Ergonomic Risk Factors of Fourth- and Fifth-Year International Medical University Dental Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the ergonomic risk factors of year 4 and year 5 dental students attending International Medical University.

Methods

This was an exploratory, observational study evaluating ergonomic risk factors among year 4 and year 5 dental students, with a total of 89 participants. The students' ergonomic risk components were evaluated using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) worksheet. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the RULA scores, and the Mann-Whitney U test served to determine the difference of ergonomic risk between year 4 and year 5 dental students.

Results

The descriptive analysis showed that the participants' (N = 89) median final RULA score was 6.00 (standard deviation = 0.716). One-yea

SUBMITTER: Chong NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947964 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature