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.