Investigation of Musculoskeletal System Disorders Seen in Automotive Industry Workers

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

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Work-related Illness; Work Injury
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: workers

Detailed Description

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 500

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ömer ŞEVGİN; Phone Number: +905069787535; Email: omer.sevgin@uskudar.edu.tr

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Recruiting
    • Uskudar University
    • Contact: Ömer ŞEVGİN

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

auto industry workers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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
• Working full-time
• Being employed in an automotive industry for at least 5 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being under 18 or over 60
• Working part-time
• Being employed in the same business for less than 5 years

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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.	1 week
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.	1 week
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.	1 week
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.	1 week
Nordic Extended Musculoskeletal Questionnaire	It is one of the questionnaires used to evaluate the severity and impact of musculoskeletal symptoms. In the survey, the frequency and severity of pain in the 'Neck, Shoulder, Upper Back, Elbow, Hand-wrist, Kala, Knee, Foot-ankle' areas of the body are evaluated in the last 12 months.It is a selection scale rather than a rating.	1 week
The McGill Pain Questionnaire	McGill pain questionnaire-short form is used to evaluate patients' pain in terms of feeling and sensory. Pain level is defined with 15 words consisting of 11 sensory and 4 affective words. From these descriptive words, the patient should choose an answer that is compatible with him/her as "no (0)", "mild (1)", "moderate (2)", "severe (3)". In addition, the pain felt during the survey is measured with the Visual analog scale , and the total pain intensity of the pain is measured with a 6-point Likert scale. Pain is defined as "absent (0)" and "unbearable (5)" on the Likert scale. In total, pain scores between 0-45 (no pain=0, severe pain=45).	1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uskudar University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Sude Asya ALŞAN, Uskudar University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Eakin JM. Leaving it up to the workers: sociological perspective on the management of health and safety in small workplaces. Int J Health Serv. 1992;22(4):689-704. doi: 10.2190/DNV0-57VV-FJ7K-8KU5.
• Govaerts R, Tassignon B, Ghillebert J, Serrien B, De Bock S, Ampe T, El Makrini I, Vanderborght B, Meeusen R, De Pauw K. Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Aug 31;22(1):751. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04615-9.
• d'Errico A, Cardano M, Landriscina T, Marinacci C, Pasian S, Petrelli A, Costa G. Workplace stress and prescription of antidepressant medications: a prospective study on a sample of Italian workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2011 Apr;84(4):413-24. doi: 10.1007/s00420-010-0586-3. Epub 2010 Oct 16.
• da Costa BR, Vieira ER. Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review of recent longitudinal studies. Am J Ind Med. 2010 Mar;53(3):285-323. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20750.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 19, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 26, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 22, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: Uskudar13

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No