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Association Between Ergonomic Burden Assessed Using 20-Item Agricultural Work-Related Ergonomic Risk Questionnaire and Shoulder, Low Back, and Leg Pain in Korean Farmers by Sora Baek; Jintae Park; Eun Kyoung Kang; Gowun Kim; Hyocher Kim; Hee-Won Park is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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ABSTRACT Objectives:This study aimed to determine the agricultural ergonomic burden in Korean farmers and to analyze its correlation with musculoskeletal pain. Methods: In total, 1001 farmers (525 females and 476 males; mean age, 59.6±7.5years) who owned or rented a farm and belonged to an agricultural cooperative unit were recruited. Ergonomic burdens were assessed using a 20-item Agricultural Work-related Ergonomic Risk Questionnaire (20 agricultural works). The presence of musculoskeletal pain (shoulder, low back, and leg/foot), Farm Stressor Inventory, subjective stress index, and agricultural workload (low, moderate, somewhat hard, or hard) were collected using structured questionnaires. Results: Factor analysis of the Agricultural Work-related Ergonomic Risk Questionnaire revealed a four-factor solution: neck and upper limb, trunk and push – pull, machine and heavy lifting, and repetitive trauma. Cronbach’s alpha was greater than 0.65. For 18 of the 20 items, there was a significant association with the Farm Stressor Inventory, subjective stress index, and agricultural workload. The most frequent ergonomic burdens were squatting (51.2%), highly repetitive wrist movements (53.

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Author

Sora Baek; Jintae Park; Eun Kyoung Kang; Gowun Kim; Hyocher Kim; Hee-Won Park

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)