| 1. IDENTIFICATION & BASIC DESCRIPTION |
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Cohort name
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Study on Musculoskeletal disorders, Absenteeism, Stress and Health (SMASH)
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Country
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Name
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Swenne van den Heuvel
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Institution
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TNO
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Email
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swenneke.vandenheuvel@tno.nl
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Name of committee
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Medical Ethical Committee of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
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Upload files
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Contact Principal Investigator (name)
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Swenne van den Heuvel
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Data access policy (briefly describe)
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Interested investigators have to ask permission and sign a form
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Main aim of cohort, please briefly describe the main objectives of the cohort
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The main purpose of this study was to determine risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders, with a focus on low back, neck and shoulder disorders.
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Study design (please select as many as appropriate)
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Source population (please select as many as appropriate)
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- General population: National
- Industry / occupation-based
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Comparators (please select as many as appropriate)
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- Internal study population
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Inclusion criteria
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34 participating companies were asked to select workers who had been employed in their current job for at least one year and who were working 24 hours per week or more.
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Exclusion criteria
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another paid job for a substantial amount of time
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Enrollment
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Completed
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Age range at entry (main cohort)
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Mean |
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59 |
35.5 |
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Men at enrollment
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1220
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Women at enrollment
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522
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Children (<18 years) at enrollment
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0
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Men at last follow-up
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992
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Women at last follow-up
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429
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Children (<18 years) at last follow-up
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0
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Participation rate at enrollment (if known)
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87
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| 2. OUTCOME FOLLOW-UP |
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Type of data for outcome follow-up (please select as many as appropriate)
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- Active (contact with participants)
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Active (contact with participants) (specify)
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- Three yearly follow-up questionnaires
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First follow-up period (provide year)
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1995
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Last follow-up period (provide year)
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1997
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Number of follow-ups after baseline (provide number)
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3
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Participation at last follow-up (if known)
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82
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| 3. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES |
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Source of exposure data collected (please select as many as appropriate)
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- Questionnaire, Personal (Self-reporting or interview)
- Registry-based
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Occupational history/time frame
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Current, at enrollment
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Occupational coding performed
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Yes
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Types of exposure measurements
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Methods for exposure assessment (please select as many as appropriate)
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Main categories
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- Ergonomics, physical workload, and injury related
- Psychosocial domains
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Ergonomics, physical workload, and injury related
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- Awkward work postures (e.g. kneeling/squatting, elevated arms, neck flection, back bent forward without support)
- Physical work load (e.g. heavy lifting of people or objects, pushing/pulling)
- Repetitive work movements
- Sedentary work
- Standing work
- Work with video display units (VDU)
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Psychosocial domains | Job task characteristics/organization of work
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- Job control, autonomy
- Psychological job demands
- Social support at work from supervisors
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| 4. OUTCOMES EVALUATED |
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Baseline - type of outcome data collected (select more than one if applicable)
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- Questionnaire, individual (self-recording or interview)
- Registry-based
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Registry-based
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Specify: Other
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sickness absence data
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Follow-up - type of outcome data collected (select more than one if applicable)
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- Questionnaire, individual (self-recording or interview)
- Registry-based
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Registry-based
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Specify: Other
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sickness absence data
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Outcome type (please select as many as appropriate)
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Other health related outcomes
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- Sickness absence
- Work participation
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| 6. Other Information |
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