Can we distinguish the roles of demographic and temporal changes in the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review

Hanifa Bouziri (1) , Alexis Descatha (2) , Yves Roquelaure (2) , William Dab (1) , Kévin Jean (1)

1 MESuRS - Laboratoire Modélisation, épidémiologie et surveillance des risques sanitaires
2 EHESP-Irset - EHESP-Irset

Can we distinguish the roles of demographic and temporal changes in the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review by Bouziri H, Descatha A, Roquelaure Y, Dab W, Jean K Exposure to biomechanical, organizational and psychosocial factors changes over time, which implies that they have not necessarily been the same throughout a lifetime. To understand the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), it is necessary to disentangle the respective role of these changes and age. This review highlighted a scarcity of evidence regarding time trends in the burden of MSDs and their underlying causes.

Mots clés: chronic disease; demographic change; epidemiology; musculoskeletal disorder; musculoskeletal pain; occupational health; systematic review; temporal change; temporal trend

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Hanifa Bouziri, Alexis Descatha, Yves Roquelaure, William Dab, Kévin Jean. Can we distinguish the roles of demographic and temporal changes in the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2022, 48 (4), pp.253 - 263. ⟨10.5271/sjweh.4018⟩. ⟨hal-03813390⟩