It's a pain in the deck: Workspace discomfort and health risks across Navy ship-classes.

Musculoskeletal disorders are a major concern in military environments, particularly in confined shipboard workspaces. Limited research has explored how physical discomfort due to workspace design contributes to physical and mental health risks (PHR and MHR, respectively) across Navy ship-classes. Using a brief measure of workspace discomfort, we examined its association with health risks among U.S. Navy sailors aboard three ship-classes. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: upper extremity, upper body, and head/visual discomfort. All three factors were positively linked to PH