Association Between Workplace Social Capital and Neck Pain

• Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. e186 - e190
• Main Authors: Tezuka Masato, Saeki Kenta, Nakatsuka Kiyomasa, Uchida Kazuaki, Horibe Kana, Goto Ryo, Haruhi, Encho, Tamura Kazuya, Mao, Mukaijo, Yamada Naoki, Ono Rei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01-04-2022
• Subjects: Bonding; Confidence intervals; Neck pain; Pain; Regression analysis; Social capital; Statistical analysis; Workers
• ISSN: 1076-2752; 1536-5948
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002462

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.