Effectiveness of a participatory ergonomics intervention in improving communication and psychosocial exposures

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1092-1109

  Laing, A C ^a   Cole, D C ^b,c   Theberge, N ^d   Wells, R P ^d   Kerr, M S ^b,e   Frazer, M B ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Intervention; Musculoskeletal disorders; Participatory; Psychosocial risk factors

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS INTERVENTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34249718394     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701308708     Document Type: Article

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