一项试点研究：探究新加坡女性使用公共住房管道套接系统晾晒衣物时的肌肉骨骼风险暴露情况。
A pilot study: Exploring the musculoskeletal risk exposure associated with drying laundry using the public housing pipe-socket system amongst women in Singapore.
作者信息
Rui Lee Hong, Cheung Therma Wai Chun, Zixian Yang, Pratt Anna L
机构信息
Department of Occupational Therapy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Division of Occupational Therapy and Clinical Nursing, Brunel University London, UK.
出版信息
Work. 2018;61(3):449-461. doi: 10.3233/WOR-182809.
BACKGROUND
The biomechanics of homemakers has been minimally studied. The way laundry-drying is performed in Singapore public-housing, using the pipe-socket-system (PSS), could expose the homemakers to musculoskeletal disorder risk.
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to quantify the musculoskeletal risk exposure (MRE) associated with laundry-drying amongst female homemakers using the PSS in Singapore public-housing.
METHODS
Using snowball sampling approach, five female homemakers familiar with the described laundry-drying method were recruited. The postures of the participants were analysed from video-recorded data and scored using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA).
RESULTS
This pilot study revealed very strong evidence (p = 0.001) that the participants were exposed to medium risk (REBA score 4.3) when performing this housework task.
CONCLUSIONS
Extreme awkward postures and repetitive motions were observed from the participants during the analysis. High REBA scores were frequently associated with the awkward postures adopted due to constraints of physical work space.
背景
对家庭主妇生物力学的研究极少。新加坡公共住房中使用管套接系统（PSS）进行晾晒衣物的方式，可能使家庭主妇面临肌肉骨骼疾病风险。
目的
本研究旨在量化新加坡公共住房中使用PSS的女性家庭主妇在晾晒衣物过程中所面临的肌肉骨骼风险暴露（MRE）。
方法
采用滚雪球抽样法，招募了5名熟悉上述晾晒衣物方法的女性家庭主妇。通过视频记录的数据对参与者的姿势进行分析，并使用快速全身评估（REBA）进行评分。
结果
这项初步研究揭示了非常有力的证据（p = 0.001），表明参与者在执行这项家务任务时面临中等风险（REBA评分为4.3）。
结论
分析过程中观察到参与者存在极端别扭的姿势和重复动作。高REBA评分常常与因实际工作空间限制而采取的别扭姿势有关。
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