Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers (Original Article)
Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers (Original Article)
Subject
Automotive assembly line, High-demanding jobs, Occupational health, Work-related upper limb, musculoskeletal disorders
Description
Background: Assembly lines work is frequently associated to work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. The related disability and absenteeism make it important to implement efficient health surveillance systems. The main objective of this study was to identify self-reported variables that can determine work-related upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms-discomfort/pain-during a 6-month follow-up.
Methods: This was a prospective study with a 6-month follow-up period, performed in an assembly line. Upper limb musculoskeletal discomfort/pain was assessed through the presence of self-reported
symptoms. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate which self-reported variables were associated to upper limb symptoms after 6 months at the present and to upper limbs symptoms in the past month.
Results: Of the 200 workers at baseline, 145 replied to the survey after 6 months. For both outcomes,
“having upper limb symptoms during the previous 6 months” and “education” were possible predictors.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that having previous upper limb symptoms was related to its maintenance after 6 months, sustaining it as a specific determinant. It can be a hypothesis that this population had mainly workers with chronic symptoms, although our results give only limited support to self-reported indicators as determinants for upper limb symptoms. Nevertheless, the development of an efficient health surveillance system for high demanding jobs should implicate self-reported indicators, but also clinical and work conditions assessment should be accounted on the future.
Methods: This was a prospective study with a 6-month follow-up period, performed in an assembly line. Upper limb musculoskeletal discomfort/pain was assessed through the presence of self-reported
symptoms. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate which self-reported variables were associated to upper limb symptoms after 6 months at the present and to upper limbs symptoms in the past month.
Results: Of the 200 workers at baseline, 145 replied to the survey after 6 months. For both outcomes,
“having upper limb symptoms during the previous 6 months” and “education” were possible predictors.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that having previous upper limb symptoms was related to its maintenance after 6 months, sustaining it as a specific determinant. It can be a hypothesis that this population had mainly workers with chronic symptoms, although our results give only limited support to self-reported indicators as determinants for upper limb symptoms. Nevertheless, the development of an efficient health surveillance system for high demanding jobs should implicate self-reported indicators, but also clinical and work conditions assessment should be accounted on the future.
Creator
Marisa M. Guerreiro, Florentino Serranheira, Eduardo B. Cruz, António Sousa-Uva
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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PDF
Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
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Marisa M. Guerreiro, Florentino Serranheira, Eduardo B. Cruz, António Sousa-Uva , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2051.
Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2051.