Workstyle: Development of a measure of response to work in those with upper extremity pain

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-104

  Feuerstein, Michael ^a,b,c   Nicholas, Rena A ^a   Huang, Grant D ^a,b,d   Haufler, Amy J ^a   Pransky, Glenn ^e,f   Robertson, Michele ^e  

^a Dept of Med and Clin Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic risk; Functional limitations; Job stress; Office workers; Pain; Risk factors; Upper extremity symptoms; Workstyle

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OFFICE WORKER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK;

EID: 17644399793     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-3420-0     Document Type: Article

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