Effects of Prolonged Standing and Sitting on Musculoskeletal Health

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What is an important person-centered strategy mentioned in the text for reducing strain from physical or environmental demands?

Having no regard for workers' well-being in work assignments

Modifying and constraining work demands based on workers' resources and abilities (correct)

Increasing work demands to challenge workers

Ignoring workers' resources and abilities when assigning tasks

What approach can be effective in determining if adjustments or accommodations are necessary to reduce strain?

Context-specific functional assessment (correct)

Generalized functional assessment

Random assessment without context consideration

Performance-based assessment

What did Frings-Dresen and Sluiter develop as an example approach to assess nurses' functional capacity for work tasks?

Functional capacity assessment model (correct)

Performance improvement protocol

Work demands checklist

Occupational risk evaluation tool

Why is it important to ensure workers have the appropriate knowledge and skills according to the text?

To enable workers to perform their work safely and efficiently Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of training emphasized in the text regarding managing physical and environmental hazards?

Making workers aware of risks associated with their tasks Signup and view all the answers

Why should individual workers have the appropriate knowledge and skills according to the text?

To ensure a better fit between workers and their work environments Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of ensuring a proper fit between workers and their work environments as mentioned in the text?

To help workers perform their tasks effectively and safely Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a context-specific functional assessment according to the text?

To evaluate whether adjustments or accommodations are needed for reducing strain Signup and view all the answers

What type of training should focus on managing physical and environmental hazards according to the text?

Training emphasizing risk awareness and hazard management Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for training to make workers aware of risks according to the text?

To prepare workers for potential hazards they may face at work Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key factor that can influence the effects of physical and environmental demands on workers according to the text?

Years of experience in the job Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is an important strategy for workers to combat the effects of physical demands in their work environment?

Developing self-efficacy in proper lifting techniques Signup and view all the answers

How can the physical work environment directly affect workers' psychological health?

By correlating with their mood, anger, and impulsive behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key reason why some groups of individuals (e.g., males, racial and ethnic minorities) disproportionately occupy jobs with high physical and environmental demands according to the text?

They are more likely to be employed in industries like manufacturing, construction, and agriculture Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is an important factor that can weaken the effects of environmental demands on worker health?

Tendencies to experience positive emotion Signup and view all the answers

What type of individual difference can affect the extent to which positive resources in the work environment matter to workers?

Mindfulness Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is an important reason why workers should have the appropriate knowledge and skills to manage physical and environmental hazards in their work?

To empower them to make adjustments to their work environment Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is an important person-centered strategy for reducing strain from physical or environmental demands?

Encouraging workers to engage in mindfulness-based practices Signup and view all the answers

What is a key reason why it is important to ensure a proper fit between workers and their work environments?

To promote overall worker health and well-being Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is an important approach to determining if adjustments or accommodations are necessary to reduce strain on workers?

Utilizing context-specific functional assessments Signup and view all the answers