Differences in ergonomic and workstation factors between computer office workers with and without reported musculoskeletal pain.
BACKGROUND: Some studies have suggested a causal relationship between computer work and the development of musculoskeletal disorders. However, studies considering the use of specific tools to assess workplace ergonomics and psychosocial factors in computer office workers with and without reported mu...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 563 - 573 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=125250917&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 125250917 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10519815 3RC jtl: Work issn: 10519815 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2017 vid: 57 iid: 4 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 125250917 125250917 125250917 10.3233/WOR-172582 125250917 ppf: 563 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Differences in ergonomic and workstation factors between computer office workers with and without reported musculoskeletal pain. aug: au: Sant'Ana Rodrigues, Mirela Veraldi Leite, Raquel Descie Maira Lelis, Cheila Chaves, Thaís Cristina affil: Rehabilitation and Functional Performance Post-graduation Program, Ribeiräo Preto School of Medicine, University of Säo Paulo, Brazil sug: subj: Ergonomics Work Environment Occupational-Related Injuries Risk Factors Muscle Pain Human Male Female Occupational Hazards Work Psychosocial Factors Adolescence Young Adult Adult Middle Age Questionnaires Confidence Intervals P-Value Post Hoc Analysis T-Tests Effect Size Videorecording Checklists Clinical Assessment Tools Interrater Reliability Intrarater Reliability Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Data Analysis Software Sitting Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: Some studies have suggested a causal relationship between computer work and the development of musculoskeletal disorders. However, studies considering the use of specific tools to assess workplace ergonomics and psychosocial factors in computer office workers with and without reported musculoskeletal pain are scarce. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the ergonomic, physical, and psychosocial factors in computer office workers with and without reported musculoskeletal pain (MSP). METHODS: Thirty-five computer office workers (aged 18-55 years) participated in the study. The following evaluations were completed: Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA), and Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire revised Brazilian Portuguese version (MUEQ-Br revised). Student t-tests were used to make comparisons between groups. RESULTS: The computer office workers were divided into two groups: workers with reported MSP (WMSP, n = 17) and workers without positive report (WOMSP, n = 18). Those in the WMSP group showed significantly greater mean values in the total ROSA score (WMSP: 6.71 [CI 95%:6.20-7.21] and WOMSP: 5.88 [CI 95%:5.37-6.39], p = 0.01). The WMSP group also showed higher scores in the chair section of the ROSA, workstation of MUEQ-Br revised, and in the upper limb RULA score. The chair height and armrest sections from ROSA showed the higher mean values in workers WMSP compared to workers WOMSP. A positive moderate correlation was observed between ROSA and RULA total scores (R = 0.63, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated that computer office workers who reported MSP had worse ergonomics indexes for chair workstation and worse physical risk related to upper limb (RULA upper limb section) than workers without pain. However, there were no observed differences in workers with and without MSP regarding work-related psychosocial factors. The results suggest that inadequate workstation conditions, specifically the chair height, arm and back rest, are linked to improper upper limb postures and that these factors are contributing to MSP in computer office workers. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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