Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objectives: The aim was to study the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among supermarket workers in Iceland with special emphasis on the checkers. Material and methods: The sample was all workers in...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/47757 2023-05-15T13:08:27+02:00 Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana Musculoskeletal symptoms among supermarket workers Þórunn Sveinsdóttir Hulda Ólafsdóttir Vilhjálmur Rafnsson 2009-01-20 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/47757 is ice Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur http://www.laeknabladid.is Læknablaðið 1999, 85(3):202-9 0023-7213 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/47757 Læknablaðið Atvinnusjúkdómar Stoðkerfi (líffærafræði) Starfsmenn Matvöruverslanir Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Diseases Food Handling Article 2009 ftlandspitaliuni 2022-05-29T08:21:14Z Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objectives: The aim was to study the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among supermarket workers in Iceland with special emphasis on the checkers. Material and methods: The sample was all workers in supermarkets in Reykjavik and Akureyri, which had at least three check-out stations. The sample comprised 653 persons, 448 females and 205 males. The Nordic Questionnaire was mailed to the participants' home addresses. Symptoms of female checkers were compared to symptoms among other workers by Mantel-Haenszel test (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Results: Compared to other females symptoms among the checkers who worked 20 hours or more a week were high for neck (OR=4.0; 95% CI=1.5-10.7), shoulders (OR=4.5; 95% CI=1.4-14.4), upper back (OR=2.3; 95% CI=1.1-4.7) and wrists (OR=1.2; 95% CI=0.4-3.0) when adjusted for age. Taking years at work into account gives similar results. For hips OR was 0.3 (95% CI=0.1-0.9). Women who had jobs with different work tasks, including checker work, had substantially lower prevalence of symptoms compared to women who only did checker work. Conclusions: The high prevalence of symptoms from neck, shoulders and upper back among checkers with extended working hours could be related to the repetitive movements which the job demands. It is suggested that those working as checkers should have alternative work tasks and the time at the checkout-stations should be limited. Tilgangur: Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar var að kanna algengi óþæginda frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana, einkum hvort óþægindi væru tíðari meðal þeirra sem vinna við afgreiðslukassa en annarra. Efniviður og aðferðir: Í markhópnum voru allir starfsmenn matvöruverslana í Reykjavik og á Akureyri sem höfðu þrjá afgreiðslukassa eða fleiri, alls 448 konur og 205 karlar. Norræni spurningalistinn um óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi var sendur heim til þátttakenda. Samanburður var ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Akureyri Akureyri Akureyri Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Akureyri Smella ENVELOPE(29.443,29.443,69.896,69.896) |
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Atvinnusjúkdómar Stoðkerfi (líffærafræði) Starfsmenn Matvöruverslanir Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Diseases Food Handling Þórunn Sveinsdóttir Hulda Ólafsdóttir Vilhjálmur Rafnsson Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objectives: The aim was to study the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among supermarket workers in Iceland with special emphasis on the checkers. Material and methods: The sample was all workers in supermarkets in Reykjavik and Akureyri, which had at least three check-out stations. The sample comprised 653 persons, 448 females and 205 males. The Nordic Questionnaire was mailed to the participants' home addresses. Symptoms of female checkers were compared to symptoms among other workers by Mantel-Haenszel test (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Results: Compared to other females symptoms among the checkers who worked 20 hours or more a week were high for neck (OR=4.0; 95% CI=1.5-10.7), shoulders (OR=4.5; 95% CI=1.4-14.4), upper back (OR=2.3; 95% CI=1.1-4.7) and wrists (OR=1.2; 95% CI=0.4-3.0) when adjusted for age. Taking years at work into account gives similar results. For hips OR was 0.3 (95% CI=0.1-0.9). Women who had jobs with different work tasks, including checker work, had substantially lower prevalence of symptoms compared to women who only did checker work. Conclusions: The high prevalence of symptoms from neck, shoulders and upper back among checkers with extended working hours could be related to the repetitive movements which the job demands. It is suggested that those working as checkers should have alternative work tasks and the time at the checkout-stations should be limited. Tilgangur: Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar var að kanna algengi óþæginda frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana, einkum hvort óþægindi væru tíðari meðal þeirra sem vinna við afgreiðslukassa en annarra. Efniviður og aðferðir: Í markhópnum voru allir starfsmenn matvöruverslana í Reykjavik og á Akureyri sem höfðu þrjá afgreiðslukassa eða fleiri, alls 448 konur og 205 karlar. Norræni spurningalistinn um óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi var sendur heim til þátttakenda. Samanburður var ... |
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Þórunn Sveinsdóttir Hulda Ólafsdóttir Vilhjálmur Rafnsson |
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Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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óþægindi frá hreyfi- og stoðkerfi meðal starfsfólks matvöruverslana |
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Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur |
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2009 |
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