A Multivariate Evaluation of an Office Ergonomic Intervention Using Longitudinal Data

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• Personal Author:
  Sauter, Steven L. ; Swanson, Naomi G.
• Description:
  The present study used longitudinal data from an alternative keyboard intervention study to test pathways between physical, work organization/psychosocial, stress and musculoskeletal symptom factors postulated by Sauter and Swanson in their ecological model of musculoskeletal disorders in office work. Data on work organization, stress and musculoskeletal symptoms were collected from 189 office workers at baseline and 1 year later. After baseline, an alternative keyboard was provided to half of the participants, while the remaining participants continued using a conventional keyboard. Regression analyses on the Year 1-baseline difference scores revealed significant relationships for keyboard condition and musculoskeletal symptoms, keyboard condition and work organization and work organization and stress. However, the relationships between work organization and musculoskeletal symptoms, keyboard condition and stress and stress and musculoskeletal symptoms were not significant. Thus, the analyses provided partial support for the tested pathways. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Computer-equipment Keyboard-operators Models Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Office-equipment Office-workers Stress
• ISSN:
  1463-922X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3-17
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029312
• Citation:
  Theor Issues Ergon Sci 2006 Jan; 7(1):3-17
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Taft Laboratories MSC-24, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
• Email:
  nws3@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c973cec48d7c5a837851adfdd8b94d7f5d5af7aa4c4903a3b84733f326b35c65defed03f0a08ab9c7045277b66529f514143cff81b558c210ad6ab88c6c81352
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190331/cdc_190331_DS1.pdf
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