Silva, Ozeas Ferreira daSilva, Jonhatan Magno Norte daSilva, Lara Karine DiasLima, Tânia M.Bornia, Antonio CezarSouza, Larissa Ane Hora deLeite, Wilza Karla dos SantosVieira, Elamara Marama de Araujo2024-01-262024-01-262022Ozeas Ferreira da Silva, Jonhatan Magno Norte da Silva, Lara Karine Dias Silva, Tânia Daniela Felgueiras Miranda Lima, Antonio Cezar Bornia, Larissa Ane Hora de Souza, Wilza Karla dos Santos Leite & Elamara Marama de Araujo Vieira (2022): Do men and women have different musculoskeletal symptoms at the same musculoskeletal discomfort level?, Ergonomics, DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2088854http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14170Owing to biological and social factors, illness-related musculoskeletal symptoms tend to vary between men and women. However, in the past, conceptualised discomfort metrics were applied uniformly to both genders. This study aimed to develop a scale to measure musculoskeletal discomfort that compares the symptoms between men and women. The scale aimed to determine the gender-based response patterns related to symptoms. A total of 707 men and 1302 women reported their symptoms on a body map. Factor analysis and item response theory were used to differentiate the identified symptoms in the construction of a musculoskeletal discomfort scale. Differences in work exposure appeared to explain the symptom patterns between men and women. The scale had eight levels, and it was found that at the same level of discomfort, men and women reported symptoms in different body regions.engGenderMusculoskeletal disordersDiscomfort scaleEqualizationFootwear industryjournal article10.1080/00140139.2022.2088854