| The effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job-specific occupational health education program on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal back injury. | |
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PMID: 19952790 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job-specific occupational health education program in preventing work-related musculoskeletal back injuries during manual materials handling in construction laborers. METHODS: Two hundred five laborers were recruited by 3-stage cluster sampling process and randomly assigned to receive different education programs on manual materials handling. Control group was given a conventional program, whereas experimental group received a job-specific program. RESULTS: A statistically significant group difference was found in the knowledge and practical skills on manual materials handling after training (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, the results from 1-year cumulative incidence revealed a significantly lesser number of first-time reports of work-related musculoskeletal back injuries in the experimental group. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that job-specific education is an effective preventive strategy for work-related musculoskeletal back injury. |
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Andy Shu-kei Cheng; Ernest Ping-Shing Chan |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 51 ISSN: 1536-5948 ISO Abbreviation: J. Occup. Environ. Med. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-12-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504688 Medline TA: J Occup Environ Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1413-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. andy.cheng@polyu.edu.hk |
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