Validity of "OfficeCheck": A self-musculoskeletal assessment tool for screening work-related musculoskeletal disorders in office workers.
| Autor: | Rujiret, Upiriyasakul, Keerin, Mekhora, Julaporn, Pooliam, Petcharatana, Bhuanantanondh, Wattana, Jalayondeja, Chutima, Jalayondeja |
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MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases
OCCUPATIONAL diseases RESEARCH evaluation PREDICTIVE tests CONFIDENCE intervals SELF-management (Psychology) RESEARCH methodology PHYSICAL therapy SELF-evaluation CROSS-sectional method MEDICAL screening DESCRIPTIVE statistics RESEARCH funding SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics) DIAGNOSTIC errors DATA analysis software SYMPTOMS |
| Zdroj: | Work; 2023, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p1501-1508, 8p |
| Abstrakt: | BACKGROUND: Early self-assessment for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) is crucial in preventing severe symptoms and long-term consequences. Accessible tools are necessary for proactive management. OBJECTIVE: To validate the OfficeCheck web application as a screening tool to classify office workers as capable of self-management for specific symptoms of WMSDs or requiring professional consultation. METHODS: This study was conducted to determine the criterion-related validity of OfficeCheck using physical therapy assessment as the reference standard. In total, 223 office workers who work with a computer more than two hours a day with or without symptoms of WMSDs participated in this study. All of them were classified by self-assessment on the OfficeCheck process flow (Kappa = 0.841) and physical therapy assessment, respectively. For statistical analysis, classification numbers were calculated for sensitivity, specificity, false positive rate (FPR), false negative rate (FNR), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). RESULTS: A total of 223 workers with a mean age of 38.9±9.0 years and mean body mass index (BMI) of 24.3±5.2 kg/m2 were illustrated. The most common areas of complaint were neck/upper back and lower back/hip. The results indicated that OfficeCheck had high sensitivity (95.1%), low specificity (42.0%), low PPV (38.0%), and high NPV (95.8%). The FPR was 58.0% and the FNR was 4.9%. CONCLUSION: OfficeCheck was found to have high sensitivity to classify office workers as capable of self-management for specific symptoms of WMSDs or requiring professional consultation. The use of OfficeCheck is thus recommended for self-detection and management to stop the consequences of WMSDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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