Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and related occupational causative factors among electricity linemen: A narrative review

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العنوان: Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and related occupational causative factors among electricity linemen: A narrative review
المؤلفون: Leonard Joseph, Vinothini Padmanathan, Roslizawati Nawawi, Baharudin Omar
المصدر: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 725-734 (2016)
سنة النشر: 2016
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, Shoulder, Occupational risk, Population, WRMDs, job risk factors, lcsh:Medicine, Occupational safety and health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Electricity, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Musculoskeletal Diseases, education, education.field_of_study, Back, High prevalence, business.industry, linemen, Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Human factors and ergonomics, General Medicine, 030210 environmental & occupational health, Occupational Diseases, occupational health, Physical therapy, Narrative review, Body region, Ergonomics, business, work related musculoskeletal disorders
الوصف: Occupational tasks of linemen are highly associated with the development of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs). Although linemen are prone to develop WRMDs, there is paucity of information on the prevalence of WRMDs and related occupational causative factors. Therefore, the present review was conducted to report on the prevalence of WRMDs and to outline causative risk factors within occupational tasks in the lineman profession. Literature search was conducted in various databases such as Scopus, PubMed and ScienceDirect for articles published between 1996-2013. The articles were analyzed, selected and retrieved based on predetermined objectives, inclusion criteria and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). In the review process only articles published in English were considered. The review identified moderate to high prevalence of WRMDs among the linemen population. Back and shoulder regions were highly affected compared to the other body regions. The review also reported occupational tasks such as bar installation, insulator fixation and manual handling of tools as high risk tasks that lead to the development of WRMDs. In addition, occupational tools such as ladders, manual cutters and manual presses were also identified as a potential ergonomic hazard. In conclusion, the current review identified that WRMDs are common in the back and shoulder regions among linemen. Also, a number of occupational risk factors were identified to be associated with WRMDs among the linemen. Hence, future research on prevention and intervention studies concerning lineman profession population in order to develop a good job practice are recommended. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(5):725-734.
تدمد: 1896-494X
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::0396ba1fddca580a9ea736b9ecd7a970
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27518883
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi.dedup.....0396ba1fddca580a9ea736b9ecd7a970
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE