Risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among female flight attendants: using a focus group to prepare a survey

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• Personal Author:
  Conrad KM ; Lee H ; Miller AM ; Wilbur J
• Description:
  In preparation for surveying female flight attendants about work-related musculoskeletal disorder risk factors and symptoms, a focus group study was completed with members of the target population. The aims of this study were to ensure completeness of a previously developed list of physically strenuous job tasks performed by female flight attendants and assess the clarity, appropriateness, and applicability of existing self-reported measures to be used in the survey. Female flight attendants who worked one or more long-haul international flights in the prior 3 months and 75 or more hours in the prior month were recruited from the union membership. A trained moderator led a 2-hour discussion with the flight attendants. With use of a transcript-based analysis, a final list of 41 job tasks was created. Useful comments on a set of self-reported measures were obtained. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Aircraft Hazardous Substances Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Aircrews Flight-personnel Health-hazards Humans Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Psychological-factors Questionnaires Risk-factors Sociological-factors

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• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  154-164
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039645
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2006 Apr; 54(4):154-164
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b36584cfb3d28fdc46aa802efd36eaa77901c9b9d6d6aabe2f7e32c5a752cdf7223df8127a82d10979480a9a5ccf0501b803ee9072604eefcf01473a933d4ed0
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192812/cdc_192812_DS1.pdf
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