Impact of neck posture and insulating stick use on neck disability in Korean line workers: a cross-sectional study.

IF 1.2 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.35371/aoem.2024.36.e11

Bounggyun Ju, Jaehoo Lee, Hye-Min Kim, Chul Gab Lee, Hansoo Song

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Abstract

Background: Occupational neck disability is a prevalent issue, especially among line workers, who are often exposed to elevated levels of cervical ergonomic stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of neck posture and insulating stick use on neck disability in a specific occupational group in Korea.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 483 line workers in Gwangju and Jeonnam, Korea. Data were collected using the Neck Disability Index, Cervical Degenerative Index, and a structured questionnaire focusing on demographic and occupational factors. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for neck posture and factors related to neck disability.

Results: Neck disability prevalence was 17.2% among the participants. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that factors related to neck disability included age over 60 years (adjusted OR: 3.08; 95% CI: 1.63-5.83), depression (adjusted OR: 8.33; 95% CI: 3.85-18.00), a history of cervical trauma (adjusted OR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.04-4.40), and radiological degenerative changes in the cervical spine (adjusted OR: 2.33; 95% CI: 1.26-4.33). In particular, the adjusted OR of neck disability among live-line workers was 2.10 (95% CI: 1.12-3.92) when compared with support workers (model 1). Other analysis models showed that use of insulating sticks for more than 10 hours per week (adjusted OR: 2.46; 95% CI: 1.32-4.61) and higher neck extension (adjusted OR: 2.98; 95% CI: 1.14-3.46) were significant work-related risk factors (model 2,3).

Conclusions: Neck posture, age, depression, cervical trauma history, degenerative changes in the cervical spine, and use of insulating sticks are significant risk factors for neck disability among line workers in Korea. These findings highlight the need to improve the working environment and reduce the burden of cervical ergonomic stress among line workers.

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韩国生产线工人颈部姿势和绝缘棒的使用对颈部残疾的影响：一项横断面研究。

背景：职业性颈部残疾是一个普遍存在的问题，尤其是在生产线工人中，因为他们经常暴露在较高水平的颈部人体工程学压力下。本研究旨在调查颈部姿势和绝缘棒的使用对韩国特定职业群体颈部残疾的影响：这项横断面研究的对象是韩国光州和全南地区的 483 名生产线工人。数据收集采用了颈部残疾指数、颈椎退行性病变指数和结构化问卷，重点关注人口统计学和职业因素。采用逻辑回归分析确定了颈部姿势和颈部残疾相关因素的调整赔率（OR）和 95% 置信区间（CI）：结果：参与者的颈部残疾发生率为 17.2%。多变量逻辑回归分析显示，与颈部残疾相关的因素包括年龄超过 60 岁（调整 OR：3.08；95% CI：1.63-5.83）、抑郁症（调整 OR：8.33；95% CI：3.85-18.00）、颈部外伤史（调整 OR：2.13；95% CI：1.04-4.40）和颈椎放射学退行性病变（调整 OR：2.33；95% CI：1.26-4.33）。特别是，与辅助工人相比，现场工人颈部残疾的调整 OR 值为 2.10（95% CI：1.12-3.92）（模型 1）。其他分析模型显示，每周使用绝缘棒超过 10 小时（调整 OR：2.46；95% CI：1.32-4.61）和颈部伸展度较高（调整 OR：2.98；95% CI：1.14-3.46）是与工作相关的重要风险因素（模型 2、3）：颈部姿势、年龄、抑郁、颈部外伤史、颈椎退行性病变和使用绝缘棒是韩国生产线工人颈部残疾的重要风险因素。这些研究结果突出表明，有必要改善生产线工人的工作环境，减轻颈椎工效学压力的负担。

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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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期刊介绍： Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AOEM) is an open access journal that considers original contributions relevant to occupational and environmental medicine and related fields, in the form of original articles, review articles, short letters and case reports. AOEM is aimed at clinicians and researchers working in the wide-ranging discipline of occupational and environmental medicine. Topic areas focus on, but are not limited to, interactions between work and health, covering occupational and environmental epidemiology, toxicology, hygiene, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, management, organization and policy. As the official journal of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (KSOEM), members and authors based in the Republic of Korea are entitled to a discounted article-processing charge when they publish in AOEM.