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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2009 Feb;52(2):113–123. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20660

TABLE V.

Comparison of Results With Previous Studies: Current Study (Graduate, SWU), Jenkins et al. [2007] (Undergraduate, SWU), Hupert et al. [2004] (Undergraduate, NEU), and Schlossberg et al. [2004] (Graduate, WU)

Graduate SWU* (n =166) Undergraduate
Graduate WU (n =206)
SWU (n =116) NEU (n =194)
Current upper extremity pain with computing 55a 54&check 42 N/A**
 With >1hr computing 45 51&check 31 N/A
 With ≤1hr computing 10 3&check 10&check N/A
Student functional limitations 55 62&check 55&check 61&check
Medication use 23 27&check 23&check N/A
Health services utilization 16 15&check 16&check N/A
Body sites with most prevalent pain:
 Neck/wrist 1st/2nd 1st/3rd&check 2nd/1st&check N/A
 Shoulder 3rd 2nd&check 4th N/A
Students experiencing any pain with computing more likely to experience student functioning limitations 74 94 85&check N/A

✓Indicates similar findings (differences within 10% points or within top three ranking) as the current study.

a

Percent.

*

Current study.

**

N/A indicates data not available.