The Female Worker and Physically Demanding Work
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Musculoskeletal complaints in The Netherlands in relation to age, gender and physically demanding work.
OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study was performed in order to elucidate the relationship of musculoskeletal complaints with age, gender and physically demanding work in the Netherlands. METHODS Questionnaire data of male (n = 36756) and female (n = 7730) employees, gathered as part of periodical occupational health surveys among active workers in the Netherlands, were stratified for age, ge...
متن کاملPhysically demanding occupations, health, and work after retirement: findings from the New Beneficiary Survey.
This article uses data on a recent cohort of Social Security retired-worker beneficiaries to examine the predictors of work after initial receipt of benefits. It focuses on two factors: an analysis of the effects of ill health and of employment in a physically demanding occupation in the year preceding receipt of benefits. Based on responses received during the Social Security Administration's ...
متن کاملPatient acuity as a determinant of paramedics' frequency of being exposed to physically demanding work activities.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this investigation was to examine if paramedics' frequency of being exposed to highly physically demanding activities, or their perception of physical, clinical, and emotional demands were altered by patients' acuity level, operationalized using the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). METHODS Physical demands descriptions (PDD) were compiled from thirteen servic...
متن کاملWork-based physiological assessment of physically-demanding trades: a methodological overview.
Technological advances, modified work practices, altered employment strategies, work-related injuries, and the rise in work-related litigation and compensation claims necessitate ongoing trade analysis research. Such research enables the identification and development of gender- and age-neutral skills, physiological attributes and employment standards required to satisfactorily perform critical...
متن کاملUsing Psychophysiological Measurements in Physically Demanding Virtual Environments
Psychophysiological evaluation of mental workload in humancomputer interaction has generally been limited to situations with little physical load. This paper examines the viability of using heart rate, skin conductance, respiration and peripheral skin temperature as psychophysiological indicators in a physically demanding task performed in a simple virtual environment. Respiratory rate was foun...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AAOHN Journal
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0891-0162
DOI: 10.1177/216507998703500508