TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Effect of Individual Job Coaching and Use of Health Threat in a Job-Specific Occupational Health Education Program on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Back Injury
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Cheng, Andy Shu-Kei
A1  - Chan, Ernest Ping-Shing
SP  - 1413
EP  - 1421
VL  - 51
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: To examine the effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job-specific occupational health education program in preventing work-related musculoskeletal back injuries during manual materials handling in construction laborers. METHODS:: Two hundred five laborers were recruited by 3-stage cluster sampling process and randomly assigned to receive different education programs on manual materials handling. Control group was given a conventional program, whereas experimental group received a job-specific program. RESULTS:: A statistically significant group difference was found in the knowledge and practical skills on manual materials handling after training (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, the results from 1-year cumulative incidence revealed a significantly lesser number of first-time reports of work-related musculoskeletal back injuries in the experimental group. CONCLUSIONS:: These results indicate that job-specific education is an effective preventive strategy for work-related musculoskeletal back injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181bfb2a8
ID  - ref1
ER  -