Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Stephen S. Bao; Jay M. Kapellusch; Arun Garg; Barbara A. Silverstein; Carisa Harris-Adamson; Susan E. Burt; Ann Marie Dale; Bradley A. Evanoff; Frederic E. Gerr; Kurt T. Hegmann; Linda A. Merlino; Matthew S. Thiese; David M. Rempel

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Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Stephen S. Bao, Jay M. Kapellusch, Arun Garg, Barbara A. Silverstein, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Susan E. Burt, Ann Marie Dale, Bradley A. Evanoff, Frederic E. Gerr, Kurt T. Hegmann, Linda A. Merlino, Matthew S. Thiese, David M. Rempel

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Insufficient sample size causes lower statistical power that may hinder findings of relationships between occupational physical exposures and musculoskeletal disorders. To solve this problem, researchers often want to pool data with similar study designs together to increase the statistical power. However, a recent consortium study on the relationships between physical exposures and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) found that due to slight differences in variable definitions, data collection procedures, data processing approaches, and data analysis methods, pooling data from multiple studies can be challenging. Using data independently collected by six research groups in 54 US workplaces in 10 US States, this paper presents some of the challenges in data pooling, and final selections of comparable variables. Distributions of the selected exposure data of 3010 subjects and variable definitions are presented. This abstract is based on a recent publication in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015
Publisher	Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
Pages	1239-1242
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780945289470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931215591196
State	Published - 2015
Event	59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Oct 26 2015 → Oct 30 2015

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Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Volume	2015-January
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

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Conference	59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	10/26/15 → 10/30/15

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Bao, S. S., Kapellusch, J. M., Garg, A., Silverstein, B. A., Harris-Adamson, C., Burt, S. E., Dale, A. M., Evanoff, B. A., Gerr, F. E., Hegmann, K. T., Merlino, L. A., Thiese, M. S., & Rempel, D. M. (2015). Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015 (pp. 1239-1242). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Vol. 2015-January). Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931215591196

Bao, Stephen S. ; Kapellusch, Jay M. ; Garg, Arun et al. / Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc., 2015. pp. 1239-1242 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

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Bao SS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Silverstein BA, Harris-Adamson C, Burt SE et al. Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc. 2015. p. 1239-1242. (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). doi: 10.1177/1541931215591196

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