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- Title
Pain Catastrophizing and Lower Physical Fitness in a Sample of Computer Screen Workers with Early Non-specific Upper Limb Disorders: A Case-control Study.
- Authors
Van Eijsden-Besseling, Marjon D. F.; Attekum, Antonius Van; De Bie, Rob A.; Staal, J. Bart
- Abstract
The article examines the level of psychological and physical fitness among computer screen worker's work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) beyond socio-demographic factors. It explores that pain catastrophizing and lower physical fitness had a positive relationship with WRULD. It suggests proper education on the subject of non-specific upper limb symptoms among computer screen workers to prevent burden of WRULD.
- Subjects
WORK-related injuries; ARM abnormalities; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; PHYSICAL fitness; PAIN catastrophizing; MICROCOMPUTER workstations (Computers); DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics
- Publication
Industrial Health, 2010, Vol 48, Issue 6, p818
- ISSN
0019-8366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2486/indhealth.MS1118