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The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11

National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia.

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Main Authors: Syazwan Aizat, I., Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin, Zailina, Hashim, Juliana, Jalaludin, Muhamad Hanafiah, Juni
Other Authors: syazwanaizat@yahoo.com
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2014
Subjects:
Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
School children
Home activities
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37383
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spelling my.unimap-373832014-10-13T03:20:35Z The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11 Syazwan Aizat, I. Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin Zailina, Hashim Juliana, Jalaludin Muhamad Hanafiah, Juni syazwanaizat@yahoo.com uvea_2000@yahoo.com zailina@medic.upm.edu.my juliana@medic.upm.edu.my hanafiah@medic.upm.edu.my Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) School children Home activities National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia. A study conducted to investigate the risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) among school children in Malaysia. Two schools in the Klang Valley and one in Johor Bahru were selected. A cross sectional study was done beginning February 2009 until May 2009. Two hundred and twenty nine school children among 2nd Grade (age 8 years) and 5th Grade (age 11 years) from three school were selected to participate in this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms were recorded using Modified Nordiq Body Map Questionnaires; Tanita weight measurement was used to measure school bag weight and students’ weight. Modified Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) was used to assess the awkward posture of the students’ torso namely bending forward movement, leaning, sitting and twisting. A high prevalence of MSD among school children aged 11 years old (5th grade) was found (68.0%) compared to 8 years old (2nd grade) with 36.4%. Result also showed that 31.8% of 2nd grade and 62.2% of 5th grade students experience upper MSD. Lower MSD complains showed 5th grade students are at higher percentage than 2nd grade with 45.5% and 20.9% respectively. Logistic regression analysis controlling for body mass index, sport injuries and history of major accidents revealed that the following factors were related to MSD: first, home activities (involving television (TV) watching and personal computer (PC) used) [1.889, 95% CI 1.081 – 3.301] and second, bag perception complain among school children [2.148, 95% CI 1.086 – 4.247]. For specific MSD symptoms it was found that the duration of home activities using PC or TV exceeding 2 hours was the main the risk factor of upper MSD among school children [4.923, 95% CI 1.188-20.389]. In conclusion, combination of risks leads to high increase of MSD among school children in Malaysia. 2014-10-13T03:20:35Z 2014-10-13T03:20:35Z 2009-12-01 Working Paper p.53-58 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37383 en Proceeding of the National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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topic Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
School children
Home activities
spellingShingle Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
School children
Home activities
Syazwan Aizat, I.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Zailina, Hashim
Juliana, Jalaludin
Muhamad Hanafiah, Juni
The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
description National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia.
author2 syazwanaizat@yahoo.com
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Syazwan Aizat, I.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Zailina, Hashim
Juliana, Jalaludin
Muhamad Hanafiah, Juni
format Working Paper
author Syazwan Aizat, I.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Zailina, Hashim
Juliana, Jalaludin
Muhamad Hanafiah, Juni
author_sort Syazwan Aizat, I.
title The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
title_short The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
title_full The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
title_fullStr The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
title_full_unstemmed The association between RULA score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
title_sort association between rula score, ergonomic risk factors and reported musculoskeletal pain among school children age 8 and 11
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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