| Document ID (ISN) | 108914 |
| CIS number |
08-1426 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wahlström J., Burström L., Hagberg M., Lundström R., Nilsson T. |
| Title |
Musculoskeletal symptoms among young male workers and associations with exposure to hand-arm vibration and ergonomic stressors |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2008, Vol.81, No.5, p.595-602. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the incidence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and upper limbs and exposure to hand-arm vibration and ergonomic stressors. Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires at baseline and at a follow-up period six to twelve months later. The study population consisted of 586 male students who had graduated from vocational high schools in 2001-2003 in Sweden. It was found that subjects reporting a daily vibration exposure of more than one hour at baseline had an increased risk of neck pain in the preceding seven days at follow-up (prevalence ratio 3.29). Subjects with 8h weighted vibration exposure above 1.7m/s2 had an increased risk of developing neck pain compared to those with an exposure level below 0.5m/s2. The increased risks remained when adjusting for postural and mental stress. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hand-arm vibration; risk factors; cervicobrachial syndrome; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; Sweden; male workers; work posture; young persons; exposure evaluation; questionnaire survey; stress factors; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Vibration
Ergonomics
|
