Prevalence and impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders on job performance of call center operators in Nigeria

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 98-106

  Odebiyi, Daniel Oluwafemi ^a   Akanle, O T ^b   Akinbo, S R A ^a   Balogun, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c Nigerian Back School   (Niger)

Author keywords

Computer terminals; Health impact assessment; Human engineering; Musculoskeletal diseases; Telecommunications; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALL CENTER OPERATOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEADSET; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NIGERIA; OPERATOR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORKING TIME; WRIST PAIN; CALL CENTER; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CALL CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WORK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964471143     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijoem.2016.622     Document Type: Article

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