Importance of job demands, career development, role pressure, and economic-issue-related job stress as risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders in electronics assembly line workers

Han, Su Jin; Cho, Soo Hun; Kim, Ji Young

doi:10.35371/kjoem.2003.15.3.269

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“…Ac cording to one cohort study surveying computer-related workers in Northern Europe, the range of odds ratio for upper extremity functional limitation was 1.6-1.9 in high-physicaldemand, low-job-autonomy, and high-job-stress groups [ 36 , 37 ]. Some Korean studies have shown that musculoskeletal symptoms are more severe when the physical demand is high and the job autonomy is low [ 28 , 38 , 39 ].…”

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Gender-related Factors Associated with Upper Extremity Function in Workers

Kim

2010

Safety and Health at Work

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to find gender distinctions in terms of the sociology of the population; to determine work-related factors; to analyze gender differences in daily living, work, sports, and art performances; and to identify gender-related factors that limited performance of daily living and work activities.MethodsA questionnaire was designed that included disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH), accident history, disease history, work duration at current workplace, marital status, job satisfaction, job autonomy, and physical demands of the job. Out of 1,853 workers surveyed, 1,173 questionnaires (63.3%; 987 males, 186 females) included responses to DASH disability and DASH optional work and were judged acceptable for analysis.ResultsUpper extremity functional limitation during work and daily living was higher for females than males. The limitations for males increased according to their household work time, accident history, work duration, job satisfaction, physical demand, and job autonomy. Meanwhile, female workers' upper extremity discomfort was influenced by their disease history, job satisfaction, and physical demands. In addition, the size of the company affected male workers' upper extremity function, while marriage and hobbies influenced that of female workers.ConclusionThis study addressed sociodemographic factors and work-related factors that affect each gender's upper extremity function during daily living and working activities. Each factor had a different influence. Further studies are needed to identify the effect that role changes, not being influenced by risks at work, have on musculoskeletal disorders.

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Gender-related Factors Associated with Upper Extremity Function in Workers

Kim

2010

Safety and Health at Work

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“…. 직무스트레스로 인한 건강장애로는 뇌출혈, 뇌경색, 심근 경색, 협심증, 고혈압, 편두통, 소화성 궤양 등이 있으며 (Han et al, 2003), 직무스트레스와 관련된 정신 질환은 모든 작 업 관련성 질환의 1/3을 차지하고 (HSE, 1999), 조기퇴직의 20%를 차지하고 있다는 (Pattani et al, 2001) 보고 등 많은 연구에 의해서 직무스트레스 관리의 중요성을 언급하고 있…”

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A Case Study on Job Stress Prevention in Shipbuilding Industry

Bae¹,

Kim²

2012

Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea

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Objective: The aim of this study is to introduce activities for job stress management in shipbuilding industry. Background: Recently, workers are exposed many job stress like workload, interpersonal conflict while management condition of company changes day by day. Particularly, shipbuilding industry has poor environment which aggravating the stress to the workers. So managing job stress may be more important. Method: The method of this study is to investigate preventive actions of job stress in "S" shipbuilding company. Results: This study through case of "S" shipbuilding company introduce activities of prevention of job stress including identification of level of job stress, managing of psychological clinic, training of worker and manager. Conclusion: In order to manage the job stress in the workplace, 1) The total management system based on the concern of the management in the workplace has to be constructed. 2) Computerized system for operation of total management system has to be constructed. 3) New employees need training for Job Stress. Application: Through this case study, I hope to help prevention activities of job stress in the workplace.

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