Ergonomics in a hospital and a university setting: The effect of worksite analysis on upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorders

{\it Objectives:} The purpose of this study was to determine whether individuals with work-related injuries receiving worksite analysis would have less lost workdays than individuals not receiving worksite analysis. Therapeutic management of work-related injuries in a hospital and a university setti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2001, Vol.16 (3), p.185-200
Hauptverfasser: Hanson, Carolyn S., Shechtman, Orit, Gardner-Smith, Portia
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:{\it Objectives:} The purpose of this study was to determine whether individuals with work-related injuries receiving worksite analysis would have less lost workdays than individuals not receiving worksite analysis. Therapeutic management of work-related injuries in a hospital and a university setting were also compared. {\it Study design:} Over a one-year period, employees who sustained an upper extremity work-related injury were issued questionnaires regarding their injury, treatment, functional status and pain level. Participants were divided into three groups: group 1 consisted of hospital employees (N=14) who underwent worksite analysis, group 2 included university employees (N=15) who underwent worksite analysis whereas group~3 included university employees (N=14) who underwent no analysis. {\it Results:} All groups were similar in demographics, functional status, and pain level. Satisfaction with the worksite analysis was similar for groups one and two. {\it Conclusion:} A pattern of less absenteeism but greater modified duty days was associated with those individuals undergoing worksite analysis.
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-2001-00151