Mei Syafriadi
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jember, Jember, Indonesia

Hairrudin
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jember, Jember, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/ams.v10i1.43893

Abstract

Tobacco sorting workers in Jember Regency still sort tobacco leaves manually using hand muscles, which can cause complaints of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), one of which is CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is a disorder caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel in the wrist. This research was conducted using a cross-sectional survey design at PTPN A and PT B, Jember Regency, with a sample calculation using the Slovin formula, and 246 respondents were obtained. The independent variables in this study were education, age, history of illness, family history of hand pain, and history of hand pain of the respondent, while the dependent variables in this study were CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), BCTQ – SSS (Symptom Severity Scale), BCTQ – FSS (Functional Status Scale), Phalen's Test. The data analysis technique used was univariate SPSS analysis of frequency distribution, bivariate Chi-Square analysis, and SEM PLS multivariate analysis. research results show that education had an effect on the symptom severity scale, age had an influence on the symptom severity scale, age had an effect on the functional status scale and age had an influence on the Phalen's test. Conclusion: Age is the dominant factor affecting the symptom severity scale, functional status scale and Phalen's test.

Keyword: CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), BCTQ (Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire), SSS (Symptom Severity Scale), FSS (Functional Status Scale), Phalen's Test.

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