Jeong Ho Kim

Dr. Jeong Ho Kim

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 July 2016 in Annals of Occupational Hygiene
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JKJeong Ho Kim
Jeong Ho Kim
MZMonica Zigman
Monica Zigman
LALovenoor S. Aulck
Lovenoor S. Aulck
JIJennifer A. Ibbotson
Jennifer A. Ibbotson
JDJack Dennerlein
Jack Dennerlein
PJPeter Johnson
Peter Johnson
Many professional truck drivers suffer from low back pain (LBP) which is thought to be associated with exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV). The objectives of this study were to: (i) characterize general health, regional body pain and WBV exposures, (ii) evaluate the associations between different WBV parameters and health outcomes, and (iii) determine whether there were factors which affect a truck driver’s WBV exposures. This study analyzed WBV exposures from 96 long-haul truck drivers over their regular work shift (6–15h) per International Standards Organization (ISO) 2631-1 and 2631-5 WBV standards. This study also evaluated regional body pain (10-point scale), low back disability (the Oswestry Disability Index), and physical and mental health (the Short Form 12-item Health Survey). The results demonstrated that the daily vector sum WBV exposures [A(8), VDV(8) and Sed(8)] were above action limits while the predominant z-axis exposures were below action limits. Among all the musculoskeletal outcomes, LBP was the most prevalent (72.5%) with average LBP score of 2.9 (SD: 2.0). The SF-12 health scores demonstrated that truck drivers in general had lower physical health status than the general US population (P’s < 0.04) and that physical health status decreased as WBV exposures increased (P = 0.03). In addition, the correlations between the WBV measures and health outcomes indicated that A(8) exposure measures had a stronger link to musculoskeletal (LBP) and other health outcomes than the VDV(8) and Sed(8) measures. Finally, seat manufacturer and seat age were two factors which had a strong influence on WBV exposures.


1 November 2021 in Applied Ergonomics
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KKKiana Kia
Kiana Kia
JHJaejin Hwang
Jaejin Hwang
IKIn-Sop Kim
In-Sop Kim
HIHakim Ishak
Hakim Ishak
JKJeong Ho Kim
Jeong Ho Kim

1 May 2020 in Applied Ergonomics
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KKKiana Kia
Kiana Kia
SFStephanie M. Fitch
Stephanie M. Fitch
SNSean A. Newsom
Sean A. Newsom
JKJeong Ho Kim
Jeong Ho Kim

3 February 2023 in Applied Ergonomics
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YKYong-Ku Kong
Yong-Ku Kong
SPSang-Soo Park
Sang-Soo Park
JSJin-Woo Shim
Jin-Woo Shim
KCKyeong-Hee Choi
Kyeong-Hee Choi
HSHyun-Ho Shim
Hyun-Ho Shim
JKJeong Ho Kim
Jeong Ho Kim