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The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers

Hand musculoskeletal discomfort is common among computer office workers due to computer-related work. This study aims to determine the association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 computer offi...

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Main Authors: Widia, Mirta, Lim, Shu Chin, Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah, Zayyinul Hayati, Zen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers 2024
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/1/The%20Association%20between%20Personal%20Factors%20and%20Hand%20Musculoskeletal%20Discomfort.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/
https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071
https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071
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spelling my.ump.umpir.434562025-01-02T04:15:35Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/ The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers Widia, Mirta Lim, Shu Chin Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah Zayyinul Hayati, Zen HD Industries. Land use. Labor R Medicine (General) Hand musculoskeletal discomfort is common among computer office workers due to computer-related work. This study aims to determine the association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 computer office workers. The personal factors and prevalence of hand musculoskeletal discomfort were identified by using a socio-demographics questionnaire and the Cornell Hand Discomfort Questionnaire (CHDQ). The highest prevalence of hand musculoskeletal discomfort was found at the right wrist (41.06%). There is a significant difference between age, BMI, computer usage per week, and period of employment on hand musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). The result also found that hand musculoskeletal discomfort was associated with age, BMI, computer usage per week, and employment period. Age was most significantly associated with hand musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). This study highlighted a significant association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort. The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort could be a preliminary guideline on computer tasks preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers 2024-03 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/1/The%20Association%20between%20Personal%20Factors%20and%20Hand%20Musculoskeletal%20Discomfort.pdf Widia, Mirta and Lim, Shu Chin and Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin and Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah and Zayyinul Hayati, Zen (2024) The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers. Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, 23 (1). pp. 71-79. ISSN 2234-6473 (Online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071 https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
R Medicine (General)
Widia, Mirta
Lim, Shu Chin
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
Zayyinul Hayati, Zen
The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
description Hand musculoskeletal discomfort is common among computer office workers due to computer-related work. This study aims to determine the association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 computer office workers. The personal factors and prevalence of hand musculoskeletal discomfort were identified by using a socio-demographics questionnaire and the Cornell Hand Discomfort Questionnaire (CHDQ). The highest prevalence of hand musculoskeletal discomfort was found at the right wrist (41.06%). There is a significant difference between age, BMI, computer usage per week, and period of employment on hand musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). The result also found that hand musculoskeletal discomfort was associated with age, BMI, computer usage per week, and employment period. Age was most significantly associated with hand musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). This study highlighted a significant association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort. The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort could be a preliminary guideline on computer tasks preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
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author Widia, Mirta
Lim, Shu Chin
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
Zayyinul Hayati, Zen
author_facet Widia, Mirta
Lim, Shu Chin
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
Zayyinul Hayati, Zen
author_sort Widia, Mirta
title The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
title_short The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
title_full The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
title_fullStr The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
title_full_unstemmed The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
title_sort association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers
publisher The Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
publishDate 2024
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/1/The%20Association%20between%20Personal%20Factors%20and%20Hand%20Musculoskeletal%20Discomfort.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43456/
https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071
https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2024.23.1.071
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