Risk factors for neck-shoulder and wrist-hand symptoms in a 5-year follow-up study of 3,990 employees in Denmark

Feveile, Helene; Jensen, Chris; Burr, Hermann

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“…Most previous studies demonstrating the link between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms originated in Western countries 4,10,12) . Recent studies investigating the relationship between p s y c h o s o c i a l f a c t o r s a n d t h e p r e v a l e n c e o f musculoskeletal symptoms in Thai office workers support this notion 28,29) .…”

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“…Ankle/foot symptoms (35%) were the most frequently affected body region followed by low back (34%), knees (33%), hips (28%), shoulders (28%), head/neck (26%), upper back (21%), wrists/hands (14%) and elbows (3%) 3) . Salespersons in department stores are at risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms because they are exposed to various physical and psychosocial factors which are generally attributable to the development of musculoskeletal symptoms [4][5][6][7] . For example, their jobs involve prolonged standing and they are frequently exposed to manual handling tasks, such as lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.…”

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“…These activities have been previously identified as risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms 5,8,9) . In addition, the role of psychosocial factors in the development and persistence of musculoskeletal symptoms in workers is well recognized 4,5,[10][11][12] . Salespersons inevitably encounter various psychosocial problems involving aspects of the work content, organization and interpersonal relationships.…”

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Biopsychosocial Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms of the Lower Extremities of Saleswomen in Department Stores in Thailand

Pensri

Janwantanakul

Chaikumarn

2010

Journal of Occupational Health

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A b s t r a c t : B i o p s y c h o s o c i a l F a c t o r s a n d Musculoskeletal Symptoms of the Lower Extremities of Saleswomen in Department Storesin Thailand: Praneet PENSRI, et al. Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand-Objectives: To identify individual, work-related physical and psychosocial factors associated with the self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the hip, knee and ankle/foot of saleswomen in department stores in Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in which 1,310 saleswomen in 18 department stores received a self-administered q u e s t i o n n a i r e . R e t u r n s w e r e 1 , 2 0 0 ( 9 2 % ) questionnaires, and after screening for exclusion criteria, 1,189 saleswomen were found to be eligible for the study. Results: Having a child, number of working hours per day, frequency of body twisting during work and self-rated perception of light intensity in the workplace were each significantly associated with the prevalence of experiencing hip symptoms. Significant associations were found between age, number of hours per day required to stand or walk and self-rated perception of temperature in the workplace, and the prevalence of experiencing knee symptoms. The number of working hours per day and working days per week as well as frequency of working in static postures and rest breaks during work were each significantly related to the prevalence of experiencing ankle/foot symptoms. Conclusions: Among saleswomen, various individual and work-related physical factors were identified as risks and preventive factors for musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremities. Further research should focus on these modifiable factors in order to develop effective strategies for reducing the occurrence of such In Thailand, a large number of salespersons are employed by department stores, of which there are many in large cities, especially in Bangkok. The main responsibility of a salesperson is to service clients by providing information and recommendations about goods, finding items requested by clients and proceeding with the purchase. Their job also involves ensuring that there is no shortage of goods on display and that the display of goods is well organized at any given time. They are often designated to oversee a small and particular shopping area in a department store. Because working as a salesperson in a department store requires no specific skill, most salespersons graduate below the Bachelor degree level. Salespersons usually receive low to moderate incomes, depending on the number of working hours and their sales performance. A significantly greater number of saleswomen work in department stores compared to their male counterparts, and similar statistics have been reported for department stores in other countries 1,2) . Salespersons' work conditions usually receive minimal attention with there being no specific measures or policies for preventing work-related injuries in place in Thailand.A recent su...

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Janwantanakul

Chaikumarn

2010

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…Two studies (41,42) were excluded because they did not report musculoskeletal complaints for a specific region. Finally, four studies (43)(44)(45)(46) that met all the inclusion criteria and presented their data in a usable way could not be used in the analysis because they did not report findings in respect to any of the predetermined risk factors. Therefore, 14 studies (47-60) on back complaints, 9 studies (58-66) on neck-shoulder complaints, 4 studies (65-68) on hand-wrist complaints and 4 studies (69-72) on lower-extremity complaints were used.…”

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Gender differences in the relations between work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints

Hooftman¹,

Poppel²,

Beek³

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Several physical risk factors commonly found in the work environment, such as repetitive motion, awkward postures, and forceful exertions, have been found to be consistently positively associated with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities (1,2). While the strongest associations appear to exist when risk factors are present in combination (3,4), epidemiologic studies have reported an independent, positive association between forceful exertions and specific musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and epicondylitis (5)(6)(7)(8). Quantitative estimation of the association between exposure to specific levels of forceful exertions and musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities is sparse, however, due partly to the use of imprecise self-report or observational exposure assessment techniques (9)(10)(11)(12).…”

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Bootstrap exploration of the duration of surface electromyography sampling in relation to the precision of exposure estimation

Fethke¹,

Anton²,

Cavanaugh³

et al. 2007

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Risk factors for neck-shoulder and wrist-hand symptoms in a 5-year follow-up study of 3,990 employees in Denmark

Cited by 87 publications

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Biopsychosocial Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms of the Lower Extremities of Saleswomen in Department Stores in Thailand

Biopsychosocial Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms of the Lower Extremities of Saleswomen in Department Stores in Thailand

Gender differences in the relations between work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints

Bootstrap exploration of the duration of surface electromyography sampling in relation to the precision of exposure estimation

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