Musculoskeletal disorders risk assessment methods: a scoping review from a sex perspective

[EN] The evidence points to differences in the impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in males and females due to different exposure to risk factors and inherent characteristics. To identify risks associated with MSDs, ergonomic assessment is carried out by applying various methods. The aim of th...

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Autores: Serna Arnau, Sonia, PORCAR SEDER, ROSA-MARIA, Asensio-Cuesta, Sabina|||0000-0003-0246-3773
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/226258
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/226258
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Musculoskeletal disorders
Sex perspective
Ergonomic assessment methods
Ergonomics
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Sumario:[EN] The evidence points to differences in the impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in males and females due to different exposure to risk factors and inherent characteristics. To identify risks associated with MSDs, ergonomic assessment is carried out by applying various methods. The aim of this scoping review was to determine to what extent ergonomic assessment methods consider sex-related factors and if they were found to do so, to determine the extent of this consideration. A total of 31 papers on 32 ergonomic assessment methods were analysed in the review. Of these 32 methods, only 6 considered sex as an assessment parameter or when interpreting the results. The results revealed that the limited consideration given to the sex factor in ergonomic methods, together with the different impacts of MSDs and their consequences according to a person¿s sex, supports the importance of including sex factors in ergonomic assessment methods.