| Document ID (ISN) | 105327 |
| CIS number |
06-984 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
DMT 104 TF 145
|
| Author(s) |
Cail F., Aptel M. |
| Title |
Upper extremity musculoskeletal diseases - Risk factors in computer assisted design (CAD) and data entry |
| Original title |
Troubles musculosquelettiques du membre supérieur - Facteurs de risque en conception assistée par ordinateur (CAO) et en saisie [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd Quarter 2005, No.104, p.485-491. Illus. 26 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.dmt-prevention.fr/inrs-pub/inrs01.nsf/IntranetObject-accesParReference/TF%20145/$File/TF145.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
This article describes the results of a study on risk factors for upper extremity musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) in two types of computer work, namely computer-assisted design (CAD) and data entry. The study involved 30 male CAD workers and 26 female data entry workers. Data were collected by ergonomic analysis of activities, a questionnaire survey of symptoms, stress and psychosocial factors and biomechanical measurements. The level of complaints concerning MSDs was similar in both groups; there were more complaints for the right upper extremity than for the left. Complaints were related to anxiety in both groups and to time pressures in the CAD group. Results indicate the importance of the work context in workers' perception of their state of health. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
computer aided design; upper extremity disorders; keyboard operations; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; speed of work; mental workload; man-computer interfaces; body mechanics; stress factors; ergonomic evaluation; risk factors; sex-linked differences; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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