The impact of ergonomics intervention on psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms among office workers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 671-676

  Choobineh, Alireza ^a   Motamedzade, Majid ^b   Kazemi, Maryam ^c   Moghimbeigi, Abbas ^d   Heidari Pahlavian, Ahmad ^e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Office workers; Physical job demands; Psychological perceived job

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROBLEMS; CONTROL GROUPS; DATA TOOLS; ERGONOMICS INTERVENTION; INTERVENTIONAL; JOB DEMANDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; OFFICE WORKERS; OIL REFINERIES; OIL REFINERY PLANTS; PERSIANS; PHYSICAL RISK FACTORS; PHYSICAL VARIABLES; PREVALENCE RATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL PERCEIVED JOB; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES; RISK FACTORS; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; REFINING; SURVEYS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80053385073     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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