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JEM name
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NORJEM - Mechanical exposures
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Institute
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STAMI (National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway)
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Country
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Norway
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Contact person
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Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum
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Email
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ism@stami.no
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References (citation)
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- Hanvold TN, Sterud T, Kristensen P, Mehlum IS. Mechanical and psychosocial work exposures: the construction and evaluation of a gender-specific job exposure matrix (JEM). Scand J Work Environ Health. 2019; 45(3): 239-47. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3774. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
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References (weblinks)
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- https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3774
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Attachments
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Year JEM was developed
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2018
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Agents
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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)
- Standing work
- Other (specify)
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Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related | Specify: Other
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Hands above shoulder height; Standing/walking
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Occupation Axis
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Yes
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Coding system
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Specify: Other
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(the Norwegian 1998 version of ISCO-88, called STYRK-98)
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Coding system (Number of digits used)
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4
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Industry Axis
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No
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Intensity
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No
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Probability
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Yes
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Probability categories/levels
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Exposed/Non-exposed
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Duration
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No
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Frequency
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No
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Peaks
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No
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Data source(s)
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Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
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- Not published yet, only presented at conferences
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Relation with other JEMs
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Similarities with the Finnish JEM for Physical Risk Factors in Low Back Pain (Solovieva et al. 2012)
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Validation studies done: Texts
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- Agreement between the individual- and JEM-based exposure estimates was evaluated, with kappa, sensitivity and specificity measures. Predictive validity was assessed by testing the associations between low-back pain and the individual- and JEM-based exposure
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Validation studies done: Links
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- https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3774 (same article that describes development of the JEM)
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Availability
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Strengths
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Gender-specific. Predictive validity was assessed by testing the associations between low-back pain and the individual- and JEM-based exposure
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Weaknesses
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Dichotomous
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