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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Reliability Analysis of Observation-Based Exposure Assessment Tools for the Upper Extremities: A Systematic Review.

Preston Riley Graben, Mark C Schall, Sean Gallagher, Richard Sesek, Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Preston Riley Graben3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5346, USA.
Mark C Schall3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5346, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2516-0292
Sean Gallagher3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5346, USA.
Richard Sesek3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5346, USA.
Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5346, USA.
Auburn University · US

Funding

Deep South Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Center-SupplementT42OH008436 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI LUNGU, CLAUDIU T · 2005 to 2025
$28.8M
NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The objectives of this systematic review were to (i) summarize the results of studies evaluating the reliability of observational ergonomics exposure assessment tools addressing exposure to physical risk factors associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and (ii) identify best practices for assessing the reliability of new observational exposure assessment tools. (2) Methods: A broad search was conducted in March 2020 of four academic databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Ergonomic Abstracts, and Web of Science. Articles were systematically excluded by removing redundant articles, examining titles and abstracts, assessing relevance to physical ergonomics and the upper extremities, and article type. (3) Results: Eleven articles were included in the review. The results indicated no singular best practice; instead, there were multiple methodological approaches researchers chose to use. Some of the significant variations in methodologies include the selection of reliability coefficients, rater and participant selection, and direct vs. digital observation. (4) Conclusion: The findings serve as a resource summarizing the reliability of existing observational risk assessment tools and identify common methods for assessing the reliability of new observational risk assessment tools. Limitations of this review include the number of databases searched, the removal of truncation symbols, and the selection of keywords used for the initial search.

Indexed as

Musculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesErgonomicsHumansReproducibility of ResultsUpper Extremityergonomicsfatigue failuremusculoskeletal disordersoccupational safety and healthphysical healthprevention and protectionrisk assessmentrisk perception and management

Identifiers

PMID36078310
PMCPMC9518117
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