從台灣盒餐業員工工作內容探討肌肉骨骼不適之危險因子

Risk Factors Associated with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort among Commissary Foodservice Workers

全中妤(Jong-Yu A. Chyuan) ； 何汝惠(Ju-Hui Ho) ； 宋鴻樟(Fung-Chang Sung)

《台灣公共衛生雜誌》 24卷2期 (2005/04) Pp. 154-161

https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH2005-24-02-07

摘要

Objectives: To investigate work-related musculoskeletal discomfort (WMSD) and its association with tasks carried out by commissary foodservice employees in northern Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a convenient sample of 309 commissary employees was conducted at 20 factories from 2002-2003 to collect information on individual’s demographic characteristics, work characteristics, and perceived discomfort from work. Results: The study participants frequently used both hands (55.0%) while working. The tasks for most study participants included moving objects (61.2%), packing lunch boxes (56.3%), and cleaning dishes (52.1%). Most study participants used trolleys (62.5%) and spent a lot of time standing (88.7%). Results showed significant WMSD was found from the tasks of packing lunch boxes using the upper arm or the ankle/feet, moving objects using the forearm, and washing materials using the lower back and waist. Carrying heavy objects for more than 1 minute for each task was associated with an increased risk of 12 body site-specific WMSD, especially for the upper back (OR=16.9) and feet (OR=14.4). Shoulder pain was significantly associated with awkward postures including lifting the hand over the shoulder, twisting the body trunk, and carrying heavy objects for more than 1 minute. Conclusion: Different postures at work may lead to different body site-specific WMSD. Carrying heavy materials was found to be associated with an elevated risk of discomfort in the upper back and feet.

關鍵字

盒餐業 ； 工作有關之肌肉骨骼不適或傷病 ； 危險因子 ； 盛行率 ； 勝算比

並列摘要

Objectives: To investigate work-related musculoskeletal discomfort (WMSD) and its association with tasks carried out by commissary foodservice employees in northern Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a convenient sample of 309 commissary employees was conducted at 20 factories from 2002-2003 to collect information on individual’s demographic characteristics, work characteristics, and perceived discomfort from work. Results: The study participants frequently used both hands (55.0%) while working. The tasks for most study participants included moving objects (61.2%), packing lunch boxes (56.3%), and cleaning dishes (52.1%). Most study participants used trolleys (62.5%) and spent a lot of time standing (88.7%). Results showed significant WMSD was found from the tasks of packing lunch boxes using the upper arm or the ankle/feet, moving objects using the forearm, and washing materials using the lower back and waist. Carrying heavy objects for more than 1 minute for each task was associated with an increased risk of 12 body site-specific WMSD, especially for the upper back (OR=16.9) and feet (OR=14.4). Shoulder pain was significantly associated with awkward postures including lifting the hand over the shoulder, twisting the body trunk, and carrying heavy objects for more than 1 minute. Conclusion: Different postures at work may lead to different body site-specific WMSD. Carrying heavy materials was found to be associated with an elevated risk of discomfort in the upper back and feet.

並列關鍵字

Commissary foodservice factory ； Work-related musculoskeletal discomfort (WMSD) ； Prevalence rate ； Odds ratio ； Risk factors

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