Physical workload of student nurses and serum markers of collagen metabolism
Kuiper, Judith I. ; Verbeek, Jos H. ; Frings-Dresen, Monique H.W. ; Straub, Jan P. ; Everts, Vincent
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
2002
28
3
168-175
back disorders ; biomarker ; connective tissue disorders ; epidemiologic study ; hospital ; manual handling ; healthcare worker ; nurse
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)
English
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This study explored the association between biomarkers of type I collagen metabolism and exposure to physical workload.Serum concentrations of the biomarkers were found to differ between the groups. The biomarkers reflected a higher anabolism of type I collagen in the exposed group when compared with that of the reference group. An analysis of the effect of the number of patient-handling activities revealed that a higher exposure was associated with higher effective type I collagen synthesis within the exposed group.These results indicate that serum concentrations of these biomarkers of type I collagen metabolism can reflect differences in exposure between contrasting groups, and also varying levels of exposure between persons within an occupation.This study explored the association between biomarkers of type I collagen metabolism and exposure to physical workload.
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