Prevalence of Work-Related Upper Limbs Symptoms (WRULS) Among Office Workers

被引：16

作者：

Rahman, Zairina Abdul ^{[1
]}

Atiya, Abdul Sallam ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sains Islam Malaysia, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Persiaran MPAJ, Kuala Lumpur 55100, Malaysia

来源：

ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2009年 / 21卷 / 03期

关键词：

upper limbs symptoms; computer user; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; UPPER-EXTREMITY DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT; COMPUTER; NECK; DURATION; HEALTH; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1177/1010539509341423

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of work-related upper limbs symptoms (WRULS) among office workers and factors associated with it. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the information. A total of 463 (87.7%) office workers from selected government agencies participated in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 34.1 years (range = 18-55 years). Majority (91.6%) were Malay and female (72.8%), and 58.1% were from clerical group. Mean duration of work was 8.7 years. This study found that prevalence of WRULS was 33.0% (95% CI [confidence interval] = 28.8%, 37.3%). Computer users at work had 2.0 (95% CI = 1.1, 3.4) higher odds ratio of developing WRULS and those who used it for 5 hours and more per day had 7.5 (95% CI = 2.3, 24.2) higher odds ratio of developing WRULS. Hand-intensive hobbies and higher education were also found to be associated with WRULS.

引用

页码：252 / 258

页数：7

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