Individuals With Chronic Work-related Musculoskeletal Disease a Multidisciplinary Care Program

"Self-perceived Health, Pain Intensity, and Work Ability of Individuals With Chronic Work-related Musculoskeletal Disease Followed up in a Multidisciplinary Care Program."

Rehabilitation for work-related musculoskeletal disorders involves physical, behavioral, psychological treatment and counseling on how to deal with pain and disability. The study aims to evaluate the profile and indicators on the perception of health, pain intensity, and work ability (WA) of disability with work-related chronic musculoskeletal disease, assisted in a multidisciplinary program of worker health care.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Chronic Pain; Work-Related Condition
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Multi professional care

Detailed Description

The study design is an intervention pre and post, 88 individuals diagnosed with work-related musculoskeletal disorders were followed up during a multidisciplinary program at the Reference Center for Workers' Health of the Unified Health System (SUS), SP, Brazil. The study was carried out six groups of individuals were followed (16 to 21 meetings; 10 to 19 participants). Sociodemographic, occupational, general health, pain intensity, and work ability (WA) were assessed at the baseline. Participants included has work-related musculoskeletal disorders diagnosis and complaints of chronic pain in one or more regions of the body, of different age groups, education levels, income, and occupational status (unemployed, leave work, or is working). Chronic pain is defined as a persistent or recurrent symptom lasting longer than three months. Criteria whose main diagnosis was a work-related mental disorder or musculoskeletal complaints related to previous injuries resulting from an accident or typical displacement from work, such as amputations and fractures, were excluded.

Outcome measure

1. Pain complains - Body region The diagnoses of musculoskeletal diseases were grouped by body segments: cervical spine, lumbar spine, upper limbs and lower limbs. Pain complaints reported by individuals were also grouped by segments: cervical, lumbar, more than one spinal segment, upper limbs, lower limbs, two areas of the body, three or more body region.
2. Pain intensity To measure pain intensity, the Numerical Rating Scale was used, an instrument that presents itself as a numbered line from zero (no pain) to ten points (maximum pain). Individuals responded about pain in the last seven days and in the last month.
3. Work ability - using two questions (current and future work ability). Based on the Work Ability Index (WA) have been inserted into this script questions about health perception, current and future WA (two years from now).
4. Emotional State

5. Job Satisfaction

   Two questions were also added to assess emotional state and job satisfaction. A Likert scale from 0 to 10 was used to answer all questions, and for the perception of health, current WA, future WA, and emotional state, the extremes represented respectively "very bad" and "great", and for satisfaction, 0 meant "totally dissatisfied" and 10 "totally satisfied".

6. Work demand The work demand was also evaluated based on the individual's perception of their work, in which they could refer to a greater physical or mental demand or the perception that their work involved both physical and mental demand, without any predominance.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 88
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo, Brazil, 12942770
    • Rosimeire Simprini Padula

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants included has work-related musculoskeletal disorders diagnosis and complaints of chronic pain in one or more regions of the body, of different age groups, education levels, income, and occupational status (unemployed, leave work, or is working). Chronic pain is defined as a persistent or recurrent symptom lasting longer than three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants whose main diagnosis was a work-related mental disorder or musculoskeletal complaints related to previous injuries resulting from an accident or typical displacement from work, such as amputations and fractures, were excluded.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Quality-of-Life multidisciplinary care program; Six groups (between 10 -19 participants per group) received a meeting for two hours, the first hour being devoted to physical exercise, stimulating body awareness, improving mobility and muscle strengthening, relaxation and self-care.

Other: Multi professional care; Participants were instructed to respect their pain threshold during body practice and the evolution of the participants happened gradually and individually. Associated with the practice of exercise, workers received information about their disease, chronic pain, guidelines for daily activities, and the importance of physical exercise. In the second hour, the responsible psychologist addressed issues such as the repercussions of illnesses on the individual's social and affective life, self-esteem, self-image, conformism, and self-indulgence after the illness and prospects for the future. Throughout the program, participants also received informative lectures from other professionals, such as social workers, nurses, and dentists.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency of Musculoskeletal complains	Body region - The complaints reported by the individuals were also grouped by regions: cervical, lumbar spine, more than one segment of the spine, upper limbs, lower limbs, two body region, and three or more regions.	baseline, and through study completion, 1 year (12 months).
Values of Pain intensity	Numeric Rating Scale - is a line numbered from zero (no pain) to ten points (maximum) pain). Individuals responded about pain in the last seven days and in the last month.	baseline, and at study completion, 1 year (12 months).
Values of Self-perceived Health	A Likert scale from 0 ("very bad") to 10 ("great")	baseline, at study completion, 1 year (12 months).
Values of Work ability - current and future	A Likert scale from 0 ("very bad") to 10 ("great")	baseline, and at study completion, 1 year (12 months).
Values of Emotional status	A Likert scale from 0 ("very bad") to 10 ("great")	baseline, and at study completion, 1 year (12months).
Values of Job satisfaction	A Likert scale from 0 totally unsatisfied" to 10 "totally satisfied".	baseline, and at study completion, 1 year (12 months).
Values of Pain intensity	Numeric Rating Scale - is a line numbered from zero (no pain) to ten points (maximum) pain). Individuals responded about pain in the last seven days and in the last month.	baseline, and two months at the end of intervention (14 months) .
Values of Self-perceived Health	A Likert scale from 0 ("very bad") to 10 ("great")	baseline, and two months at the end of intervention (14 months).
Values of Work ability - current and future	A Likert scale from 0 ("very bad") to 10 ("great")	baseline, and two months at the end of intervention (14 months).
Values of Emotional status	A Likert scale from 0 totally unsatisfied" to 10 "totally satisfied".	baseline, and two months at the end of intervention (14 months).
Values of Job satisfaction	A Likert scale from 0 totally unsatisfied" to 10 "totally satisfied".	baseline, and two months at the end of intervention (14 months).

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 16, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 14, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): February 20, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 9, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2021
• Last Verified: December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Chronic Pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2.135.916

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No