Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018
Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a nerve disorder where an entrapped median nerve in the carpal tunnel causes pain and numbness in the hand. Prolonged condition of CTS will decrease someone’s productivity in daily life that requires hand. Aim: This study aimed to analyze age, sex, and...
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| description | Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a nerve disorder where an entrapped median nerve in the carpal tunnel causes pain and numbness in the hand. Prolonged condition of CTS will decrease someone’s productivity in daily life that requires hand.
Aim: This study aimed to analyze age, sex, and work period as the risk factors that can increase the incidence of suspected CTS in workers at the "X" Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik, East Java.
Material and Methods: An analytic observational cross-sectional study, was conducted in August 2018. A number 47 worker of “X” furniture manufacturing in Gresik, East java, counted as samples obtained by consecutive sampling technique. The data were taken by questionnaires and checked by using the Phalen test. The correlation between the risk factors of age, sex, and work period with suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher exact test.
Results: Based on the research, as many as 15 respondents had suspected CTS. Based on the chi-square test, the significance value between suspected CTS with the risk factor of age are p=0.659, sex are p=0.70, and Fisher exact test resulted in the significance value between suspected CTS with work period are p=0.020.
Conclusion: There was a significant difference between suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with work period (p<0.05) and there were no significant difference between suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with age and sex (p>0.05). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c04e49d53354efeabe64f21d4d78f012023-06-05T06:35:48ZengUniversitas AirlanggaSurabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal2656-08952022-08-0142495410.20473/spmrj.v4i2.26054Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018Dyandarasmi Larasati0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5567-0376Sulistiawati1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-6679Andre Triadi Desnantyo2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6659-0814Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga – Dr.Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, IndonesiaBackground: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a nerve disorder where an entrapped median nerve in the carpal tunnel causes pain and numbness in the hand. Prolonged condition of CTS will decrease someone’s productivity in daily life that requires hand. Aim: This study aimed to analyze age, sex, and work period as the risk factors that can increase the incidence of suspected CTS in workers at the "X" Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik, East Java. Material and Methods: An analytic observational cross-sectional study, was conducted in August 2018. A number 47 worker of “X” furniture manufacturing in Gresik, East java, counted as samples obtained by consecutive sampling technique. The data were taken by questionnaires and checked by using the Phalen test. The correlation between the risk factors of age, sex, and work period with suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher exact test. Results: Based on the research, as many as 15 respondents had suspected CTS. Based on the chi-square test, the significance value between suspected CTS with the risk factor of age are p=0.659, sex are p=0.70, and Fisher exact test resulted in the significance value between suspected CTS with work period are p=0.020. Conclusion: There was a significant difference between suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with work period (p<0.05) and there were no significant difference between suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with age and sex (p>0.05).https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/SPMRJ/article/view/26054ctshealth risksindustry workermedian nerverisk factorswork period |
| spellingShingle | Dyandarasmi Larasati Sulistiawati Andre Triadi Desnantyo Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal cts health risks industry worker median nerve risk factors work period |
| title | Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 |
| title_full | Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 |
| title_short | Work Period as one of The Risk Factors of Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among Worker in the “X” Furniture Manufacturing, Gresik-East Java 2018 |
| title_sort | work period as one of the risk factors of suspected carpal tunnel syndrome cts among worker in the x furniture manufacturing gresik east java 2018 |
| topic | cts health risks industry worker median nerve risk factors work period |
| url | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/SPMRJ/article/view/26054 |
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