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Logistic Models*

Humans ; Logistic Models

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the occupational risk factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms in public workers. METHODS: In November 2010, 544 participants anwered a survey that included questions on the participants' general characteristics, job-related factors, health-related behaviors, and psychosocial stress. We measured the relationship of risk factors to musculoskeletal symptoms using a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: After adjusting for general characteristics, factors associated with occupational musculoskeletal symptoms were gender (OR=2.858, 95% CI=1.701~4.801), unnatural posture (OR=2.386, 95% CI=1.308~4.354), psychosocial stress (OR=4.051, 95% CI=1.336~12.282) and sleep quality (OR=1.672, 95% CI=1.052~2.660). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that psychosocial stress levels and physical environment (especially in professions requiring an unnatural posture) are related to musculoskeletal symptoms in public workers.
Logistic Models ; Posture ; Risk Factors

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the concordance between a checklist's categories of professor recommendation letters and characteristics of the self-introduction letter. METHODS: Checklists of professor recommendation letters were analyzed and classified into cognitive, social, and affective domains. Simple correlation was performed to determine whether the characteristics of the checklists were concordant with those of the self-introduction letter. The difference in ratings of the checklists by pass or fail grades was analyzed by independent sample t-test. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine whether a pass or fail grade was influenced by ratings on the checklists. RESULTS: The Cronbach alpha value of the checklists was 0.854. Initiative, as an affective domain, in the professor's recommendation letter was highly ranked among the six checklist categories. Self-directed learning in the self-introduction letter was influenced by a pass or fail grade by logistic regression analysis (p<0.05). Successful applicants received higher ratings than those who failed in every checklist category, particularly in problem-solving ability, communication skills, initiative, and morality (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: There was a strong correlation between cognitive and affective characteristics in the professor recommendation letters and the sum of all characteristics in the self-introduction letter.
Checklist ; Learning ; Logistic Models ; Morals

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to evaluate relationship of burdened work and musculoskeletal symptoms in small-to-medium sized enterprises. METHOD: After a questionnaire survey was administered to 9,950 workers in 122 workplace, 7,626 workers(76.6%) were finally selected for the study analysis. Industrial hygienists visited 122 small-to-medium sized enterprises to investigate the presence of burdened works within the workplace. The selection of jobs with significant burden was based on the Ministry of Labor's recent notification in 11 types of job description associated with musculoskeletal disorders. The subjects of this study were then divided into three categories. 1) non-burdened white collar workers, 2) non-burdened blue collar workers, and 3) burdened workers (include some VDT workers). Multiple logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between burdened work and musculoskeletal symptoms. RESULTS: The burdened workers reported significantly more musculoskeletal symptoms than non-burdened white collar workers and non-burdened blue collar workers(OR:1.57, 95% CI: 1.314-1.875). There was no significant difference in reports of musculoskeletal symptoms between non-burdened white and blue collar workers. CONCLUSION: To prevent or diminish musculoskeletal disorders in small-to-medium sized enterprises, we need to better manage burdened works.
Job Description ; Logistic Models ; Questionnaires

This study was conducted to investigate sleep qualifies of manufacturing workers. The data were collected from the 479 manufacturing factory workers who were most 3 shift workers. The results obtained were as follows. The prevalence rate of sleep disorder was 32.8%, rate of difficulty in initiating sleep was 11.9%, that of difficulty in maintaining sleep was 6.1%, and that of early morning awakening was 6.9%. DisoTdeTs of difficulty in maintaining sleep was low in the age group of twenties and high in thirties. The gloup of sedative or alcohol use before sleep induction shewed high Prevalence Tate of sleep disorder. The group of satisfying for job or family had the lower rate of sleep disorder than the unsatisfying group. The rate of sleep disorder were low in the group of day sleeping, no physical pain. The variables such as day sleep, physical pain and job tenure showed statistical significance in the logistic regression of sleep disorder.
Humans ; Logistic Models ; Plants* ; Prevalence

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to discover the influence of the working conditions on women workers' occupational stress. METHODS: Descriptive method is used to identify women's stress depending on their general working features and conditions by conducting a survey of them in women-dominated service industries. SPSS 18.0 program is used for data analysis and descriptive statistics is presented with standard deviation, frequency and percentage. chi2-test is used as an analysis tool. To figure out factors that influence their stress, logistic regression analysis is used for general features and working conditions as independent variables, and occupational stress as a dependent variable. RESULTS: As a result, among the independent variables, employment status, weekly working hours, career, shiftwork, and work-family-balance are meaningful factors that influence their stress. Temporary workers' stress is 3.65 times higher (p<.001), and workers working over 48 hours a week have 1.97 times higher stress (p<.003). Workers with over 5 years' career are under 1.73 times higher stress (p<.046) and shift workers are under 3.51 times higher stress (p<.001). Work family balance results in 1.93 times higher stress (p<.009). CONCLUSION: It is necessary to seek how to prevent and manage women workers' stress considering features.
Employment ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Statistics as Topic

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive factors of saline reduction under ultrasound-guidance in patients with intussusception. METHODS: Ultrasound-guided saline enema reductions were performed in 105 patients with intussusception from September 1993 to April 1996 at Ewha Womans University Mok-dong Hospital. Clinical characteristics and ultrasonographic findings were analyzed as the predictive factors of ultrasound-guided saline enema reduction in 15 patients(14.3%) who were not reduced by saline enema reduction compared to 90 patients(85.7%) who were reduced. RESULTS: The mean age of the not-reduced group was 8.9+/-5.8 months old which was significantly younger than 14.5+/-15.4 months old of the reduced group(P<0.05) There were no significant differences in sex and clinical symptoms between the two groups(P>0.05). Among the ultrasonographic findings, the thickness of the hypoechoic outer rim in the not-reduced group was 10.5+/-3.3mm which was significantly thicker than 7.4+/-1.8mm of the reduced group(P<0.05). In stepwise logistic regression analysis, hypoechoic outer rim thickness over 8mm contributed significantly as the predictive factor for the failure of ultrasound-guided saline enema reduction(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The thickness of the hypoechoic outer rim over 8mm on ultrasonogram was the predictive factor for the failure of saline reduction.
Enema ; Female ; Humans ; Intussusception* ; Logistic Models ; Ultrasonography

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate success and perforation rates of pneumatic reduction and to find the predictors of reduction failure. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We reviewed 224 cases of pediatric intussusception diagnosed by air-enema between July, 1989 and June, 1992. The mean age was 9.8 months(range, 1 month to 3 years). Logistic regression analysis was used to find predictors of reduction failure. RESULTS: Successful reduction was achieved in 197 cases(87.9% of success rate). Bowel perforation occurred in two cases(0.9% of perforation rate). There were two statistically significant predictors of failure;(1) ileoileocolic intussusception(p<.001), (2) long duration of symptom(p<.001). Surgery was performed in 26 cases (11.6%), of which seven required bowel resection. CONCLUSION: Pneumatic reduction is a useful means in the management of pediatric intussusception with a high success rate and no mortality.
Child* ; Humans ; Insufflation* ; Intussusception* ; Logistic Models ; Mortality