years' time was associated with working weekly 36 to 45 hours (odds ratio [OR], 3.0 to 6.3), performing high-intensity exercises 1 to 2 times weekly (OR, 2.0 to 2.6), being younger than 56 years (OR, 0.2 to 0.3), and not performing strenuous work activities such as lifting and kneeling (OR, 0.4 to 0.5). Conclusions To keep construction workers with KO at work, intervention studies should evaluate the effects of reducing strenuous work activities and promote leisure-time exercise.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)271-276
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume65
Issue number3
Early online date14 Oct 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2023

Keywords

  • knee osteoarthritis
  • occupational health surveillance
  • physical activity
  • prevention
  • prognosis
  • work ability

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