Postural assessment in pen-and-paper-based observational methods and their associated health effects: a review.
| Autor: | Sukadarin EH; a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , Malaysia., Deros BM; a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , Malaysia., Ghani JA; a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , Malaysia., Mohd Nawi NS; a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , Malaysia., Ismail AR; b Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE [Int J Occup Saf Ergon] 2016 Sep; Vol. 22 (3), pp. 389-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 13. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10803548.2016.1156924 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: This review describes standardized ergonomics assessment based on pen-and-paper observational methods for assessing ergonomics risk factors. Objective: The three main objectives are to analyze published pen-and-paper observational methods, to extract and understand the risk levels of each method and to identify their associated health effects. Methodology: The authors searched scientific databases and the Internet for materials from 1970 to 2013 using the following keywords: ergo, posture, method, observational, postural angle, health effects, pain and diseases. Postural assessments of upper arms, lower arms, wrists, neck, back and legs in six pen-and-paper-based observational methods are highlighted, extracted in groups and linked with associated adverse health effects. Results: The literature reviewed showed strengths and limitations of published pen-and-paper-based observational methods in determining the work activities, risk levels and related postural angles to adverse health effects. This provided a better understanding of unsafe work postures and how to improve these postures. Conclusion: Many pen-and-paper-based observational methods have been developed. However, there are still many limitations of these methods. There is, therefore, a need to develop a new pen-and-paper-based observational method for assessing postural problems. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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