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Prevalence of work-related upper limbs symptoms (WRULS) among office workers

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dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorRahman Z.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAtiya A.S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T01:54:35Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T01:54:35Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAn analytical cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of work-related upper limbs symptoms (WRULS) among office workers and factors associated with it. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the information. A total of 463 (87.7%) office workers from selected government agencies participated in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 34.1 years (range = 18-55 years). Majority (91.6%) were Malay and female (72.8%), and 58.1% were from clerical group. Mean duration of work was 8.7 years. This study found that prevalence of WRULS was 33.0% (95% CI [confidence interval] = 28.8%, 37.3%). Computer users at work had 2.0 (95% CI = 1.1, 3.4) higher odds ratio of developing WRULS and those who used it for 5 hours and more per day had 7.5 (95% CI = 2.3, 24.2) higher odds ratio of developing WRULS. Hand-intensive hobbies and higher education were also found to be associated with WRULS. � 2009 APJPH.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1010539509341423
dc.identifier.epage258
dc.identifier.issn10105395
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid19546127
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-67650688096
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9486
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectComputer useren_US
dc.subjectUpper limbs symptomsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of work-related upper limbs symptoms (WRULS) among office workersen_US
dc.title.alternativeAsia-Pac. J. Public Healthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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