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Ergonomic Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal System Problems in Women Producing Traditional Handicrafts

Geleneksel El İşi Ürünler Yapan Kadınlarda Ergonomik Risk Faktörleri Ve Kas-İskelet Sistemi Sorunları

Tuba İnce Parpucu(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5619-4284
Sabriye Ercan(Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine)0000-0001-9500-698X
Ferdi Başkurt(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8997-4172
Zeliha Başkurt(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7488-9242
Pages
264–273
Publication Date
2023-09-30
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The participants had low to moderate ergonomic risks, and their postural changes and musculoskeletal pain were found to affect their final RULA scores.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study aimed to determine the ergonomic risk level, musculoskeletal system problems, and variables affecting ergonomic risk scores in women producing traditional handicrafts.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 197 women aged 46.15±0.71 years who have been producing traditional handicrafts for 25.78±0.84 years were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:The participants had low to moderate ergonomic risks, and their postural changes and musculoskeletal pain were found to affect their final RULA scores.
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⚙️Variables:el işi · ergonomic · postür

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the ergonomic risk level, musculoskeletal system problems, and variables affecting ergonomic risk scores in women producing traditional handicrafts. Women who regularly produce traditional handicrafts were included in the study. The participants underwent a musculoskeletal system and RULA ergonomic risk assessment and were asked to answer pain questionnaire. A total of 197 women aged 46.15±0.71 years who have been producing traditional handicrafts for 25.78±0.84 years were included in the study. The posture evaluation of the participants revealed that most of them (61.9%) had an anterior head carriage. Participants most pronouncedly experienced musculoskeletal pain in their dominant forearm (36%), wrist (34%), and shoulder (30.5%). Participants also experienced the most severe pain in their heads (21.8%), dominant hand wrists (18.3%), and forearms (17.8%), respectively. The final RULA score of the participants was found to be 3.29±0.05. Deterioration in posture and worsening of musculoskeletal complaints affected the ergonomic risk scores of the participants (adjusted R2 value=0.436). Postural changes and musculoskeletal pain are common in women who produce traditional handicrafts. The participants had low to moderate ergonomic risks, and their postural changes and musculoskeletal pain were found to affect their final RULA scores.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, geleneksel el işi ürünler yapan kadınlarda ergonomik risk düzeyinin, kas-iskelet sistemi sorunlarının ve ergonomik risk puanına etki eden değişkenlerin belirlenmesidir. Düzenli olarak geleneksel el işi ürün yapma alışkanlığı olan kadınlar araştırmaya dahil edilmiştir. Kadınların kas-iskelet sistemi değerlendirmesi yapılıp vücut bölgelerine özgü ağrı anketi ve RULA ergonomik risk değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya yaşı 46,15±0,71 yıl olup 25,78±0,84 yıldır geleneksel el işi ürünler yapan 197 kadın katılmıştır. Katılımcıların postür değerlendirmesinde başın öne tilti (%61,9) en sık rastlanan bulgu olmuştur. Kas-iskelet sistemi ağrılarının sıklığı; dominant ön kol (%36), dominant el-el bileği (%34) ve dominant omuz (%30,5) bölgelerinde belirginleşmiştir. Şiddetli ağrı ise baş ağrısı (%21,8), dominant el-el bileği (%18,3) ve dominant ön kol (%17,8) sıralamasıyla gözlenmiştir. Kadınların RULA final puanı 3,29±0,05 bulunmuştur. Postürdeki olumsuz değişimlerin ve kas-iskelet sistemi yakınlarının bazıları, ergonomik risk puanına etki etmiştir (Ayarlanmış R2 değeri =0,436). Geleneksel el işi ürünler yapan kadınlarda postüral değişimler ve kas-iskelet sistemi ağrıları yaygındır. Katılımcıların ergonomik riskleri düşük-orta düzeyde olmakla birlikte postüral değişimler ve kas-iskelet sistemi ağrıları RULA final puanına etki etmektedir.

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Parpucu, T. İ., Ercan, S., Başkurt, F., Başkurt, Z. (2023). Ergonomic Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal System Problems in Women Producing Traditional Handicrafts. Izmir Democracy University Health Sciences Journal, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 264–273. https://doi.org/10.52538/iduhes.1345656

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