Table 3. Psychological Factors (i.e., Job Strain) in Office Workers with Upper Extremity Msds in the Past 12 Months.
| Psychological Factor | Shoulder Pain, No. (%) | Elbow Pain, No. (%) | Hand/Wrist Pain, No. (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, N = 269 | No, N = 1219 | P | Yes, N = 79 | No, N = 1409 | P | Yes, N = 207 | No, N = 1281 | P | |
| Job Strain | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||
| High strain | 86 (31.9) | 330 (27.1) | 32 (40.5) | 384 (27.3) | 77 (37.2) | 339 (26.5) | |||
| Active | 69 (25.7) | 284 (23.2) | 8 (10.1) | 345 (24.5) | 35 (16.9) | 318 (24.9) | |||
| Low strain | 44 (16.4) | 277 (22.7) | 21 (26.6) | 300 (21.3) | 45 (21.7) | 276 (21.5) | |||
| Passive | 71 (26.4) | 327 (26.8) | 18 (22.8) | 380 (26.9) | 51 (24.7) | 378 (27.0) | |||