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A Pilot Study of Five Types of Maximum Hand Strength among Manufacturing Industry Workers in Taiwan

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  • Victor Ei-Wen Lo

    (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan)

  • Yi-Chen Chiu

    (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan)

  • Hsin-Hung Tu

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Hsiuping University of Science and Technology, Taichung City 41280, Taiwan)

  • Chien-Wei Liu

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City 30013, Taiwan)

  • Chi-Yuang Yu

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City 30013, Taiwan)

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to collect five types of maximum hand strength among workers in the manufacturing industry in Taiwan. Methods: This study is a cross sectional study with a stratified and convenient sample of workers on the production line in manufacturing industries in Central Taiwan. In total, we recruited 198 healthy subjects to participate in this study. Five types of hand strength were measured in both hands three times with 3 min rests between trials. Results: The strength of females for these five types of hand exertions were 52.0% to 67.6% of the strength of males ( p < 0.001). For both genders, there was a main effect for the types of hand strength for the right hand ( p < 0.001) and the left hand ( p < 0.001). In general, the hand strength in U.S. and EU countries was 1.2 to 1.7 times greater than the strength among the three types of hand exertions in this study. Conclusion: These results can be used to evaluate the musculoskeletal burdens on the upper extremities in the manufacturing industry and could also be used for tool and job design and job modifications.

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  • Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Yi-Chen Chiu & Hsin-Hung Tu & Chien-Wei Liu & Chi-Yuang Yu, 2019. "A Pilot Study of Five Types of Maximum Hand Strength among Manufacturing Industry Workers in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-21, November.
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    1. Seong Hoon Lim & Yeo Hyung Kim & Jung Soo Lee, 2019. "Normative Data on Grip Strength in a Population-Based Study with Adjusting Confounding Factors: Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014–2015)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-11, June.
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    1. Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Shu-Min Chao & Hsin-Hung Tu, 2020. "Normative Hand Strength of Healthcare Industry Workers in Central Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, December.
    2. Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Yi-Chen Chiu & Hsin-Hung Tu, 2021. "Can We Use Grip Strength to Predict Other Types of Hand Exertions? An Example of Manufacturing Industry Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-13, January.
    3. Victor Ei-Wen Lo & Shu-Min Chao, 2021. "Investigation into the Effects of Backrest Angle and Stick Location on Female Strength," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-14, December.
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