Can Educational Intervention be Useful in Improvement of Body Posture and Work Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms?

Samadi, Hamidreza; Rostami, Matin; Bakhshi, Ehsan; Garosi, Ehsan; Kalantari, Reza

doi:10.29252/jhehp.4.2.7

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“…To the best knowledge of the author, this is the first study that will evaluate the effects of theory-based educational intervention based on Bayesian model and fuzzy sets. On the other hand, other previous ergonomic interventions on the assembly-line workers have not used health education theories [ 41 , 50 ].…”

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Effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on work-related musculoskeletal disorders preventive behaviors among assembly-line female workers: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Hosseini

Tavafian

Ahmadi

et al. 2023

Trials

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Background The use of preventive behaviors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) requires proper training, which leads to correct decisions regarding maintaining postures at work and performing stretching exercises. Due to very repetitive work, applying manual force, improper postures, and static contractions of proximal muscles, assembly-line female workers suffer from musculoskeletal pains. It is assumed that structured and theory-based educational intervention using a learning-by-doing (LBD) approach may increase the preventive behaviors against MSDs and reduce the consequences of these disorders. Methods This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in three phases: phase 1: validation of the compiled questionnaire, phase 2: determining the social cognitive theory (SCT) constructs that predict the preventive behaviors of MSDs in assembly-line female workers, and phase 3: designing and implementing the educational theory. The educational intervention is based on the LBD approach, and the study population includes assembly-line female workers in electronic industries of Iran, who are randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. The intervention group received the educational intervention in the workplace and the control group does not receive any intervention. The theory-based educational intervention includes evidence-based information along with pictures, fact sheets, and published literature about a good posture at work and the need to perform proper stretching exercises. The educational intervention aims to improve the knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and intention of assembly-line female workers to adopt preventive behaviors of MSDs. Discussion The present study will evaluate the effects of maintaining a good posture at work and performing stretching exercises on the adherence to preventive behaviors of MSDs among assembly-line female workers. The developed intervention is easily implemented and evaluated in a short period of time based on the improved score of the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) method and the mean score of adherence to stretching exercises and can be provided by a health, safety, and environment (HSE) expert. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov IRCT20220825055792N1. Registered on 23 September 2022 with the IRCTID.

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Effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on work-related musculoskeletal disorders preventive behaviors among assembly-line female workers: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Hosseini

Tavafian

Ahmadi

et al. 2023

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“…Workplace hazards are of crucial importance, and various strategies have been implemented to prevent or minimize the probability of accidents. S&H training plays a key role in decreasing the rate of accidents, and inadequate training has been reported to be a major cause of accidents [11,25,27]. The findings of the current research demonstrated that some TFs could contribute to construction accidents, such as periodic training and duration and the contents of training.…”

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Accident Modeling in Small-scale Construction Projects Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Savareh

Mahdinia

Ghiyasi

et al. 2019

J. Hum. Environ. Health Promot

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Journal of Human, Environment, and Health PromotionJournal homepage: www.zums.ac.ir/jhehp Background: Several factors contribute to accidents in small-scale construction projects (SSCPs). The present study aimed to assess the influential factors in SSCP accidents and introduce a model to predict their frequency. Methods: In total, 38 SSCPs were within the scope of this investigation. The safety index of accident frequency rate (AFR) causing 452 injury construction accidents during 12 years (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018) was analyzed and modeled. Data analysis was performed based on feature selection using Pearson's χ 2 coefficient and SPSS modeler, as well as the artificial neural networks (ANNs) in MATLAB software. Results: Mean AFR was estimated at 26.32 ± 14.83, and the results of both approaches revealed that individual factors, organizational factors, training factors, and risk management-related factors could predict the AFR involved in SSCPs. Conclusion:The findings of this research could be reliably applied in the decisionmaking regarding safety and health construction issues. Furthermore, Pearson's correlation-coefficient and ANN modeling are considered to be reliable tools for accident modeling in SSCPs.

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“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2021), MSDs are a major contributor to the global burden of disease, affecting 1.71 billion persons worldwide. MSDs also affect 45 million workers within Europe (Samadi, Rostami, Bakhshi, Garosi & Kalantari, 2018). Musculoskeletal disorders constituted 44% of all work-related injuries and all disease-related costs in the workplace globally in 2019 (Moradi, Tavafian & Kazemi, 2022).…”

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Effect of Educational-Intervention Programme on Predisposing Factors Involved in Adherence to Ergonomic Principles among Janitorial Staff of Tertiary Educational Institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria

S.C.,

N.O.S.

2023

International Journal of Public Health and Pharmacology

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Adherence to workplace ergonomic principles protects against musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a leading cause of debility and early retirement of workers. They are a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The effects of MSDs are observed at the individual, organizational and societal levels and have implications on personal-level dispositions of workers involved. Due to the gradual and imperceptibility of onset of MSDs, early detection or diagnosis is impossible; therefore, ergonomic-based health educational programs offer the best mitigation (Khan, Rehman, & Ali, 2012). Janitorial occupation is fraught with recognized MSDs risk factors. This study evaluated the effect of an innovative theory-grounded health educational intervention program on the predisposing factors involved in adherence to ergonomic principles by the janitorial staff of selected universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experimental intervention design that utilized a 42-item validated six-sections questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient ranging from 0.782 to 0.934 using a multistage sampling technique to derive participants. The study was for twelve weeks in which baseline and 12th week follow-up data was collected regarding information on predisposing factors of knowledge, attitudinal dispositions and perceptions involved in adherence to ergonomic principles from sixty janitorial workers who consented to participate in the study. Participants were categorized into a control group (CG) and an intervention group (IG). The mean age of participants in CG was 43.2 ± 9.35 while for IG was 39.83 ± 11.11. Data was analyzed using descriptive (mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage) and inferential (paired t-test, effect size) statistics at 5% confidence level. The results show that educational intervention programs improved the predisposing factors of knowledge, perceptions and attitudinal dispositions.

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Can Educational Intervention be Useful in Improvement of Body Posture and Work Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms?

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on work-related musculoskeletal disorders preventive behaviors among assembly-line female workers: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on work-related musculoskeletal disorders preventive behaviors among assembly-line female workers: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Accident Modeling in Small-scale Construction Projects Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Effect of Educational-Intervention Programme on Predisposing Factors Involved in Adherence to Ergonomic Principles among Janitorial Staff of Tertiary Educational Institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria

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