Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1393
10
1
gregorian
2015
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29
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online
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The role of ergonomic training interventions on decreasing neck and shoulders pain among workers of an Iranian automobile
Occupational Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Original Research
Original Research
<p> <strong> Background: </strong>Ergonomic training had been implemented for prevention or reduction of neck and shoulder complaints among workers. The purpose of the present study was to assess the role of ergonomic training intervention on decreasing the prevalence of neck and shoulder complaints among workers of an automobile factory. </p><p> <strong> Methods </strong>: Within the present randomized clinical trial, the role of three ergonomic training methods on the prevalence of neck and shoulders pain among 503 workers of an automobile factory (Response rate: 94.23%) was assessed. The eligible workers were randomly allocated into the following three interventional (pamphlet, lecture, workshop) groups and one control group. The Nordic questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of neck and shoulder complaints. We followed and assessed the prevalence of neck and shoulders complaints among the study employees before and one year after the intervention. We used chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests to compare the prevalence of neck and shoulder complaints between the trial and control groups. A two-tailed P-value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered statistically significant. </p><p> <strong> Results </strong>: The prevalence of neck and shoulders complaints among the study employees at the recent week (p= 0.002) and year (p= 0.02) had been significantly decreased in the study employees after participating in the study workshop. The prevalence of neck and shoulders complaints at the recent week and year did not significantly changed in the study employees after receiving the pamphlet and lecture as ergonomic trainings. </p><p> <strong> Conclusion </strong>: Workshop as an ergonomic training method had an effective and powerful role on decreasing the prevalence of neck and shoulders complaints among workers. </p>
Ergonomic Intervention, Prevalence, Neck and Shoulders Pain, Training.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-810&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Mashallah
Aghilinejad
aghilinejad.m@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460015552
200319475328460015552
No
Occupational Medicine Research Center(OMRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Elahe
Kabir-Mokamelkhah
kabir.e@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460015553
200319475328460015553
Yes
Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Yasser
Labbafinejad
labafinejad.y@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460015554
200319475328460015554
No
Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC) ,Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Amir
Bahrami-Ahmadi
bahrami.a@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460015555
200319475328460015555
No
Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC) , Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Reza
Hosseini
iranomrc@gmail.com
200319475328460015556
200319475328460015556
No
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.