Associations Between Workplace Factors and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Multi-Site Cross Sectional Study

作者：Fan Z Joyce; Harris Adamson Carisa; Gerr Fred; Eisen Ellen A; Hegmann Kurt T; Silverstein Barbara; Evanoff Bradley; Dale Ann Marie; Thiese Matthew S; Garg Arun; Kapellusch Jay; Burt Susan; Merlino Linda; Rempel David

来源：American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2015, 58(5): 509-518.

DOI：10.1002/ajim.22443

• musculoskeletal disorders
• physical work-load
• workers
• individual-level assessment
• confounders

BackgroundFew large epidemiologic studies have used rigorous case criteria, individual-level exposure measurements, and appropriate control for confounders to examine associations between workplace psychosocial and biomechanical factors and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
MethodsPooling data from five independent research studies, we assessed associations between prevalent CTS and personal, work psychosocial, and biomechanical factors while adjusting for confounders using multivariable logistic regression.
ResultsPrevalent CTS was associated with personal factors of older age, obesity, female sex, medical conditions, previous distal upper extremity disorders, workplace measures of peak forceful hand activity, a composite measure of force and repetition (ACGIH Threshold Limit Value for Hand Activity Level), and hand vibration.
ConclusionsIn this cross-sectional analysis of production and service workers, CTS prevalence was associated with workplace and biomechanical factors. The findings were similar to those from a prospective analysis of the same cohort with differences that may be due to recall bias and other factors. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:509-518, 2015.

• 出版日期2015-5