Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 191-202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211125
The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Wrist Pain among Young Adults in UTAR during Movement Control Order: A Cross-Sectional Study
Kiruthika Selvakumar1, Liow Yi Sheng2
1Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
2Year III Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) Student, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
Corresponding Author: Kiruthika Selvakumar
ABSTRACT
Introduction: For the past few years wrist pain has been related to repetitive movement of the hand, and the cases has been increasing dramatically. There are numerous factors that causes wrist pain especially occupational factors. Different population has been investigated regarding work-related wrist pain such as, factory workers, programmers, and even gamers. Up to now, there is no data baseline about the prevalence and risk factors of wrist pain among young adults.
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of risk pain among young adults in University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) during Movement Control Disorder.
Methods: Questionnaire was adapted from Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation Score (PRWE), Self-Developed Demographic Data was used to determine prevalence and potential risk factors for wrist pain on young adults in UTAR during Movement Control Disorder, by using convenient sampling method.
Results: A total number of 144 participants had completed the questionnaire. Most of the participants were 20-25 years old. There are 100 female participants (69.4%) and 44 male participants (29.9%) who enrolled in this research. The prevalence of wrist pain among young adults in UTAR during Movement Control Disorder is relatively high according to PRWE score (71.53%) while according to self-modified questionnaire there are 33 participants who felt the pain at the wrist (22.92%).
Conclusion: Repetitive movement of the wrist and poor ergonomics of the hand are the factors that cause of wrist pain among young adults in UTAR.
Key words: Prevalence, risk factors, wrist pain, young adults, Movement Control Disorder.