Associations Between Musculoskeletal Conditions Risk, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep, and Markers of Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Heavy Goods Vehicle Drivers. Musculoskeletal Conditions Risk in HGV Drivers.

Abstract

To explore the risk of having musculoskeletal conditions (MSKs) associated with sitting and sleeping time during workdays, presenteeism, work engagement anxiety, and depression in a sample of UK heavy goods vehicle drivers. Eighty-eight male drivers participated in this cross-sectional study. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the associations between two-or-more MSKs and common health risk factors. Possessing two or more MSKs is associated with prolonged sitting time (odds ratio [OR] 4.34) and working hours per day (OR 3.10) and per week (OR 3.12), severe sleep deprivation (OR 33.19), presenteeism (OR 4.22), and borderline or abnormal scores of depression (OR 11.69) and anxiety (OR 4.44), compared with the reference categories. Workplace policies and health promotion interventions to improve heavy goods vehicle drivers working environment are required to minimize the risk of MSK's across this sector.