Overview of study findings
| Exposure | Quant | Assessment | Outcome | Assessment | Findings | (Pooled) effect | I2 | Risk of bias | Figure |
| Device | Area | No of studies | |||||||
| Computer | Duration (10 hours/week) | Self-reported | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 6 | 1.08 (0.90 to 1.29) | 98% | 0.82 | Online supplementary file 6 |
| Recorded | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 1 | 0.88 (0.67 to 1.16) | – | 0.92 | Online supplementary file 7 | ||
| Self-reported | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 5 | 1.08 (0.89 to 1.31) | 84% | 0.85 | Online supplementary file 6 | ||
| Recorded | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 1 | 0.94 (0.91 to 0.98) | – | 0.92 | Online supplementary file 7 | ||
| Self-reported | CTS | Clinically assessed | 3 | 0.71 (0.54 to 0.94) | 0% | 0.75 | Online supplementary file 6 | ||
| Keyboard | Duration (10 hours/week) | Self-reported | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 2 | 1.29 (0.89 to 1.87) | 87% | 0.75 | Online supplementary file 8 |
| Recorded | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 2 | 0.96 (0.71 to 1.28) | 0% | 0.88 | Online supplementary file 9 | ||
| Self-reported | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 2 | 1.18 (1.04 to 1.35) | 11% | 0.79 | Online supplementary file 8 | ||
| Recorded | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 2 | 1.09 (0.36 to 3.36) | 59% | 0.83 | Onlinesupplementary file 9 | ||
| Self-reported | CTS | Clinically assessed | 1 | 1.21 (0.96 to 1.35) | – | 0.67 | Online supplementary file 8 | ||
| Input frequency (10 strokes/min) | Recorded | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 1 | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.00) | 0% | 0.83 | Online supplementary file 12 | |
| Recorded | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 1 | 1.00 (0.93 to 1.07) | 0% | 0.75 | Online supplementary file 12 | ||
| Mouse | Duration (10 hours/week) | Self-reported | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 4 | 1.13 (0.99 to 1.29) | 0% | 0.81 | Online supplementary file 10 |
| Recorded | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 2 | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) | 0% | 0.88 | Online supplementary file 11 | ||
| Self-reported | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 4 | 1.40 (1.29 to 1.53) | 30% | 0.83 | Online supplementary file 10 | ||
| Recorded | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 2 | 1.18 (0.83 to 1.68) | 26% | 0.83 | Online supplementary file 11 | ||
| Self-reported | CTS | Clinically assessed | 1 | 1.54 (1.29 to 1.83) | – | 0.67 | Online supplementary file 10 | ||
| Input frequency (10 clicks/min) | Recorded | Neck/shoulder | Self-reported | 1 | 0.98 (0.88 to 1.09) | 34% | 0.83 | Online supplementary file 13 | |
| Recorded | Distal upper extremity | Self-reported | 1 | 0.92 (0.70 to 1.22) | 13% | 0.75 | Online supplementary file 13 |
For each of the combination of exposure and outcome, number of studies, pooled effect sizes, I2 statistics, risk of bias and the corresponding figure reference are shown.