Characterization of Women's Occupational Musculoskeletal Exposures
| Autor: | Lynette G. Landry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Health Status Occupational injury Poison control Disease cluster Risk Assessment Suicide prevention California Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Occupational Exposure Injury prevention medicine Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases 030212 general & internal medicine Occupations Principal Component Analysis 030504 nursing business.industry Stressor Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy Women's Health Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | AAOHN Journal. 55:351-359 |
| ISSN: | 0891-0162 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/216507990705500903 |
| Popis: | Although women are often characterized as having “safe” occupations, they are at risk of experiencing occupational musculoskeletal injuries. This cross-sectional study examined the health status, occupations, and job tasks of a random sample of working women ( N = 123) to characterize their risk of occupational injury. The women had been employed, most full-time, in the 12 months prior to administration of the telephone survey. The women tended to cluster into two types of occupational exposures. Overall, the women rated their health as excellent. However, those with diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders had significantly worse scores on two scales of the Short Form Health Survey than those without musculoskeletal disorders. Women are exposed to occupational musculoskeletal stressors that increase their risk of experiencing musculoskeletal injuries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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