Work-related diseases of agricultural workers in South Korea

Roh, Sangchul

doi:10.5124/jkma.2012.55.11.1063

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“…According to the Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme, on a global scale, the daily work time of agricultural workers in Korea is long, and it is 10 hours 35 minutes for men and 11 hours 11 minutes for women. Thus, these long work hours of Korean agricultural workers, in addition to the year-round farming season, may support the results of the present study [27]. …”

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Prevalence and Related Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Orchardists in the Gyeongsangnam-do Region

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ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and related characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in orchardists and to investigate the association between electrodiagnostic severity and physical examinations.MethodsBetween July 2013 and September 2014, 377 subjects (174 men and 203 women) visited the Gyeongsang National University Hospital's Center for Farmer's Safety and Health. All the subjects underwent electrodiagnostic tests and physical examination, including Phalen's test, Tinel's sign, and Durkan's carpal compression test (CCT). The subjects were classified into 2 groups, the normal group and the CTS group, according to electrodiagnostic test results. To determine the related characteristics of CTS, potential variables, including age, sex, drinking, smoking, body mass index, waist circumference, and total work time, were compared between the 2 groups. The association between electrodiagnostic severity and physical examinations was analyzed.ResultsCTS was diagnosed in 194 subjects based only on electrodiagnostic test results, corresponding to a prevalence of 51.5%. Among the variables, mean age (p=0.001) and total work time (p=0.007) were significantly correlated with CTS. With respect to the physical examinations, low specificities were observed for Tinel's sign, Phalen's test, and Durkan's CCT (38.4%, 36.1%, and 40.9%, respectively) in the subjects aged ≥65 years. In addition, Phalen's test (p=0.003) and Tinel's sign (p=0.032) in men and Durkan's CCT (p=0.047) in women showed statistically significant differences with increasing CTS severity. The odds ratio was 2.066 for Durkan's CCT in women according to the multivariate logistic regression analysis.ConclusionCTS prevalence among orchardists was high, and Durkan's CCT result was significantly quantitatively correlated with the electrodiagnostic test results. Therefore, Durkan's CCT is another reliable examination method for CTS.

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Prevalence and Related Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Orchardists in the Gyeongsangnam-do Region

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“…Common work-related diseases of agricultural workers are work-related musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis of the hip and low back pain, skin diseases, pesticide poisoning, infectious and respiratory diseases, and effects of exposure to physical agents on health. For the most part, these health problems are related directly to agricultural work [41] . Mycobacterium abscessus infection of the hand was reported in two otherwise healthy fish handlers.…”

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Biologically Hazardous Agents at Work and Efforts to Protect Workers' Health: A Review of Recent Reports

Rim

Lim

2014

Safety and Health at Work

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Because information on biological agents in the workplace is lacking, biological hazard analyses at the workplace to securely recognize the harmful factors with biological basis are desperately needed. This review concentrates on literatures published after 2010 that attempted to detect biological hazards to humans, especially workers, and the efforts to protect them against these factors. It is important to improve the current understanding of the health hazards caused by biological factors at the workplace. In addition, this review briefly describes these factors and provides some examples of their adverse health effects. It also reviews risk assessments, protection with personal protective equipment, prevention with training of workers, regulations, as well as vaccinations.

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“…Hip-related MSDs have not been investigated in developing countries. However, in developed countries, it has been shown that there is a relationship of this disease with the driving tractors and agricultural machinery for a long period of time (South Korea and USA) [114,116].…”

Section: Msd Studies In Agriculturementioning

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“…The prevention of MSDs and, consequently, the improvement in working conditions render agricultural operations (including livestock, fishing and forestry) more sustainable (India, Brazil, Colombia, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Iran, Thailand, Algeria, the Philippines, Finland, USA, the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Belgium, Portugal, Canada, Italy, France, Sweden, Spain, Poland and Greece) [24,58,87,89,104,107,110,111,114,118,121,124,126,127,140,142,146,148,159,175,184,194,201,209,226,.…”

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Musculoskeletal Disorders in Agriculture: A Review from Web of Science Core Collection

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Agricultural workers suffer from many work-related illnesses. Some of the most common include musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These types of disorders are caused by diverse factors. This research study intends to demonstrate the worldwide concern for MSD in agriculture. The objective is to compile and recognize in detail all the available studies on musculoskeletal disorders in agriculture developed in the world and by countries in the last 26 years. The Web of Science database was used for this purpose. Two hundred and fifty-six documents were found, of which 221 were finally selected for inclusion in the study. The studies span a period from 1995 to 2020. Of these, studies that were linked to improving sustainability stood out. Most of the research of this type emanates from developed countries. The conclusions to be drawn are that few countries pay attention to this area and that preventive measures are insufficient. Mechanization and improvement in work methods and organization are methods to reduce risks.

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Work-related diseases of agricultural workers in South Korea

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Prevalence and Related Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Orchardists in the Gyeongsangnam-do Region

Prevalence and Related Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Orchardists in the Gyeongsangnam-do Region

Biologically Hazardous Agents at Work and Efforts to Protect Workers' Health: A Review of Recent Reports

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Agriculture: A Review from Web of Science Core Collection

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