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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
78 questions in 18 reviews · Work
current versionsNo studies 78 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Workstation adjustment according to OSHA/NIOSH recommendation vs no workstation adjustment Intensity or severity of musculoskeletal pain · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Workstation adjustment according to OSHA/NIOSH recommendation vs no workstation adjustment Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sit‐stand workstation vs normal workstation Incidence or prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sit‐stand workstation vs normal workstation Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supplementary breaks vs normal breaks Incidence or prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supplementary breaks vs normal breaks Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Biofeedback (vibration) to reduce hand idle time on mouse vs no intervention Incidence or prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Biofeedback (vibration) to reduce hand idle time on mouse vs no intervention Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Arm support combined with alternative mouse vs conventional mouse alone Work related function · office workers Ergonomic interventions for preventing work‐related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Information, feedback, and/or counselling vs information only or no intervention Mean difference in time in sitting bouts lasting 30 minutes or more, medium‐term · employees who sit at work Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Alternative desks and workstations vs sit‐desks Mean difference in time in sitting bouts lasting 30 minutes or more, short‐term · employees who sit at work Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Workplace policy changes vs no intervention or alternate intervention Mean difference in time in sitting bouts lasting 30 minutes or more, short‐term · employees who sit at work Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Information, feedback, and/or counselling vs information only or no intervention Mean difference in time in sitting bouts lasting 30 minutes or more, short‐term · employees who sit at work Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical ergonomic intervention vs no intervention Number of workers with newly diagnosed WMSD (incident cases) · Dentists Ergonomic interventions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in dental care practitioners (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical ergonomic intervention vs no intervention Work functioning or disability · Dentists Ergonomic interventions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in dental care practitioners (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical ergonomic intervention vs alternative instrument design Number of workers with newly diagnosed WMSD (incident cases) · Dentists and dental hygienists who performed scaling, root planing, or dental prophylaxis procedures Ergonomic interventions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in dental care practitioners (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical ergonomic intervention vs alternative instrument design Work functioning or disability · Dentists and dental hygienists who performed scaling, root planing, or dental prophylaxis procedures Ergonomic interventions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in dental care practitioners (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Individually applied blue‐enriched light vs no treatment Adverse events · daytime workers Workplace lighting for improving alertness and mood in daytime workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Indirect light vs direct light Alertness · daytime workers Workplace lighting for improving alertness and mood in daytime workers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Patient‐care areas · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Other measures of contamination · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Health outcomes · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Adverse events · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Other measures of exposure · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closed‐system transfer device plus safe handling vs safe handling alone Pharmacy areas · healthcare staff who handle infusional hazardous drugs Closed‐system drug‐transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Computer‐based interventions vs in‐person interventions Burnout · employees Computer‐based versus in‐person interventions for preventing and reducing stress in workers (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no intervention Outcomes# · Workers Behavioural interventions to promote workers' use of respiratory protective equipment (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |