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Evaluation of Related Risk Factors in Number of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Carpet Weavers in Iran

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common problem among carpet weavers. This study was undertaken to introduce affecting personal and occupational factors in developing the number of MSDs among carpet weavers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among 862 weavers in seven...

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Autores principales: Karimi, Nasim, Moghimbeigi, Abbas, Motamedzade, Majid, Roshanaei, Ghodratollah
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5128001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27924235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.04.004
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author Karimi, Nasim
Moghimbeigi, Abbas
Motamedzade, Majid
Roshanaei, Ghodratollah
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Moghimbeigi, Abbas
Motamedzade, Majid
Roshanaei, Ghodratollah
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description BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common problem among carpet weavers. This study was undertaken to introduce affecting personal and occupational factors in developing the number of MSDs among carpet weavers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among 862 weavers in seven towns with regard to workhouse location in urban or rural regions. Data were collected by using questionnaires that contain personal, workplace, and information tools and the modified Nordic MSDs questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed by applying Poisson and negative binomial mixed models using a full Bayesian hierarchical approach. The deviance information criterion was used for comparison between models and model selection. RESULTS: The majority of weavers (72%) were female and carpet weaving was the main job of 85.2% of workers. The negative binomial mixed model with lowest deviance information criterion was selected as the best model. The criteria showed the convergence of chains. Based on 95% Bayesian credible interval, the main job and weaving type variables statistically affected the number of MSDs, but variables age, sex, weaving comb, work experience, and carpet weaving looms were not significant. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that occupational factors are associated with the number of MSDs developing among carpet weavers. Thus, using standard tools and decreasing hours of work per day can reduce frequency of MSDs among carpet weavers.
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spelling pubmed-51280012016-12-06 Evaluation of Related Risk Factors in Number of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Carpet Weavers in Iran Karimi, Nasim Moghimbeigi, Abbas Motamedzade, Majid Roshanaei, Ghodratollah Saf Health Work Original Article BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common problem among carpet weavers. This study was undertaken to introduce affecting personal and occupational factors in developing the number of MSDs among carpet weavers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among 862 weavers in seven towns with regard to workhouse location in urban or rural regions. Data were collected by using questionnaires that contain personal, workplace, and information tools and the modified Nordic MSDs questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed by applying Poisson and negative binomial mixed models using a full Bayesian hierarchical approach. The deviance information criterion was used for comparison between models and model selection. RESULTS: The majority of weavers (72%) were female and carpet weaving was the main job of 85.2% of workers. The negative binomial mixed model with lowest deviance information criterion was selected as the best model. The criteria showed the convergence of chains. Based on 95% Bayesian credible interval, the main job and weaving type variables statistically affected the number of MSDs, but variables age, sex, weaving comb, work experience, and carpet weaving looms were not significant. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that occupational factors are associated with the number of MSDs developing among carpet weavers. Thus, using standard tools and decreasing hours of work per day can reduce frequency of MSDs among carpet weavers. Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2016-12 2016-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5128001/ /pubmed/27924235 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.04.004 Text en © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5128001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27924235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.04.004
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