Table 6. Musculoskeletal discomfort (mean ± SE) in 2 months and 10-month follow-up (adjusted for the baseline value of discomfort and
expert rating of ergonomics) (n=85)

Body area

2-month follow-up

 

10-month follow-up

 

Intensive group (n=28)

 

Education group (n=31)

 

Control group
(n=26)

 

Intensive group (n=28)

 

Education group (n=31)

 

Control group
(n=26)

 

Mean
SE
pa
 
Mean
SE
pb
 
Mean
SE
 
Mean
SE
pa
 
Mean
SE
pb
 
Mean
SE

Head

2.5
±
0.2
.088
 
2.7
±
0.2
.30
 
3.0
±
0.2
 
2.7
±
0.2
.13
 
2.8
±
0.2
.26
 
3.0
±
0.2

Eyes

2.6
 
0.2
.24
 
2.8
 
0.2
.54
 
2.9
 
0.2
 
3.0
 
0.2
.38
 
3.1
 
0.2
.49
 
3.2
 
0.2

Neck

2.7
 
0.2
.014
 
2.7
 
0.1
.013
 
3.3
 
0.2
 
2.9
 
0.2
.24
 
3.0
 
0.1
.30
 
3.2
 
0.2

Right neck-shoulder

2.5
 
0.1
.007
 
2.5
 
0.1
.002
 
3.1
 
0.2
 
2.7
 
0.2
.37
 
2.6
 
0.2
.27
 
2.9
 
0.2

Left neck-shoulder

2.3
 
0.2
.17
 
2.3
 
0.1
.11
 
2.6
 
0.2
 
2.6
 
0.2
.69
 
2.6
 
0.2
.65
 
2.6
 
0.2

Right shoulder

2.2
 
0.2
.022
 
2.4
 
0.1
.12
 
2.8
 
0.2
 
2.6
 
0.2
.53
 
2.5
 
0.2
.36
 
2.7
 
0.2

Left shoulder

1.9
 
0.1
.025
 
2.1
 
0.1
.15
 
2.4
 
0.2
 
2.2
 
0.2
.61
 
2.4
 
0.2
.86
 
2.3
 
0.2

Right forearm

2.1
 
0.1
.077
 
2.0
 
0.1
.009
 
2.5
 
0.2
 
2.3
 
0.2
.36
 
2.1
 
0.2
.14
 
2.5
 
0.2

Left forearm

1.9
 
0.1
.57
 
1.9
 
0.1
.59
 
2.0
 
0.1
 
2.1
 
0.2
.56
 
2.0
 
0.2
.48
 
2.2
 
0.2

Right wrist

2.1
 
0.2
.13
 
2.0
 
0.2
.062
 
2.4
 
0.2
 
2.5
 
0.2
.87
 
2.1
 
0.2
.31
 
2.3
 
0.2

Left writs

1.9
 
0.1
.19
 
1.9
 
0.1
.26
 
2.1
 
0.1
 
2.1
 
0.2
.86
 
2.1
 
0.2
.86
 
2.0
 
0.2

Right fingers

1.9
 
0.1
.075
 
2.1
 
0.1
.38
 
2.3
 
0.1
 
2.1
 
0.2
.31
 
2.2
 
0.2
.35
 
2.3
 
0.2

Left fingers

1.8
 
0.1
.017
 
1.9
 
0.1
.092
 
2.3
 
0.1
 
2.1
 
0.2
.72
 
2.1
 
0.2
.73
 
2.1
 
0.2

Upper back

2.2
 
0.1
.001
 
2.4
 
0.1
.005
 
2.9
 
0.1
 
2.6
 
0.2
.24
 
2.5
 
0.2
.17
 
2.9
 
0.2

Low back

2.3
 
0.2
.13
 
2.5
 
0.2
.40
 
2.7
 
0.2
 
2.5
 
0.2
.55
 
2.7
 
0.2
.75
 
2.6
 
0.2
a = one-sided Dunnett's test between intensive and control group b= one-sided Dunnett's test between education and control group.