Perceived exertion, comfort and working technique in professional computer users and associations with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms.
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether perceived exertion, perceived comfort and working technique is associated with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms among professional computer users.Methods: At baseline a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 8...
| Publicado en: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 38 - 39 |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104360023&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104360023 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14712474 1CI5 jtl: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders issn: 14712474 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2012 vid: 13 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 104360023 NLM22436251 2011643691 10.1186/1471-2474-13-38 NLM22436251 PMC3362766 104360023 ppf: 38 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Perceived exertion, comfort and working technique in professional computer users and associations with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms. aug: au: Lindegård, Agneta Wahlström, Jens Hagberg, Mats Vilhelmsson, Rebecka Toomingas, Allan Tornqvist, Ewa Wigaeus affil: Institute of Stress Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden. agneta.lindegard@vgregion.se sug: subj: Computer Terminals Musculoskeletal Diseases Epidemiology Neck Physiopathology Occupational Diseases Epidemiology Perception Posture Upper Extremity Physiopathology Adult Aged Biomechanics Checklists Female Ergonomics Human Incidence Kaplan-Meier Estimator Male Middle Age Musculoskeletal Diseases Physiopathology Musculoskeletal Diseases Psychosocial Factors Occupational Diseases Physiopathology Occupational Diseases Psychosocial Factors Prospective Studies Questionnaires Severity of Illness Indices Sweden Time Factors Work Environment Young Adult Adult: 19-44 years Aged: 65+ years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether perceived exertion, perceived comfort and working technique is associated with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms among professional computer users.Methods: At baseline a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 853 participants from 46 different work sites (382 men and 471 women) who, at baseline, had been free from neck and upper extremity symptoms during the preceding month. Work-related exposures, individual factors, and symptoms from the neck and upper extremities were assessed. Observations of working technique were performed by ergonomists using an ergonomic checklist. Incidence data were collected by means of 10 monthly questionnaires, asking for information on the occurrence of neck, shoulder and arm/hand symptoms. Perceived exertion was rated on a modified Borg RPE scale ranging from 0 (very, very light) to 14 (very, very strenuous). Perceived comfort was rated on a 9-point scale ranging from -4 (very, very poor) to +4 (very, very good) in relation to the chair, computer screen, keyboard, and computer mouse.Results: The median follow up time was 10.3 months. The incidence of symptoms from the neck, shoulders and arm/hands were 50, 24 and 34 cases per 100 person years, respectively.Higher perceived exertion in the neck, shoulder or arm/hands was associated with an increased risk of developing symptoms in the corresponding body region. Moreover, a dose-response relationship between the level of exertion and the risk of developing symptoms was recorded for all three regions. There was an association between low comfort and an increased risk for neck symptoms, but not for shoulder and arm/hand symptoms, although a trend towards such an association (not statistically significant) could be seen. Working technique was, in this study, not associated with the risk of developing symptoms in any of the investigated body regions.Conclusion: There was a strong association between high perceived exertion and the development of neck, shoulder, and arm/hand symptoms. Moreover, there was an association between poor perceived comfort and neck pain. Surveillance of computer users may include perceived exertion and comfort to target individuals at risk for neck and upper extremity symptoms. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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