title: Validity of self-reported duration of work postures obtained by interview. MUSIC-Norrtälje Study Group.
abstract: The aim of the study was to validate interview data concerning the duration of four work postures (1) sitting, (2) standing/walking with hands above shoulder level, (3) standing/walking with hands between shoulder and knuckle level, and (4) standing/walking with hands below knuckle level. The self-reported time spent in each posture was tested in relation to observations and technical measurements in 20 subjects during two full working days. The linear relationships between self-reports and observations were strong for the three postures; sitting (r2 = 0.55), hands above shoulder level (r2 = 0.58) and hands below knuckle level (r2 = 0.69). Thus, using this interview technique, self-reports concerning time spent in (1) sitting, (2) standing/walking with hands above shoulder level and, (3) standing/walking with hands below knuckle level may be accurate enough for studying these work postures in epidemiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mortimer
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hjelm
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiktorin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pernold
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilbom
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vingård
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D007587:Job Description; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D009790:Occupations; D011187:Posture; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014937:Work / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology