Healthy, Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
repetitive strain injury, quality of life, functional capacity, workers
Brief summary
The study consists of evaluating the efficacy of an Educational Program for prevention of occupational musculoskeletal problems in workers. It is a randomized clinical trial with parallel groups and blinded evaluator, with a control group not submitted to the educational program, but that received a program for general orientation in health. The primary outcome was the change of the quality of life measured by means of Medical Outcomes Study 36-Term Short Health Survey (SF-36), that it is a generic instrument of evaluation of the quality of life, translated and validated in Portuguese of Brazil.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALeducational program
6-week educational program for prevention of occupational musculoskeletal diseases.
BEHAVIORALGeneral education
Non-specific educational program for general health.
Sponsors
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All workers from a specific company, including administrative and production sections.
Exclusion criteria
* Workers absent from the workplace during all the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey - (SF-36) | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Work Limitation Questionnaire | 6 months |
| Work absenteeism | 6 months |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed