Practitioner 's Summary : Currently , there is inconsistent evidence for recommending job rotation as a strategy for preventing musculoskeletal complaints .
The aim of this systematic review was to summarise evidence on the effects of job rotation on musculoskeletal complaints , exposures related to musculoskeletal complaints and sustainable working life parameters .
Work Ability Index as Tool to Identify Workers at Risk of Premature Work Exit
Purpose To investigate the Work Ability Index ( WAI ) as tool for identifying workers at risk of premature work exit in terms of disability pension , unemployment , or early retirement . Methods Prospect i ve cohort study of 11,537 male construction workers ( mean age 45.5 years ) , who completed the WAI at baseline and reported their work status ( employed , unemployed , disability pension , or retired ) after mean 2.3 years of follow-up . Associations between WAI scores and work status were investigated by multinomial logistic regression analysis . The ability of the WAI to discriminate between workers at high and low risk of premature work exit was analyzed by the area ( AUC ) under the receiver operating characteristic curve . Results 9,530 ( 83 % ) construction workers had complete data for analysis . At follow-up , 336 ( 4 % ) workers reported disability pension , 125 ( 1 % ) unemployment , and 255 ( 3 % ) retirement . WAI scores were prospect ively associated with the risk of disability pension at follow-up , but not with the risk of unemployment and early retirement . The WAI showed fair discrimination to identify workers at risk of disability pension [ AUC = 0.74 ; 95 % confidence interval ( CI ) 0.70–0.77 ] . The discriminative ability decreased with age from AUC = 0.78 in workers aged 30–39 years to AUC = 0.69 in workers ≥50 years of age . Discrimination failed for unemployment ( AUC = 0.51 ; 95 % CI 0.47–0.55 ) and early retirement ( AUC = 0.58 ; 95 % CI 0.53–0.61 ) . Conclusions The WAI can be used to identify construction workers < 50 years of age at increased risk of disability pension and invite them for preventive interventions
Practitioner 's Summary : Currently , there is inconsistent evidence for recommending job rotation as a strategy for preventing musculoskeletal complaints .
The aim of this systematic review was to summarise evidence on the effects of job rotation on musculoskeletal complaints , exposures related to musculoskeletal complaints and sustainable working life parameters .