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The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review

Introduction: Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) contributes to global health burdens. Effective MSI prevention is necessary. MSI risk factor screening tools can be used by employers to identify and mitigate occupational hazards. Rigorous synthesis of the effectiveness of these tools has not taken place....

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Autores principales: Roberts, Richard, Slade, Teri, Voaklander, Don, Straube, Sebastian, Dennett, Liz, Cancelliere, Carol, Guptill, Christine, Miller, Linda, Lemay, Danielle, De Leon, Melnard, Gross, Douglas P.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36768128
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032762
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author Roberts, Richard
Slade, Teri
Voaklander, Don
Straube, Sebastian
Dennett, Liz
Cancelliere, Carol
Guptill, Christine
Miller, Linda
Lemay, Danielle
De Leon, Melnard
Gross, Douglas P.
author_facet Roberts, Richard
Slade, Teri
Voaklander, Don
Straube, Sebastian
Dennett, Liz
Cancelliere, Carol
Guptill, Christine
Miller, Linda
Lemay, Danielle
De Leon, Melnard
Gross, Douglas P.
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description Introduction: Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) contributes to global health burdens. Effective MSI prevention is necessary. MSI risk factor screening tools can be used by employers to identify and mitigate occupational hazards. Rigorous synthesis of the effectiveness of these tools has not taken place. We synthesized literature on effectiveness of MSI risk factor screening tools for reducing injury through informing prevention interventions. Materials and Methods: A literature search of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library (Trials), CINAHL, Scopus and PsycINFO databases was performed. Included studies required an analytic design, used an MSI risk factor screening tool to inform an intervention in a working-age population and reported an outcome of MSI development, injury or compensation/work absence. Data extraction and study quality rating (Downs and Black criteria) were completed. Studies were sub-categorized as having used a single MSI screening tool (single-tool) to inform an injury prevention intervention or involving multiple simultaneous screening tools (multiple-tool). Study outcomes were synthesized when possible. Results: Eighteen articles representing fourteen studies met our inclusion criteria. No high-quality studies were identified (maximum Downs and Black score of 19). Studies did not employ previously validated tools but instead, typically, those purpose-built for a single use. The results were inconsistent both when using tools alone and in combination with other tools. Outcome measure heterogeneity precluded meaningful meta-analysis. Conclusions: There is limited evidence regarding use of MSI risk factor screening tools for preventing injury. Rigorous studies that utilize previously validated tools are needed.
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spelling pubmed-99162062023-02-11 The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review Roberts, Richard Slade, Teri Voaklander, Don Straube, Sebastian Dennett, Liz Cancelliere, Carol Guptill, Christine Miller, Linda Lemay, Danielle De Leon, Melnard Gross, Douglas P. Int J Environ Res Public Health Systematic Review Introduction: Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) contributes to global health burdens. Effective MSI prevention is necessary. MSI risk factor screening tools can be used by employers to identify and mitigate occupational hazards. Rigorous synthesis of the effectiveness of these tools has not taken place. We synthesized literature on effectiveness of MSI risk factor screening tools for reducing injury through informing prevention interventions. Materials and Methods: A literature search of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library (Trials), CINAHL, Scopus and PsycINFO databases was performed. Included studies required an analytic design, used an MSI risk factor screening tool to inform an intervention in a working-age population and reported an outcome of MSI development, injury or compensation/work absence. Data extraction and study quality rating (Downs and Black criteria) were completed. Studies were sub-categorized as having used a single MSI screening tool (single-tool) to inform an injury prevention intervention or involving multiple simultaneous screening tools (multiple-tool). Study outcomes were synthesized when possible. Results: Eighteen articles representing fourteen studies met our inclusion criteria. No high-quality studies were identified (maximum Downs and Black score of 19). Studies did not employ previously validated tools but instead, typically, those purpose-built for a single use. The results were inconsistent both when using tools alone and in combination with other tools. Outcome measure heterogeneity precluded meaningful meta-analysis. Conclusions: There is limited evidence regarding use of MSI risk factor screening tools for preventing injury. Rigorous studies that utilize previously validated tools are needed. MDPI 2023-02-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9916206/ /pubmed/36768128 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032762 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Roberts, Richard
Slade, Teri
Voaklander, Don
Straube, Sebastian
Dennett, Liz
Cancelliere, Carol
Guptill, Christine
Miller, Linda
Lemay, Danielle
De Leon, Melnard
Gross, Douglas P.
The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title_full The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title_short The Effectiveness of Workplace Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Factor Screening Tools for Reducing Injury: A Systematic Review
title_sort effectiveness of workplace musculoskeletal injury risk factor screening tools for reducing injury: a systematic review
topic Systematic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36768128
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032762
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