Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among employees at a poultry
processing plant

Musolin, Kristin; Ramsey, Jessica G.; Wassell, James T.; Hard, David L.

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Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among employees at a poultry processing plant

Published Date:

May 10 2014

Source:

Appl Ergon. 45(6):1377-1383.

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Personal Authors:

Musolin, Kristin ; Ramsey, Jessica G. ; Wassell, James T. ; Hard, David L. ;

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Pubmed ID:

24820549

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4574295

Description:

Objective

To determine prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among poultry processing employees while taking into account non-occupational factors and assess any association between CTS prevalence and exposure groups.

Methods

Performed a cross-sectional survey to assess CTS (n = 318). A CTS case was defined as an employee with self-reported CTS symptoms, an abnormal hand symptom diagram, and an abnormal nerve conduction study (NCS). Log-binomial regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios.

Results

Three hundred and one participants had sufficient symptom information or NCS data to be classified. 126 (42%) of 301 participants had evidence of CTS. In the adjusted analysis, the highest exposure group had CTS prevalence that was significantly higher than that for the lower exposure group [PR: 1.61; 95% CI = (1.20, 2.17)].

Conclusions

Increasing levels of hand activity and force were associated with increased CTS prevalence among participants. Recommendations were provided to reduce exposure to these risk factors.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States

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