IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v19y2022i11p6837-d830962.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Musculoskeletal Disorders Associated with Occupational Driving: A Systematic Review Spanning 2006–2021

Author

Listed:
  • Olivia Pickard

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

  • Peta Burton

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

  • Hayato Yamada

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

  • Ben Schram

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia
    Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

  • Elisa F. D. Canetti

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia
    Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

  • Robin Orr

    (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia
    Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina 4226, Australia)

Abstract

Several occupations require workers to spend long periods of time driving road vehicles. This occupational task is associated with musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this review was to collate, synthesize, and analyze research reporting on musculoskeletal disorders associated with occupational driving, in order to develop a volume of evidence to inform occupational disorder mitigation strategies. A systematic search of academic databases (PubMed, EBSCO host, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) was performed using key search terms. Eligible studies were critically appraised using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists. A Cohen’s kappa analysis was used to determine interrater agreement between appraisers. Of the 18,254 identified studies, 25 studies were selected and appraised. The mean critical appraisal score is 69% (range 38–100%), with a fair level of agreement (k = 0.332). The studies report that musculoskeletal disorders, most commonly lower back pain, is of concern in this population, particularly in truck, bus, and taxi drivers. Risk factors for these occupations include long hours in a sitting position, years in the profession, vehicle ergonomics, and vibration.

Suggested Citation

  • Olivia Pickard & Peta Burton & Hayato Yamada & Ben Schram & Elisa F. D. Canetti & Robin Orr, 2022. "Musculoskeletal Disorders Associated with Occupational Driving: A Systematic Review Spanning 2006–2021," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-27, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6837-:d:830962
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/11/6837/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/11/6837/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Robin Orr & Vinicius Simas & Elisa Canetti & Ben Schram, 2019. "A Profile of Injuries Sustained by Firefighters: A Critical Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-20, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Gajender Sharma & Shafi Ahmad & Z. Mallick & Zahid A. Khan & Ajith Tom James & Mohammad Asjad & Irfan Anjum Badruddin & Sarfaraz Kamangar & Syed Javed & Azam Ali Mohammed & N. Ameer Ahammad, 2022. "Risk Factors Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Professional Vehicle Drivers in India Using an Ordinal Priority Approach," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(23), pages 1-29, November.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. David J. Cornell & Stacy L. Gnacinski & Kyle T. Ebersole, 2021. "Functional Movement Quality of Firefighter Recruits: Longitudinal Changes from the Academy to Active-Duty Status," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-10, April.
    2. Robin Orr & Danny Maupin & Robert Palmer & Elisa F. D. Canetti & Vini Simas & Ben Schram, 2022. "The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-39, August.
    3. Juri Taborri & Simone Pasinetti & Ludovica Cardinali & Fabrizio Perroni & Stefano Rossi, 2021. "Preventing and Monitoring Work-Related Diseases in Firefighters: A Literature Review on Sensor-Based Systems and Future Perspectives in Robotic Devices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-22, September.
    4. Muhamad Nurul Hisyam Yunus & Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar & Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohamed & Nur Zaidi Azraai & Norhaniza Amil & Remy Md Zein, 2022. "Biomechanics Analysis of the Firefighters’ Thorax Movement on Personal Protective Equipment during Lifting Task Using Inertial Measurement Unit Motion Capture," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-16, October.
    5. Graham Marvin & Ben Schram & Robin Orr & Elisa F. D. Canetti, 2023. "Occupation-Induced Fatigue and Impacts on Emergency First Responders: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(22), pages 1-45, November.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6837-:d:830962. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.