ReviewPloS one2011
Risk factors for neck and upper extremity disorders among computers users and the effect of interventions: an overview of systematic reviews.
Review in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02980237 (Effectiveness of an e-Health Program at Workplace in the Promotion of Quality of Life of Office Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effectiveness of an e-Health Program at Workplace in the Promotion of Quality of Life of Office Workers: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Cluster
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical risk factors for developing non-specific neck pain in office workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2017Pooled it
- Evaluating Short-Term Musculoskeletal Pain Changes in Desk-Based Workers Receiving a Workplace Sitting-Reduction Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Usage Position and Virtual Keyboard Design Affect Upper-Body Kinematics, Discomfort, and Usability during Prolonged Tablet Typing.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Effect of training supervision on effectiveness of strength training for reducing neck/shoulder pain and headache in office workers: cluster randomized controlled trial.BioMed research international · 2014Trial
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- Therapeutic Approaches for the Prevention of Upper Limb Repetitive Strain Injuries in Work-Related Computer Use: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal health climate is associated with musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence among workers: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Investigating the Effect of Keyboard Distance on the Posture and 3D Moments of Wrist and Elbow Joints among Males Using OpenSim.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2022Article
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- The impact of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic on students' body aches in Palestine.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A National Survey to Monitor Knowledge and Operating Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Text Neck Syndrome in Children and Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Database combinations to retrieve systematic reviews in overviews of reviews: a methodological study.BMC medical research methodology · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of workplace interventions in rehabilitating musculoskeletal disorders and preventing its consequences among workers with physical and sedentary employment: systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2019Article
- Visual and psychological stress during computer work in healthy, young females-physiological responses.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2018Article
- Relations between work and upper extremity musculoskeletal problems (UEMSP) and the moderating role of psychosocial work factors on the relation between computer work and UEMSP.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
- Evaluation of AMSTAR to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews in overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions.BMC medical research methodology · 2017Article
- The BASE-Program-A Multidimensional Approach for Health Promotion in Companies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
- Limitations of A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and suggestions for improvement.Systematic reviews · 2016Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundTo summarize systematic reviews that 1) assessed the evidence for causal relationships between computer work and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs), or 2) reported on intervention studies among computer users/or office workers. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsPubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science were searched for reviews published between 1999 and 2010. Additional publications were provided by content area experts. The primary author extracted all data using a purpose-built form, while two of the authors evaluated the quality of the reviews using recommended standard criteria from AMSTAR; disagreements were resolved by discussion. The quality of evidence syntheses in the included reviews was assessed qualitatively for each outcome and for the interventions. Altogether, 1,349 review titles were identified, 47 reviews were retrieved for full text relevance assessment, and 17 reviews were finally included as being relevant and of sufficient quality. The degrees of focus and rigorousness of these 17 reviews were highly variable. Three reviews on risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome were rated moderate to high quality, 8 reviews on risk factors for UEMSDs ranged from low to moderate/high quality, and 6 reviews on intervention studies were of moderate to high quality. The quality of the evidence for computer use as a risk factor for CTS was insufficient, while the evidence for computer use and UEMSDs was moderate regarding pain complaints and limited for specific musculoskeletal disorders. From the reviews on intervention studies no strong evidence based recommendations could be given. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Computer use is associated with pain complaints, but it is still not very clear if this association is causal. The evidence for specific disorders or diseases is limited. No effective interventions have yet been documented.
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