Experiences of employees with arm, neck or shoulder complaints: a focus group study

Table 2 Demographic profile of the study population

Participant ID number	Gender	Age (years)	Education level	Profession	Organization	Hours of work per week	Hours on PC per day	Body region of complaints	Duration of complaints (weeks)	Disability score on work (0–10)
1	Female	56	AHE	Lecturer, supervisor, coach	HAN	26	2.0	Shoulder, neck	20	6
2	Female	44	PSVE	Secretary	HAN	32	6.0	Wrist, lower arm, shoulder, neck	52	2
3	Female	44	SSCE	Administrative assistant	HAN	18	4.0	Hand, elbow, upper arm, shoulder, neck	104	4
4	Female	51	HPE	Senior analyst IVF laboratory	RUMC	32	2.0	Lower arm, upper arm, shoulder, neck	104	2
5	Female	48	AHE	Research coordinator	RUMC	36	6.0	Shoulder, neck	780	3
6	Female	54	HPE	Intensive care nurse	RUMC	20	2.0	Shoulder	936	4
7	Female	46	HPE	Nurse	RUMC	32	2.0	Shoulder, neck	31	7
8	Female	55	HPE	Outpatient assistant	RUMC	28	8.0	Upper arm, shoulder, neck	104	0
9	Male	44	SSCE	Security officer	RUMC	40	6.5	Hand, wrist, shoulder, neck	400	6
10	Female	56	HPE	Intensive care nurse	RUMC	32	3.0	Hand, upper arm, shoulder, neck	416	5
11	Female	47	SSCE	Senior sterilization employee	RUMC	32	0.5	Shoulder, neck	30	3
12	Female	25	AHE	PhD student	RUMC	27	6.0	Wrist, neck	104	3
13	Female	42	HPE	Analyst	RUMC	32	6.0	Shoulder	70	7
14	Female	55	AHE	Pharmacist / PhD student	RUMC	50	5.5	Shoulder	76	3
15	Female	37	HPE	Lecturer, trainer	RUMC	24	6.0	Shoulder, neck	104	0

PSVE = Preparatory secondary vocational education, SSCE = Senior secondary vocational education, HPE = Higher professional education, AHE = Academic higher education, HAN = HAN University of Applied Sciences, RUMC = Radboud university medical center.

ISSN: 1471-2474