Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a questionnaire on work-related exposure related to arm, shoulder and neck symptoms in computer workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1087-1103

  Spekle E M ^a,b,c   Hoozemans, M J M ^a,b   van der Beek, A J ^b,d   Blatter, B M ^b,e   Bongers, P M ^b,d,e   van Dieen J H ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Body Work   (Netherlands)

^c Arbo Unie ^*  (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer work; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORK; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LARGE POPULATION; MEASUREMENT TOOLS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

MEASUREMENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RELIABILITY;

SURVEYS;

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; COMPUTERS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949109550     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130902915939     Document Type: Article

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