Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Disability and physical examination signs among workers with shoulder pain
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Disability and physical examination signs among workers with shoulder pain
Disability and physical examination signs among workers with shoulder pain
Subject
Disability , physical examination signs, workers,shoulder pain
Description
Introduction: The study investigated shoulder pain, physical examination and disability among workers from different occupations.
Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 3,480 office and production workers from meat and garment industry, automobile and retail grocery stores. Personal characteristics, health and working history, musculoskeletal symptoms and disability were collected. Physical examination, job title and workers’ reported exposure to occupational factors known or suspected to be related to shoulder disorders were recorded.
Results: Among 2,275 males and 1,203 females (mean age 43.59.8 and 43.58.3 yrs) the liftetime shoulder pain prevalence was 24.3%; 17.3 % reported pain in the last 12 months, 8.3% in the last 7days. Using a case definition which included pain and positive physical examination, the overall prevalence was 4.8% (1.3% among automobile workers, 8% in the meat industry and 13% in the garment sector). Mean QuickDASH values ranged from 24.2 among symptomatic workers to 30.5 in the shoulder impingement syndrome group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed more than a twofold increased risk for both shoulder pain and
shoulder impingement syndrome among females and production
workers, if compared to non-production staff.
Conclusions: The prevalence rates of shoulder pain and shoulder
impingement syndrome varied among different occupational groups. Production workers are at increased risk of shoulder disorders. Age and being female are also associated with the outcomes. Cases confirmed by physical examination reported higher subjective outcome measures of disability.
Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 3,480 office and production workers from meat and garment industry, automobile and retail grocery stores. Personal characteristics, health and working history, musculoskeletal symptoms and disability were collected. Physical examination, job title and workers’ reported exposure to occupational factors known or suspected to be related to shoulder disorders were recorded.
Results: Among 2,275 males and 1,203 females (mean age 43.59.8 and 43.58.3 yrs) the liftetime shoulder pain prevalence was 24.3%; 17.3 % reported pain in the last 12 months, 8.3% in the last 7days. Using a case definition which included pain and positive physical examination, the overall prevalence was 4.8% (1.3% among automobile workers, 8% in the meat industry and 13% in the garment sector). Mean QuickDASH values ranged from 24.2 among symptomatic workers to 30.5 in the shoulder impingement syndrome group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed more than a twofold increased risk for both shoulder pain and
shoulder impingement syndrome among females and production
workers, if compared to non-production staff.
Conclusions: The prevalence rates of shoulder pain and shoulder
impingement syndrome varied among different occupational groups. Production workers are at increased risk of shoulder disorders. Age and being female are also associated with the outcomes. Cases confirmed by physical examination reported higher subjective outcome measures of disability.
Creator
Roberta Bonfiglioli, Francesco Marinelli, Francesca Graziosi and Francesco S. Violante
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
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Citation
Roberta Bonfiglioli, Francesco Marinelli, Francesca Graziosi and Francesco S. Violante, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Disability and physical examination signs among workers with shoulder pain,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2425.
Disability and physical examination signs among workers with shoulder pain,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2425.