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Hassan Khotanlou

Hassan Khotanlou

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
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E-mail: Khotanlou [at] basu.ac.ir
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Research

Title
Study protocol and baseline results for a quasi-randomized control trial: An investigation on the effects of ergonomic interventions on work-related musculoskeletal disorders, quality of work-life and productivity in knowledge-based companies
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Musculoskeletal disorders: Workplace intervention; Office workers; Ergonomics Knowledge-based companies
Year
2020
Journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
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Researchers Rashid Heidari Moghadam ، Iraj Mohammad Fam ، Mohammad Babamiri ، Alireza Soltanian ، Hassan Khotanlou ، Mohammad Sadegh Sohrabi

Abstract

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the major causes of lost workdays, increased costs, and occupational diseases in all countries. The prevalence of WMSDs among the workers in small and medium-sized enterprises in Iran was reported as 73%. This paper aimed to describe the design of an interventional study to investigate the effects of ergonomic interventions on work-related musculoskeletal disorders, quality of work-life, and productivity among office workers of knowledge-based companies and introduce the results obtained from the baseline survey.