Computer-telephone interactive tasks: Predictors of musculoskeletal disorders according to work analysis and workers' perception

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-153

  Ferreira Jr , Mario ^a   Saldiva, Paulo H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; JOB ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TELECONFERENCING;

TELEMARKETING;

ERGONOMICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARKETING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OPERATOR; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEPHONE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; WORKING TIME; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0036186207     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(01)00058-8     Document Type: Article

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