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Risk factors, incid...
Risk factors, incidence and persistence of symptoms from the eyes among professional computer users
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- Toomingas, Allan (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Arbetshälsovetenskap,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning,Karolinska Institutet
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- Hagberg, M (författare)
- University of Gothenburg,Göteborgs Universitet
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- Heiden, Marina (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Arbetshälsovetenskap,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning
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- Richter, Hans, 1961- (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Arbetshälsovetenskap,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning
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- Westergren, Karl-Erik (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Arbetshälsovetenskap,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning
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- Wigaeus Tornqvist, Ewa (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Jönköping University,HHJ. ADULT,University of Gävle,Arbetshälsovetenskap,Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning,Jönköping University, School of Health Sciences
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- 2014
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Work. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 47:3, s. 291-301
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Abstract
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- BACKGROUND: Symptoms from the eyes are common among computer users. Knowledge is scarce about these problems, however.Objectives: The aim was to study risk-factors, incidence and persistence of eye-symptoms among professionally active computer users.Methods: This was a questionnaire based prospective study where 1283 males and females from different professions and companies answered a baseline questionnaire about individual factors and working conditions, e.g. duration of daily computer work, comfort of screen work, psychosocial factors. Subjects were at baseline and 10 follow-ups asked about the number of days with eye-symptoms during the preceding month.Results: The incidence-rate of symptoms persisting minimum three days was 0.38/person-year. A multivariate Hazard-ratio model showed significant associations with extended continuous computer work, tasks with high demands on eye-hand coordination, low level of control, visual discomfort, female sex and nicotine use. Eye-symptoms at baseline was a strong risk factor for new symptoms.Conclusion: The incidence of eye-symptoms among professional computer users is high and related to both individual and work-related factors. The organization of computer work should secure frequent breaks from near-work at the computer screen. The severity of vision-related problems could in field studies be quantified by asking for the persistence of symptoms.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)
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- Office work
- eye strain
- prospective study
- visual ergonomics
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