Table 3 Factors Influencing Self-Reported Workplace Musculoskeletal Problems in the 12 month Recall Period
From: Workplace musculoskeletal problems in occupational therapy students
Explanatory Variables | Workplace Musculoskeletal Problems In 12 months | Unadjusted Results | Adjusted Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categorical Variables | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | P-value | OR | (95% CI) | P-value | OR | (95% CI) |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.046 | Â | Â | 0.018 | Â | Â |
 Male a | 7 (19) | 29 (81) |  | 1.000 |  |  | 1.000 |  |
 Female | 65 (37) | 110 (63) |  | 2.448 | [1.015, 5.905] |  | 3.115 | [1.219, 7.960] |
Previous Musculoskeletal Problem/s |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |
 No a | 27 (21) | 102 (79) |  | 1.000 |  |  | 1.000 |  |
 Yes | 45 (55) | 37 (45) |  | 4.595 | [2.503, 8.435] |  | 5.030 | [2.691, 9.405] |
Joint Mobility |  |  | 0.010 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Within Normal Limitsa | 43 (29) | 107 (71) |  | 1.000 | [1.220, 4.170] |  | – | – |
 Abnormal Limits | 29 (48) | 31 (51) |  | 2.255 |  |  | – |  |
Overall Working Posture |  |  | 0.961 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Good a | 46 (34) | 88 (66) |  | 1.000 | [0.560, 1.839] |  | – | – |
 Poor | 26 (35) | 49 (65) |  | 1.015 |  |  | – | – |
Stage of Study |  |  | 0.537 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Early a | 32(32) | 68 (68) |  | 1.000 |  |  | – | – |
 Late | 40 (36) | 71 (64) |  | 1.197 | [0.676, 2.120] |  | – | – |
Participates in Exercises During Work-Based Training |  |  | 0.277 |  |  | – |  |  |
 No a | 46 (32) | 99 (82) |  | 1.000 |  |  | – | – |
 Yes | 26 (39) | 40 (61) |  | 1.399 | [0.764, 2.562] |  | – | – |
Patient Caseload |  |  | 0.510 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Physical a | 62 (33) | 124 (67) |  | 1.000 |  |  | – | – |
 Pschosocial | 20 (40) | 15(60) |  | 1.333 | [0.566, 3.139] |  | – | – |
Works with Patients Outside of Study |  |  | 0.255 |  |  | – |  |  |
 No a | 43 (31) | 94 (69) |  | 1.000 |  |  | – | – |
 Yes | 29 (39) | 45 (61) |  | 1.409 | [0.781, 2.541] |  | – | – |
Continuous Variables | Mean (SD) | Â | ||||||
Number of Patients Treated During Work-Based Training | 37.4 (64.3) | 0.144 | 1.003 | [0.999, 1.008] | – | – | – | |
Hours of Work-Based Training | 261.9 (222.6) | 0.133 | 1.001 | [1.000, 1.002] | – | – | – | |
Age | 23.6 (6.1) | 0.818 | 0.994 | [0.948, 1.043] | – | – | – | |
BMI | 23.8 (4.1) | 0.703 | 0.986 | [0.918, 1.060] | – | – | – | |