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APPENDIX TABLE 4.10 Summary Table of Psychosocial Factors and Work-Related Upper Extremity Disorders: Longitudinal Studies
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Author
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Study Population
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Outcomes
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Psychosocial Risk Factors
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Risk
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95% Confidence Interval
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Attributable Fraction
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Bergqvist, 1995
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341 visual display unit workers
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Shoulder-neck discomfort during the last 12 months (Nordic Questionnaire)
Prevalence total population at end of follow up: 44%
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Increased perceived monotony
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-
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Prevalence unexposed not presented
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Elbow-shoulder discomfort during the last 12 months (Nordic Questionnaire)
Prevalence total population at end of follow up: 27%
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Increased perceived monotony
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-
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-
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Hand/wrist discomfort during the last 12 months (Nordic Questionnaire)
Prevalence total population at end of follow up: 16%
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Increased perceived monotony
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1.7
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0.6-4.4
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41%
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3.1
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1.2-7.8
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68%
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