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Article: Occupational repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong

TitleOccupational repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsWorkplace
Recurrence
Primary health care
Occupations
Cumulative trauma disorders
Chronic disease
Issue Date2008
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk
Citation
Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2008, v. 14 n. 4, p. 296-302 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVE: To review currently available evidence on the epidemiology and management of occupational repetitive strain injuries with particular reference to Hong Kong. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION: Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Library searches of local and internationally published English journals from 1990 to 2007 regarding repetitive strain injuries. DATA EXTRACTION: All articles involving occupational repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong were included in this review. DATA SYNTHESIS: There were 16 articles contributing data on the impact of repetitive strain injuries both in Hong Kong and around the world. There were seven articles dealing with the problem of computer station set-ups and methods for improving the workstation environments. CONCLUSION: Currently there were significant data on the impact of repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong. The data took the form of compensation claims, days away from work, and cost of medical consultations. Other articles described proper workplace adjustments to help prevent repetitive strain injuries. However, there were no figures in the current literature showing the impact of these adjustments in reducing the incidence of repetitive strain injuries. More research could help to delineate the relationship between different types of interventions and occupational repetitive strain injuries.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/57503
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, JPYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFung, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorIp, WYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChow, SPen_HK
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dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To review currently available evidence on the epidemiology and management of occupational repetitive strain injuries with particular reference to Hong Kong. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION: Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Library searches of local and internationally published English journals from 1990 to 2007 regarding repetitive strain injuries. DATA EXTRACTION: All articles involving occupational repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong were included in this review. DATA SYNTHESIS: There were 16 articles contributing data on the impact of repetitive strain injuries both in Hong Kong and around the world. There were seven articles dealing with the problem of computer station set-ups and methods for improving the workstation environments. CONCLUSION: Currently there were significant data on the impact of repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kong. The data took the form of compensation claims, days away from work, and cost of medical consultations. Other articles described proper workplace adjustments to help prevent repetitive strain injuries. However, there were no figures in the current literature showing the impact of these adjustments in reducing the incidence of repetitive strain injuries. More research could help to delineate the relationship between different types of interventions and occupational repetitive strain injuries.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hken_HK
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en_HK
dc.subjectWorkplaceen_HK
dc.subjectRecurrenceen_HK
dc.subjectPrimary health careen_HK
dc.subjectOccupationsen_HK
dc.subjectCumulative trauma disordersen_HK
dc.subjectChronic diseaseen_HK
dc.subject.meshCumulative Trauma Disorders - diagnosis - epidemiology - etiology-
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshInjury Severity Score-
dc.subject.meshMusculoskeletal Diseases - diagnosis - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshOccupational Diseases - diagnosis - epidemiology - etiology-
dc.titleOccupational repetitive strain injuries in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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