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Association Between Workplace Social Capital and Neck Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Workers
Masato Tezuka1, Kenta Saeki, Kiyomasa Nakatsuka
1Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Objective:
We examined the association between workplace social capital (WSC) and presence of neck pain (NP) among workers.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study included 595 workers. Presence of NP was assessed using Numerical Rating scale. WSC (overall, bonding, bridging, and linking) was divided into three categories (low, middle, and high) based on tertile distributions. We used logistic regression analysis to investigate the association between WSC and presence of NP.
Results:
Low overall, bonding, and linking social capital were significantly associated with presence of NP in comparison with each high social capital (overall: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14 to 2.73; bonding: aOR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.19 to 2.67, linking: aOR = 2.18, 95% CI = 1.32 to 3.63).
Conclusion:
Lower WSC had an association with higher prevalence of NP among workers.
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