An Analysis of VDT Monitor Placement and Daily Hours of Use for Female Bifocal Users

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• Personal Author:
  Alder S ; Bloswick, Donald S. ; Lillquist DR ; Lyon JL Jr. ; Stephenson D ; Alder S ; Bloswick, Donald S. ; Lillquist DR ; Lyon JL Jr. ; Stephenson D
• Description:
  A population of 72 bifocal wearers was studied to determine the relationship between VDT (video display terminal) placement for those who reported musculoskeletal pain and those who did not. The mean hours worked was 50.4 minutes (p=0.003) greater for those who reported head/neck pain versus those who did not and 48.6 minutes (p=0.004) greater for those who reported shoulder/arm pain that those who did not. There was no statistically significant difference between the means of monitor height, distance, or angle for those who reported pain symptoms versus those who did not. This study indicates that, self reported pain symptoms are correlated with hours of VDT work and that there appears to be a threshold at approximately five hours for pain symptoms among bifocal wearers. No such correlation can be made for monitor placement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Ergonomics Eye Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Bifocal Computer-equipment Eye-glasses Height-factors Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Pain-tolerance Video-display-terminals Video Display Terminals
• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  77-80
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037409
• Citation:
  Work 2003 Jan/Feb; 20(1):77-80
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph L. Lyon, Jr., Rocky Mountain Center For Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 75 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5120, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950701
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20020630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27eb7392ff8f3709bfc868e98a7e9bd69d0cbb4e161b4b3d04154a10fd0674ca654cf352678ad3cdcc5447aaeb924a0f02b2366db14591ebe6c7432cd68bedfe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188507/cdc_188507_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 31.63 KB ]