| Document ID (ISN) | 112309 |
| CIS number |
12-0129 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
IJmker S., Huysmans M.A., van der Beek A.J., Knol D.L., van Mechelen W., Bongers P.M., Blatter B.M. |
| Title |
Software-recorded and self-reported duration of computer use in relation to the onset of severe arm-wrist-hand pain and neck-shoulder pain |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2011, Vol.68, No.7, p.502-509. Illus. 26 ref. |
| Internet access |
Software-recorded_and_self-reported_duration_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [in English]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to examine the association between duration of computer use at work, measured with software and self-reports, and the onset of severe arm-wrist-hand and neck-shoulder symptoms. A 2-year follow-up study was conducted between 2004 and 2006 among 1951 office workers in The Netherlands. Self-reported computer duration and other risk factors were collected at baseline and at 1-year follow-up. Computer use at work was recorded continuously with computer software for 1009 participants. Outcome questionnaires were obtained at baseline and every 3 months during follow-up. Cases were identified based on the transition within 3 months of no or minor symptoms to severe symptoms. Findings are discussed. No association was found between the software-recorded duration of computer use at work and the onset of severe arm-wrist-hand and neck-shoulder symptoms using an exposure window of 3 months. In contrast, a positive association was found between the self-reported duration of computer use at work and the onset of severe arm-wrist-hand and neck-shoulder symptoms. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
office work; man-computer interfaces; hours of work; musculoskeletal diseases; work posture; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Netherlands; cervicobrachial syndrome; upper extremity disorders; location of injury; subjective assessment; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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