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WRMSP is influenced by physical, psychosocial, and demographic factors that may change over time due to evolving work environments and practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compare the prevalence of FAs\u2019 WRMSP in 2016 vs 2024; Identify key physical and psychosocial predictors of WRMSP in each period; explore implications for ergonomic interventions and health promotion strategies tailored to the aviation work environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two cross-sectional cohorts of FAs, from 2016 (n\u2009=\u200994) and 2024 (n\u2009=\u200989\n                      <jats:bold>)<\/jats:bold>\n                      , completed identical, validated questionnaires using the same sampling frame. Surveys covered demographics, occupational tasks, region-specific pain, and psychosocial factors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Arm and hand pain were less prevalent in 2024. Logistic regressions showed higher odds of neck pain in 2024 associated with stress, attitudes, and satisfaction, but markedly lower odds of arm pain across psychosocial and task factors. Lower back pain was less predicted in 2024 when satisfaction was considered. Across both years, hand pain increased with workload and oven-loading but decreased with age and authority; finger pain rose with effort; upper back pain with BMI and time pressure; shoulder pain with dissatisfaction; elbow pain with standing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Technological and organizational changes appear to have contributed to reduced arm and hand pain and to lower back pain being less predicted in 2024, while psychosocial stressors were linked to increased neck pain, underscoring the dual impact of ergonomic improvements and persistent organizational pressures on WRMSP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10519815251395045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]],"date-time":"2025-12-08T18:00:17Z","timestamp":1765216817000},"page":"170-178","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prevalence and risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal pain among flight attendants: A comparative study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"84","author":[{"given":"Deborah","family":"Alperovitch-Najenson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Zefat Academic College, Zefat, \rIsrael"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tamar","family":"Novoplansky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yael","family":"Chen Kahanov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Elwyn Israel \u2013 Rehabilitation and Education Centers, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shira Rolnik","family":"Shmulevitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Ashdod, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hen","family":"Kabala Edri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Shamir (Assaf-Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lior","family":"Zini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yonathan","family":"Solt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leonid","family":"Kalichman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-018-5221-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20043401"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.46234\/ccdcw2021.104"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/24721840.2019.1621177"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","unstructured":"Bureau of Labor Statistics US Department of Labor. 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