title: Risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among female flight attendants: using a focus group to prepare a survey.
abstract: In preparation for surveying female flight attendants about work-related musculoskeletal disorder risk factors and symptoms, a focus group study was completed with members of the target population. The aims of this study were to ensure completeness of a previously developed list of physically strenuous job tasks performed by female flight attendants and assess the clarity, appropriateness, and applicability of existing self-reported measures to be used in the survey. Female flight attendants who worked one or more long-haul international flights in the prior 3 months and 75 or more hours in the prior month were recruited from the union membership. A trained moderator led a 2-hour discussion with the flight attendants. With use of a transcript-based analysis, a final list of 41 job tasks was created. Useful comments on a set of self-reported measures were obtained. The
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Hyeonkyeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: JoEllen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: Arlene M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001359:Aviation; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017770:Lifting; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*