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20309746

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
This study explored the interaction between physical and psychosocial factors in the workplace on neck pain and disability in female computer users. A self-report survey was used to collect data on physical risk factors (monitor location, duration of time spent using the keyboard and mouse) and psychosocial domains (as assessed by the Job Content Questionnaire). The neck disability index was the outcome measure. Interactions among the physical and psychosocial factors were examined in analysis of covariance. High supervisor support, decision authority and skill discretion protect against the negative impact of (1) time spent on computer-based tasks, (2) non-optimal placement of the computer monitor and (3) long duration of mouse use. Office workers with greater neck pain experience a combination of high physical and low psychosocial stressors at work. Prevention and intervention strategies that target both sets of risk factors are likely to be more successful than single intervention programmes. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE: The results of this study demonstrate that the interaction of physical and psychosocial factors in the workplace has a stronger association with neck pain and disability than the presence of either factor alone. This finding has important implications for strategies aimed at the prevention of musculoskeletal problems in office workers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1366-5847
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
502-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Interactive effects from self-reported physical and psychosocial factors in the workplace on neck pain and disability in female office workers.
pubmed:affiliation
Physiotherapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Therapies Building, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. v.johnston@uq.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article