A field intervention examining the impact of an office ergonomics training and a highly adjustable chair on visual symptoms in a public sector organization

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• Personal Author:
  Amick BC III ; Bazzani L ; DeRango K ; Menendez CC ; Moore A ; Robertson M ; Rooney T
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Examine the effect of a multi-component office ergonomics intervention on visual symptom reductions. METHODS: Office workers were assigned to either a group receiving a highly adjustable chair with office ergonomics training (CWT), a training-only group (TO) or a control group (C). A work environment and health questionnaire was administered 2 and 1 month(s) pre-intervention and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. Multi-level statistical models tested hypotheses. RESULTS: The CWT intervention lowered daily visual symptoms (p < 0.01) post-intervention. The TO group did not significantly differ from the control group. The CWT group differed significantly from the TO group (p = 0.01) post-intervention. CONCLUSION: Workers who received a highly adjustable chair and office ergonomics training had reduced visual symptoms and the effect was maintained through twelve months post-intervention. The lack of a training-only group effect supports implementing training in conjunction with the highly adjustable chair to reduce visual symptoms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Eye Men Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Surveys And Questionnaires Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Office Ergonomics Intervention Eye-strain Eyes Humans Models Multi-level Modeling Office-furniture Questionnaires Surveillance Visual-fields Visual Symptoms Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; Massachusetts ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040273
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2012 May; 43(3):625-631
• Contact Point Address:
  Benjamin C. Amick III, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, Houston, TX 77030
• Email:
  bamick@iwh.on.ca
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193212/cdc_193212_DS1.pdf
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