ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2013
The effect of over-commitment and reward on trapezius muscle activity and shoulder, head, neck, and torso postures during computer use in the field.
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- Work-related musculoskeletal disorder among surgeons in Gujarat.Journal of education and health promotion · 2019Article
- Associations of Family Demands and Work⁻Life Conflict with Musculoskeletal Disorders among Korean Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Work-Life Imbalance and Musculoskeletal Disorders among South Korean Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- 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
- Mobility and Upright Posture Are Associated with Different Aspects of Cognition in Older Adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2016Article
- Office workers with high effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment have greater decreases in heart rate variability over a 2-h working period.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2015Article
- Prediction of trapezius muscle activity and shoulder, head, neck, and torso postures during computer use: results of a field study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundBecause of reported associations of psychosocial factors and computer related musculoskeletal symptoms, we investigated the effects of a workplace psychosocial factor, reward, in the presence of over-commitment, on trapezius muscle activity and shoulder, head, neck, and torso postures during computer use.
methodsWe measured 120 office workers across four groups (lowest/highest reward/over-commitment), performing their own computer work at their own workstations over a 2-hr period.
resultsMedian trapezius muscle activity (P = 0.04) and median neck flexion (P = 0.03) were largest for participants reporting simultaneously low reward and high over-commitment. No differences were observed for other muscle activities or postures.
conclusionsThese data suggest that the interaction of reward and over-commitment can affect upper extremity muscle activity and postures during computer use in the real work environment. This finding aligns with the hypothesized biomechanical pathway connecting workplace psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms of the neck and shoulder.
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