Work demands and physical activity in hospital employees with different degrees of musculoskeletal pain: descriptive data from the STUNTH study, Norway
Roar Munkeby Fenne, Sigmund Østgård Gismervik, Lene Aasdahl, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno, Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz, Ellen Marie Bardal · 2026
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Seven researchers describe work strain and movement among hospital staff in Norway in a 2026 study. Hospital workers face heavy lifting, stress, and long shifts, all linked to muscle and joint pain. The team asked how pain relates to felt workload and to actual movement at work.
The data cover 1,413 staff in the first wave of a long-term health study. Workers wore motion sensors on the thigh and back for up to seven days. Three in four reported some pain, and over two in five had pain lasting more than three months. Staff with long-lasting pain rated their overall and physical workload higher than staff with no pain. Sensor data, though, showed no clear gap in movement types. The gap between felt strain and measured movement is a key point for workplace planning.
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| CREATOR | Roar Munkeby Fenne, Sigmund Østgård Gismervik, Lene Aasdahl, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno, Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz, Ellen Marie Bardal |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |