Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 09/09/2021
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Swedish physical workload JEM
Institute
Karolinska institute and Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm
Country
Sweden
Contact person
Katarina Kjellberg
Email
katarina.kjellberg@ki.se
References (weblinks)
  • https://ki.se/imm/ett-hallbart-nytt-arbetsliv-sustainable-work
Year JEM was developed
2018
Agents
  • Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • ISCO 1988
  • Other
Specify: Other
SSYK96 (Swedish version of ISCO 1988)
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
No
Probability
No
Duration
Yes
Duration categories/levels
Proportion of time: Two scales: 1.Every day 2. A couple of days per week 3. One day per week 4.A couple of days per month 5.Not at all/rarely, 1. Almost all the time 2. About ¾ of the time 3. Half of the time 4. About ¼ of the time 5. About 1/10 of the time 6. Not at all
Frequency
Yes
Frequency categories/levels
Proportion of time: Two scales: 1.Every day 2. A couple of days per week 3. One day per week 4.A couple of days per month 5.Not at all/rarely, 1. Almost all the time 2. About ¾ of the time 3. Half of the time 4. About ¼ of the time 5. About 1/10 of the time 6. Not at all
Peaks
No
Data source(s)
  • Self-reported data
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
  • Several ongoing studies on musculoskelatl disorders, cardivascular diseases and early exits from the labor market where manuscripts will soon be submitted.
Relation with other JEMs
Swedish job exposure matrix for psychosocial workload
Validation studies done: Texts
  • Ongoing
Availability
  • Upon request
Strengths
Two time periods: 1989-1997, 1997-2013. Sex-specific.
Weaknesses
No intensity measures.