Co-designing a study on a health interventions with Myanmar migrant workers to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Thailand’s seafood industry

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Background: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand’s seafood processing industry develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders from tasks such as repetitive shrimp peeling and standing for extended periods. These workers remain largely unreached by standard health interventions due to language barriers and cultural isolation. Developing effective study for this vulnerable population requires meaningful involvement of workers in the study design process, recognizing their experiential expertise ...

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Authors: Hlaing, PH; Cheah, PY; Myint, ST; Boonchutima, S

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Journal: Research Involvement and Engagement
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Article number: 77
• Publication date: 2026-04-28
• Acceptance date: 2026-04-22
• DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00891-8
• EISSN: 2056-7529
• ISSN: 2056-7529
• Language: English
• Keywords: Community involvement; Patient and public involvement; Myanmar workers; Study co-design; Intervention development; Thailand; Participatory research; Occupational health; Migrant health; Musculoskeletal disorders; Digital health intervention