Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Dahlhamer JM ; Luckhaupt SE ; Sestito, John P. ; Sweeney, Marie H. ; Ward BW
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Patterns of prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among workers offer clues about risk factors and targets for prevention. METHODS: Data from an occupational health supplement to the 2010 National Health Interview Survey were used to estimate the prevalence of self-reported clinician-diagnosed CTS overall and by demographic characteristics. The proportion of these cases self-reported to have been attributed to work by clinicians was also examined overall and by demographic characteristics. In addition, the distribution of industry and occupation (I&O) categories to which work-related cases of CTS were attributed was compared to the distribution of I&O categories of employment among current/recent workers. RESULTS: Data were available for 27,157 adults, including 17,524 current/recent workers. The overall lifetime prevalence of clinician-diagnosed CTS among current/recent workers was 6.7%. The 12-month prevalence was 3.1%, representing approximately 4.8 million workers with current CTS; 67.1% of these cases were attributed to work by clinicians, with overrepresentation of certain I&O categories. CONCLUSIONS: CTS affected almost 5 million U.S. workers in 2010, with prevalence varying by demographic characteristics and I&O. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Demography Diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Industry Carpal-tunnel-syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical-diagnosis Cumulative-trauma Demographic-characteristics Employee-health Health-surveys Injuries Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational Diseases Occupations Repetitive-work Risk-factors Surveillance-programs Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040739
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Jun; 56(6):615-624
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara E. Luckhaupt, MD, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  sluckhaupt@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:808e94640b9ecf5d62cf7e07671bce96688404136bff8454983a870a47e9a3bbbd2b27f9615dcbd45644bbff2b9c8c4b2b72cbf9094a50e799933f325ea29ed1
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