Multi dimensional system for evaluating preventive program for upper extremity disorders among computer operators.
Typing is associated with musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs), caused by multiple risk factors. Although a wide variety of ergonomic intervention programs were conducted to reduce risk factors and MSC's, only few of them were found evidence based. This study aimed to test the efficacy of a workplace i...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 41; pp. 669 - 676 |
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| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012 Supplement
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104523200&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104523200 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10519815 3RC jtl: Work issn: 10519815 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2012 Supplement vid: 41 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 104523200 71928835 10.3233/wor-2012-0224-669 104523200 ppf: 669 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Multi dimensional system for evaluating preventive program for upper extremity disorders among computer operators. aug: au: Soares, Marcelo M. Jacobs, Karen Levanon, Yafa Gefen, Amit Lerman, Yehuda Givon, Uri Ratzon, Navah Z. affil: Tel Aviv University, P.O.B. 39040 Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel; The Motion Analysis Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Derech Sheba 2, Ramat Gan, 52662, Israel sug: subj: Cumulative Trauma Disorders Prevention and Control Harm Reduction Computers and Computerization Upper Extremity Task Performance and Analysis Biofeedback Ergonomics Electromyography Random Assignment Questionnaires Adult Descriptive Statistics Kruskal-Wallis Test P-Value One-Way Analysis of Variance Program Evaluation Pretest-Posttest Design Chi Square Test Israel Intervention Trials Human Male Female Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Typing is associated with musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs), caused by multiple risk factors. Although a wide variety of ergonomic intervention programs were conducted to reduce risk factors and MSC's, only few of them were found evidence based. This study aimed to test the efficacy of a workplace intervention in reducing MSC's among computer workers. 66 computer workers were assigned randomly to one of three intervention programs: ergonomic intervention including biofeedback, intervention without biofeedback and control group without intervention. The efficacy was tested by advanced assessment including; pain location and severity, posture at work, upper extremity 3D kinematics, muscle activity and psychosocial status. Working hypothesis; significant score differences will be found between the study groups which underwent ergonomic intervention and the control group on the following measures: pain complaints, upper extremity kinematics, muscle activity and psychosocial status. Significant differences were found between pre and post intervention and between research groups and the control group in pain, posture and motion. The ergonomic intervention with biofeedback had no unique contribution in comparison to other interventions. In conclusion; the proposed intervention program was found efficient for reducing pain among computer workers. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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