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 .
Prognostic Factors for Successful Work Functioning in the General Working Population
Purpose To help workers to stay at work in a healthy productive and sustainable way and for the development of interventions to improve work functioning , it is important to have insight in prognostic factors for successful work functioning . The aim of this study is to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in a general working population . Methods A longitudinal study ( 3 months follow-up ) was conducted among the working population ( N = 98 ) . Work functioning was assessed with the  Work Role Functioning Question naire 2.0 ( WRFQ ) . The total score was categorized as follows : 0–90 ; > 90 ≤95 ; and > 95–100 ( defined as ‘ successful work functioning ’ ) . Ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to examine bivariate relationships between potential prognostic factors and the dependent variable ( successful work functioning ) to identify potential prognostic factors for the multivariate models ( p < 0.10 ) . A stepwise approach was used to introduce the variables in the multiple ordinal regression analyses . Results Baseline work functioning and work ability were significant prognostic factors for successful work functioning at 3 months follow-up . No prospect i ve associations were identified for psychological job dem and s and supervisor social support with successful work functioning . Conclusion To our knowledge this is the first longitudinal study to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in the general working population .  High work ability is predictive for future successful work functioning , independent of baseline work functioning
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 .