| Document ID (ISN) | 107484 |
| CIS number |
07-1325 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bonfiglioli R., Mattioli S., Fiorentini C., Graziosi F., Curti S., Violante F.S. |
| Title |
Relationship between repetitive work and the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in part-time and full-time female supermarket cashiers: A quasi-experimental study |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2007, Vol.80, No.3, p.248-253. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this case-control study was to evaluate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among supermarket cashiers. Participants included 71 full-time and 155 part-time cashiers, together with 98 office workers as controls, all women, employed at four large supermarkets in Italy. Evaluations included job observations and clinical examinations, including clinician-administered questionnaires and a bilateral conduction study of the median nerve. Data were subjected to statistical evaluation. The prevalence of CTS symptoms was higher among full-time (31.0%) than part-time cashiers (19.3%) or controls (16.3%). Regression analyses confirmed the increased risk for CTS symptoms in full-time cashiers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
repetitive work; carpal-tunnel syndrome; cashiers, tellers and related clerks; risk factors; women; supermarkets |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Italy; symptoms; questionnaire survey; frequency rates; nervous conduction; medical examinations; repetitive strain injury; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
Retail industry
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