No change | New workstation in the same company | New company | ||||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
‘HEALTHY’ group* | 921 | 67.2 | 261 | 19.1 | 188 | 13.7 |
‘PAIN’ group* | 238 | 60.0 | 95 | 23.9 | 64 | 16.1 |
‘UL-MSD’ group* | 161 | 68.8 | 49 | 20.9 | 24 | 10.3 |
All groups | 1320 | 66.0 | 405 | 20.2 | 276 | 13.8 |
*‘HEALTHY’ group: subjects working at baseline and without pain in upper limbs or clinically diagnosed UL-MSD. ‘PAIN’ group: subjects working at baseline with pain in an upper limb but without clinically diagnosed UL-MSD. ‘UL-MSD’ group: subjects working at baseline with a clinically diagnosed UL-MSD.
UL-MSD, upper limb musculoskeletal disorder.