Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 10/07/2023
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Danish Physical and psychosocial JEM
Country
Denmark
Contact person
Ida E H Madsen
Email
ihm@nrcwe.dk
References (citation)
  • Madsen IEH, Gupta N, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Bonde JP, Framke E, Flachs EM, Petersen SB, Svane-Petersen AC, Holtermann A, Rugulies R. Physical work demands and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of musculoskeletal pain: a cohort study comparing self-reported and job exposure matrix measurements. Occup Environ Med. 2018 Oct;75(10):752-758.
References (weblinks)
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-105151
Attachments
Agents
  • Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related
  • Psychosocial Domains
Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related
  • Other (specify)
Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related | Specify: Other
physical work demands (sum of scores for sitting, walking or standing, working with the back twisted or bent, arms lifted above the shoulders, repetitive arm movements, squatting kneeling, pushing or pulling and carrying or lifting)
Hazards from other people
  • Violence
Job task characteristics/organization of work
  • Other (specify)
Job task characteristics/organization of work | Specify: Other
Quantitative demands, Emotional demands, Decision authority, Job insecurity
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • Other
Specify: Other
DISCO-08 code, a Danish version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
Coding system (Number of digits used)
3
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
No
Probability
Yes
Probability categories/levels
Exposed/not exposed
Duration
No
Frequency
Yes
Peaks
No
Other
In addition to dichotomously defined: For physical work demands, a summary index (ranged from 8 - 48) was created capturing nr of physical exposure items and frequency of exposure (scores from 1 to 6). For psychosocial working conditions, scale (from 1-5) capturing frequency.
Data source(s)
  • Self-reported data
Validation studies done: Texts
  • Madsen IEH, Gupta N, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Bonde JP, Framke E, Flachs EM, Petersen SB, Svane-Petersen AC, Holtermann A, Rugulies R. Physical work demands and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of musculoskeletal pain: a cohort study comparing self-reported and job exposure matrix measurements. Occup Environ Med. 2018 Oct;75(10):752-758.
Validation studies done: Links
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-105151
Other remarks
age-specific and sex-specific JEMs