Assessment of occupational parameters according to musculoskeletal problems of the right hand wrists in the last 12 months
Variables
Musculoskeletal symptoms: right hand wrists (last 12 months)
P
Yes (n = 5)
No (n = 25)
Age (years)
34 ± 13.11
29.36 ± 7.51
0.324
Weight (kg)
66.8 ± 9.31
80.56 ± 10.96
0.028
Height (meters)
1.71 ± 0.03
1.75 ± 0.06
0.012
BMI (kg/m2)
23.02 ± 3.75
26.23 ± 3.69
0.161
Working time at the company (months)
25.8 ± 9.65
21.16 ± 12.44
0.446
Working time in the sector (months)
23.6 ± 11.76
17.76 ± 10.94
0.628
Difficulties due to little work space (points)
3.5 (3–3.6)
1 (0.7–2.9)
0.300
Demand for speed, even within a schedule (points)
3.8 (1–11.4)
6 (1.4–12.4)
0.448
Enough time to finish work (points)
3.7 (1.3–8.5)
11.3 (9.4–12.5)
0.029
Performs other work that is not your role (points)
2.3 (0.7–4.3)
0.9 (0.6–4.5)
0.666
Insufficient number of operators for the function (points)
0.8 (0.6–1)
1 (0.7–1.7)
0.706
Managers are safe and effective (points)
12.4 (3.8–13.2)
11.7 (9.5–12.6)
0.829
Sufficient lighting for activities in the sector (points)
3.5 (1.6–10)
11.5 (6.5–12.7)
0.122
Uncomfortable temperature for work (points)
11.5 (9.5–13)
10 (6.5–11.2)
0.208
Workplace is noisy (points)
6.8 (6.5–7)
7.3 (4.5–10.4)
0.666
Noise interferes with activities
3.1 (1.4–5.2)
1.3 (0.7–4.1)
0.385
Pain/discomfort during activities (points)
6.5 (3.4–6.8)
2 (1–6)
0.275
Work capacity (points) Current work capacity Work capacity in relation to physical demands Work capacity in relation to mental demands
10 (10–10)8.7 (7.3–9)9.7 (7.5–10)
10 (10–10)10 (10–10)10 (10–10)
0.8720.0650.208
Quantitative data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median and interquartile range between parenthesis
Declarations
Author contributions
RFAdC: Investigation, Data analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. MAM: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The research began, exclusively, after its approval by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pernambuco, following the guidelines of Resolution No. 466/2012, being approved on 09/05/2019, by opinion no. 3,555,847. All research participants were guaranteed anonymity, with the signing of a Free and Informed Consent Form, explaining in detail the objective of the research.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this manuscript will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, to any qualified researcher.
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