A Review of Direct Neck Measurement in Occupational Settings
Autor: | Mariana Vieira Batistão, Letícia Carnaz, Helenice Jane Cote Gil Coury |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
Occupational Medicine
Engineering medicine.medical_specialty Lateral flexion Movement MEDLINE Scopus Review cervical movement lcsh:Chemical technology Models Biological Biochemistry Occupational safety and health Design characteristics Analytical Chemistry Occupational medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans portable equipment lcsh:TP1-1185 Statistical analysis Occupations Range of Motion Articular Electrical and Electronic Engineering Instrumentation Occupational Health business.industry occupational exposure Weights and Measures Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Occupational Diseases Occupational exposure business direct measurements Algorithms Neck Biomedical engineering |
Zdroj: | Sensors, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp 10967-10985 (2010) Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) |
ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
DOI: | 10.3390/s101210967 |
Popis: | No guidelines are available to orient researchers on the availability and applications of equipment and sensors for recording precise neck movements in occupational settings. In this study reports on direct measurements of neck movements in the workplace were reviewed. Using relevant keywords two independent reviewers searched for eligible studies in the following databases: Cinahal, Cochrane, Embase, Lilacs, PubMed, MEDLINE, PEDro, Scopus and Web of Science. After applying the inclusion criteria, 13 articles on direct neck measurements in occupational settings were retrieved from among 33,666 initial titles. These studies were then methodologically evaluated according to their design characteristics, exposure and outcome assessment, and statistical analysis. The results showed that in most of the studies the three axes of neck movement (flexion-extension, lateral flexion and rotation) were not simultaneously recorded. Deficiencies in available equipment explain this flaw, demonstrating that sensors and systems need to be improved so that a true understanding of real occupational exposure can be achieved. Further studies are also needed to assess neck movement in those who perform heavy-duty work, such as nurses and electricians, since no report about such jobs was identified. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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