TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Physically demanding jobs and occupational injury and disability in the U.S. Army
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Hollander, Ilyssa E.
A1  - Bell, Nicole S.
SP  - 705
EP  - 712
VL  - 175
IS  - 10
N2  - Effective job assignments should take into account physical capabilities to perform required tasks. Failure to do so is likely to result in increased injuries and musculoskeletal disability. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between job demands and health outcomes among U.S. Army soldiers. METHODS: Multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis is used to describe associations between job demands, hospitalizations, and disability among 261,096 enlisted Army soldiers in heavily, moderately, and lightly physically demanding occupations (2000-2005) who were followed for up to 5 years. RESULTS: Controlling for gender, race, and age, soldiers in heavily demanding jobs were at increased risk for any-cause injury, on-duty injuries, any-cause hospitalizations, and any-cause disability, but not for musculoskeletal disability. CONCLUSION: Army job assignments should more accurately match physical capabilities to job demands and/or jobs should be redesigned to reduce injuries. Though musculoskeletal disorders are often the result of acute injury, the demographic and occupational risk patterns differ from acute injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -