Investigation of Musculoskeletal System Disorders Seen in Automotive Industry Workers

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexMale
Age25-60
SponsorUskudar University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to examine the musculoskeletal disorders seen in automotive industry workers.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Being between the ages of 25-60

Not having any psychological or neurological disorders

Being able to communicate in Turkish (written, verbal)

Being able to communicate cognitively adequately

Disqualifiers

Being under 18 or over 60

Working part-time

Being employed in the same business for less than 5 years

Trial population

auto industry workers

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • workers

    Other intervention

    This study will be conducted as a face-to-face survey. Surveys will be created with Google Forms and will be filled out by the physiotherapist according to the participant's response.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Work Productivity & Activity Impairment Questionnaire - General Health

It is a tool developed to assess how health problems affect working life and daily activities in the general population. It measures the impact of health and symptom severity based on work productivity and leave time assessments and consists of 6 questions. These are; employment status, working hours, hours missed due to health problems, hours missed due to other reasons and the last two questions are the hours actually worked. It is scored from 0 to 10 points. The highest is 70, the lowest is 0. Higher scores indicate prolonged sick leave or impairment and reduced productivity.

Time frame
1 week
2

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Survey

The scale includes a total of 24 questions. 19 of these questions are self-evaluation questions, and 5 of them are answered by the individual's spouse or a roommate. These 5 questions are used for clinical information only and are not included in the scoring. The scale questions that determine sleep quality include various factors related to sleep quality. These questions are to determine sleep duration, sleep latency, and the frequency and severity of specific sleep-related problems; 18 items were grouped as 7 component scores. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. A high total score indicates poor sleep quality. The scale does not indicate the presence of sleep disorders or the prevalence of sleep disorders. However, it is stated that a total score of 5 and above indicates poor sleep quality.

Time frame
1 week
3

Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire

It was developed to evaluate functional status and symptoms by focusing on physical function in upper extremity injuries. According to the results of the survey; a result from 0-100 is obtained from each part; 0-no apology 100-maximum apology.

Time frame
1 week
4

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment

It is an ergonomics risk assessment method that quickly analyzes the employee's upper extremity from an ergonomic perspective. It evaluates upper extremity movements in 14 separate steps. 8 of these steps are scored for arm and hand position, and 6 for neck and trunk position, according to the table. The minimum Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Score = 1, and the maximum Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Score = 7. A high score means high risk.

Time frame
1 week

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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