Dose-response relationship between hand-arm vibration exposure and vibrotactile thresholds among roadworkers.
construction
hygiene / occupational hygiene
neurophysiology
occupational health practice
vibration
Journal
Occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1470-7926
Titre abrégé: Occup Environ Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9422759
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2020
03 2020
Historique:
received:
30
04
2019
revised:
09
11
2019
accepted:
14
12
2019
pubmed:
11
1
2020
medline:
24
6
2020
entrez:
11
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Testing of vibration perception threshold (VPT) at the fingertips as a quantitative measure of tactile sensitivity is a commonly used tool in diagnosing hand-arm vibration syndrome. There is limited research on dose-response relationships between hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure and VPT on an individual level. Assess possible dose-response relationships on an individual level between HAV exposure and VPT at the fingertips. We assessed average daily vibration exposure (m/s The participants were either exposed to rock drills (n=33), impact wrenches (n=52) or none of these tools (n=19). Exposure to rock drills and impact wrenches was associated with elevated VPT for all seven test frequencies in the second and fifth fingers of both hands. A dose-response with the daily exposure measure m/s HAV exposure was associated with elevated VPT, also at exposure levels below the common exposure action value of 2.5 m/s
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Testing of vibration perception threshold (VPT) at the fingertips as a quantitative measure of tactile sensitivity is a commonly used tool in diagnosing hand-arm vibration syndrome. There is limited research on dose-response relationships between hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure and VPT on an individual level.
AIMS
Assess possible dose-response relationships on an individual level between HAV exposure and VPT at the fingertips.
METHODS
We assessed average daily vibration exposure (m/s
RESULTS
The participants were either exposed to rock drills (n=33), impact wrenches (n=52) or none of these tools (n=19). Exposure to rock drills and impact wrenches was associated with elevated VPT for all seven test frequencies in the second and fifth fingers of both hands. A dose-response with the daily exposure measure m/s
CONCLUSIONS
HAV exposure was associated with elevated VPT, also at exposure levels below the common exposure action value of 2.5 m/s
Identifiants
pubmed: 31919277
pii: oemed-2019-105926
doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-105926
pmc: PMC7035685
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
188-193Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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