Abstract

SUAREZ CABRERA, Rugiere; ROMAN HERNANDEZ, Jorge  and  BARRIOS MENDOZA, Alberto. Estado de salud en operadoras de pantallas de visualización de datos. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 1997, vol.35, n.2, pp. 65-73. ISSN 1561-3003.

An exploratory study by means of a questionnarie applied to video display screens workers who worked continously in the introduction and obtention of data was carried out with the objective of determining the possible association of this type of work with certain pathologic alterations, the presence of fatigue and stress. A relationship be ween the most frequent health alterations reported (fatigue, osteomyoarticular symptoms, ocular and nervous disorders) and the occurrence of deficient ergometric conditions was observed; all of these associated with stressing situations that coincide with findings reported before by other authors.

Keywords : DATA DISPLAT [adverse effects]; HEALTH STATUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE [adverse effects]; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS [etiology]; WORKING DISKS; WORKING CONDITIONS.