A Standardized Protocol for the Comprehensive Assessment of Dental Hygiene Work

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• Alternative Title:
  Work
• Personal Author:
  Roll, Shawn C. ; Hardison, Mark E. ; Forrest, Jane L. ; Colclazier, Nikki L. ; Sumi, Joyce Y. ; Baker, Nancy A.
• Description:
  BACKGROUND:
  
  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent in dental hygienists. Although engineering controls and ergonomic training is available, it is unclear why this intransigent problem continues. One possible barrier is that a comprehensive, standardized protocol for evaluating dental hygiene work does not exist.
  
  OBJECTIVE:
  
  This study aimed to generate a valid and reliable observational protocol for the assessment of dental hygiene work.
  
  METHODS:
  
  An iterative process was used to establish and refine an ecologically valid video acquisition and observation protocol to assess key activities, tasks, and performance components of dental hygiene work.
  
  RESULTS:
  
  Good inter-rater reliability was achieved across all variables when the final coding scheme was completed by three independent raters.
  
  CONCLUSIONS:
  
  This work provides an exemplar of the process required to generate a comprehensive protocol for evaluating the work components of a particular job, and provides standardized nomenclature for use by scientists and practitioners interested in understanding and addressing the pervasive issue of work-related disorders in dental hygienists.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Clinical Dental Hygienists Ergonomics Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases Observational Studies As Topic Occupational Diseases Oral Hygiene Reproducibility Of Results Research Protocol
• Source:
  Work. 69(3):1041-1052
• Pubmed ID:
  34219697
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8316250
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH010665/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01OH010665/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:faa4af2fa56448cf937983ebcdb96b72ee1138e3b3e33b27584e47eb34c7c0f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108510/cdc_108510_DS1.pdf
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