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A systematic review of intervention to reduce musculoskeletal disorders: hand and arm disorders
Ayuni Nabilah Alias1, Karmegam Karuppiah2, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin3, Emilia Zainal Abidin4, Umi Kalsom Mohd Shafiei5.
Despite with countless number of incidence related to musculoskeletal disorders
among workers, there are lot of studies that come out with interventions in order to
reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders continue to give a large
impact and challenge towards employer and employee in many different sectors. This
article had reviewed the literature that related to intervention to reduce
musculoskeletal disorders of the hand and arm. 5 databases were reviewed to identify
studies related to intervention to reduce musculoskeletal disorders of the hand and arm
among workers. In order to identify and classify research studies, specific keywords
(ergonomic, musculoskeletal disorder, hand and arm disorders, occupation, injury,
intervention and prevention) were identified and used in a systematic search to guide
the discovery of relevant studies. Included studies were reviewed and interventions
were assessed. As overall, 312 titles were discovered during the search and only 6
studies that were related to hand and arm disorders and met inclusion criteria. Within
these 6 studies, this review identified ergonomic interventions in terms of training,
program and workstation redesign. The positive outcomes after the implementation of
these interventions, there were significant reduction related to hand and arm disorders
among workers. As conclusion, interventions that had been implemented in these 6
studies and significant reduction of musculoskeletal disorders, there is need to do further
research in order to propose ergonomic designs for the workers in workplace
Affiliation:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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