Chiang H C, Ko Y C, Chen S S, Yu H S, Wu T N, Chang P Y
Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 1993 Apr;19(2):126-31. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.1496.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among fish-processing workers to evaluate the prevalence of shoulder and upper-limb discomforts and to assess the associated ergonomic risk factors. A prestructured interview, a medical check-up, and job analyses were performed to determine musculoskeletal disorders among 207 workers in eight factories. The results showed shoulder girdle pain (30.9%), epicondylitis (14.5%), and carpal tunnel syndrome (15.0%) as the three most common soft-tissue disorders. The odds ratio of shoulder girdle pain was 1.6 (95% CI 1.1-2.5) among the workers who performed tasks with repetitive movement of their upper limbs, while it was 1.8 (95% CI 1.2-2.5) for the workers who sustained forceful movement of their upper limbs during work. Women taking oral contraceptives had a 2.0 times higher odds ratio for carpal tunnel syndrome than did other women. It would appear that untrained or unskilled workers were prone to suffer from musculoskeletal disorders.
对鱼类加工工人进行了一项横断面研究，以评估肩部和上肢不适的患病率，并评估相关的人体工程学风险因素。通过进行结构化访谈、医学检查和工作分析，确定了8家工厂207名工人的肌肉骨骼疾病情况。结果显示，肩胛带疼痛（30.9%）、肱骨外上髁炎（14.5%）和腕管综合征（15.0%）是三种最常见的软组织疾病。上肢重复运动作业的工人发生肩胛带疼痛的比值比为1.6（95%可信区间1.1 - 2.5），而工作期间上肢持续用力运动的工人该比值比为1.8（95%可信区间1.2 - 2.5）。服用口服避孕药的女性患腕管综合征的比值比是其他女性的2.0倍。似乎未经培训或不熟练的工人更容易患肌肉骨骼疾病。
