Ergonomic Intervention for Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders among Farm Women

Singh, Surabhi; Arora, Renu

doi:10.1080/09766898.2010.11884655

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“…These occupations frequently involve severe knee flexion while weeding, feeding, harvesting, and lifting . Despite the ongoing changes in the scale of farming operations and machinery, physical practices in farming remain unchanged, including those most likely to cause injuries . While many agricultural tasks vary among different farming systems , the development of tailored and practical ergonomic solutions for specific tasks warrant further investigation.…”

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Occupational Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies

Wang

Perry

Arden

et al. 2020

Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective To assess the association between occupational exposures and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods We systematically searched for observational studies that examined the relationship between occupational exposures and knee OA and total knee replacement. Four databases were searched up to October 1, 2019. Two reviewers independently assessed study quality using the Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale and evidence quality using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Subgroup meta‐analyses were conducted for important study characteristics and each type of occupational exposure. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were estimated for the meta‐analysis using random‐effects models. Results Eighty eligible studies were identified including 25 case–control (n = 20,505 total participants), 36 cross‐sectional (n = 139,463 total participants), and 19 cohort studies (n = 16,824,492 total participants). A synthesis of 71 studies suggested increased odds of knee OA (OR 1.52 [95% CI 1.37–1.69]) by combining different physically demanding jobs and occupational activities as compared to sedentary occupations and/or low‐exposure groups. Odds of knee OA were greater in males and in industry‐based studies and studies assessing lifetime occupational exposures. There were 9 specific job titles that were associated with knee OA, including farmer, builder, metal worker, and floor layer. Occupational lifting, kneeling, climbing, squatting, and standing were all associated with higher odds of knee OA as compared to the odds of knee OA in sedentary workers. Conclusion Strenuous, physically demanding occupations and occupational activities were associated with increased odds of knee OA as supported by moderate‐quality evidence. Specifically, agricultural and construction sectors, which typically involve heavy lifting, frequent climbing, prolonged kneeling, squatting, and standing, carried increased odds of knee OA.

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Occupational Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies

Wang

Perry

Arden

et al. 2020

Arthritis Care & Research

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“…Weeding was perceived as very heavy task resulting into severe to very severe body pains and MSD problems [22]. The physical strain, fatigue and drudgery might result in accidents and therefore, work levels for 8 hourly activities for both men and women should not exceed beyond 35 and 28 % of one's aerobic capacity [14].…”

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Ergonomic interventions in weeding operations for drudgery reduction of hill farm women of India

Kishtwaria

Rana

2012

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Weeding is an important time consuming and drudgery prone task mainly performed by hill farm women for almost all crops grown. This directs for interventions in terms of improved technologies (weeder, kutla and hoes) to relieve women from high energy demands, time spent and associated drudgery particularly for weeding activity. The study was conducted in two hill states of India viz. Himachal Pradesh (35 villages and 1500 representative samples) and Uttrakhand (10 villages and 500 representative samples). Experimental data were conducted on representative sub sample of 60 hill farm women of both states to assess physiological workload and musculo-skeletal problems both while working with traditional tools along with improved tools by employing selected parameters viz. physical fitness level, physiological parameters etc. The results showed that heart rate values were more than acceptable limits for task performed with the traditional tools as compared with improved tools. Significant reduction in the heart rate was observed while working with improved tools. Analysis of MSDs showed that the postural stress and severity of pain in various body parts was reduced by adopting new technology. Hence, the use of improved weeding tools is recommended over the existing ones for drudgery reduction. safety, productivity, efficiency and well being of farm women.

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“…The largest group of women devoted from 2-3 hours to household chores (35), a relatively large number of women devoted to this purpose from 4-5 hours (27), and 6-7 hours (19). The positions most frequently assumed while performing household work were: standing (31) and standing bent-over position (20).…”

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“…Work performed in these areas is related with a considerable physical load and the effect of the factors of the material environment. Non-ergonomic work posts and the equipment used, inappropriate and nonhygienic organization of the work process, and working time of rural women, result in the development of complaints on the part of the musculoskeletal system [18,19,20,21,22,23,24]. In many countries, the work of women on a farm is more varied than that of males.…”

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Severity of work in opinions of rural women living in the Bieszczady region of south-eastern Poland

Pawlak

Petkowicz

Maniak

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Objective. The objective of the study was recognition of the opinions of rural women living in the Bieszczady region of south-eastern Poland, concerning their perception of the degree of severity of work. The study was conducted among the inhabitants of the Cisna commune. Materials and method. The basic research instrument was a questionnaire form containing 15 items. The study covered 101 women living in the Cisna commune in the Bieszczady. The self-reported degree of work load on a farm was analyzed among women who were occupationally active, and those who were not occupationally active. The effect of assistance from family members on the severity of work perceived by women was considered. Results. The women in the study focused on agro-tourism, a few of them were engaged in agricultural work and the majority worked in household gardens. The study showed that occupationally active women work considerably longer, on average, and are the most loaded, compared to those not engaged in occupational activity. The mean daily time devoted to duties on a farm did not significantly differ between occupationally active and non-active women, and amounted to 380 and 320 minutes, respectively. The majority of women who were non-active occupationally evaluated their household chores as the highest work load. In turn, the women who undertook occupational activity assessed them as most burdensome, despite great help from their family. The body positions assumed while performing field work were: standing, standing-bent-over, and walking. The mean evaluations of work load while standing and standing-bent-over did not significantly differ, but affected the work load among women who, however, could not assess the severity of their work resulting from the body position assumed.

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Ergonomic Intervention for Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders among Farm Women

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Occupational Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies

Occupational Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies

Ergonomic interventions in weeding operations for drudgery reduction of hill farm women of India

Severity of work in opinions of rural women living in the Bieszczady region of south-eastern Poland

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