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. 2022 Jun 1;18(2):e1234. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1234
Cheng, AS (2009) The effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job‐specific occupational health education program on prevention of work‐related musculoskeletal back injury.
Country HK
Aim To examine the effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job‐specific occupational health education program in preventing work‐related musculoskeletal back injuries during manual materials handling in construction laborers.
Target population Occupation: Construction work (71: Extraction and building trades workers)
Industry: F—Construction
Setting: 020 Construction site
Firm size: Unclear/not reported
Study design RCT with comparison conditions: TAU (Treatment as usual)
Unit of analysis: Group/organizational level
Sample size: 101 laborers intervention + 81 laborers control = 182
Type of intervention 1.2.4 Individual feedback or coaching
Evaluation design

Duration of intervention: 1 Half day

Duration of follow‐up: 2 = Short‐term (≤12 months)

Type of outcome measure: Injury

Study quality Low quality