Body Posture in Relation with Musculoskeletal Symptoms amongst Computer Operators

Prodanovska-Stojcevska, Viktorija; Jovanović, Jovica; Jovanovska, Tanja

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2015/15627

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“…Therefore, identifying potential risk factors for CANS would be essential to design preventive strategies [3]. The current study reported high prevalence of CANS among computer OWs compared with other studies [2,12,13], even those conducted in comparable developing countries [5,[25][26][27]. Moreover, in the present study, the prevalence of neck complaints was similar to shoulder complaints and slightly lower than arm/hand complaints.…”

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“…Prevalence of CANS among computer OWs varies in studies. Some studies reported low prevalence (28, 31, and 35.8%) [2,12,13]. On the contrary, a relatively higher prevalence was reported in other studies (45, 53, 53.6, 54, and 56.9%) [3,5,7,8,9].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Moreover, psychosocial factors, such as high quantitative and/or qualitative job demands, low job control and limited social and coworker support were significantly related to CANS [13,19,20]. In addition, increase in the number of working hours/day, inability to use break after work with computer and lack of awareness about computer ergonomics were significantly associated with development of CANS [3,8,12,13].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Studies showed varied results regarding prevalence and risk factors for CANS. Most of the studies were conducted in Europe and Asia [3,7,8,12,13,15], whereas limited data are available about Africa [5,22]. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with CANS among working population.…”

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Prevalence and associated factors related to arm, neck and shoulder complaints in a selected sample of computer office workers

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Background: Globally, there is an expansion in computer-related work, which may have contributed to an increased burden of complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS). The study was conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with CANS among computer office workers (OWs) in Alexandria. Participants and Methods: Computer OWs at four banks and two telecommunication companies (n=211) were included in a cross-sectional study in 2016. Data were collected using the self-administered Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity Questionnaire-Arabic version. Potentially related factors were examined using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Results: The sample comprised 95 (45.02%) males and 116 (54.97%) females. Overall, 72% aged 25-35 years. Prevalence with 95% confidence interval (CI) for CANS was 0.73 (95% CI: 0.66-0.79), 0.69 (95% CI: 0.62-0.75) and 0.70 (95% CI: 0.64-0.76), respectively. The majority of the complaints were minor (86%). Factors significantly associated with neck complaints were female sex (P=0.03), inappropriate office equipment (P=0.02), task complexity (P<0.01), break autonomy (P=0.02) and low decision authority (P=0.05). Factors significantly associated with arm/hand complaints were female sex (P=0.01), awkward body posture (P=0.05), break autonomy (P<0.01) and low break quality (P=0.04) Conclusion: The study revealed high prevalence of CANS and highlighted associated factors, namely, task complexity, inappropriate office equipment, low decision authority, low break quality and female sex. Improving ergonomic conditions, reducing job demands, and increasing job control are crucial to reduce CANS among computer OWs.

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“…These results relate to potential risk in the relationship between posture and appearance of musculoskeletal symptoms in computer operators, and show that the workers most affected are those who maintain the same posture and perform repetitive tasks while working throughout the day, with their head bent over in front of the computer (Prodanovska-Stojchevska, Jovanovic & Jovanovska, 2015).…”

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The Relation Between Psychosocial Work Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Computer Workers

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2021

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ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ДІАГНОСТИКИ ГОЛОВНОГО БОЛЮ У ОФІСНИХ ПРАЦІВНИКІВ Савицька І. Б. ВСТУП У офісних працівників у результаті ненормованого робочого дня, впливу несприятливих факторів екології офісу (шум, пил, магнітне випромінювання), стресових факторів, гіподинамії, нерегулярного або неякісного харчування, вимушеного положення голови і шиї розвивається «офісний синдром». Офісний синдром включає 1 : 1. М'язово-скелетні болі в спині, шиї, верхніх кінцівках. 2. Головний біль. 3. Тунельний синдром верхньої кінцівки. 4. Серцево-судинні захворювання (атеросклероз, гіпертонічна хвороба, аритмія). 5. Синдром «сухого ока». 6. Захворювання шлунково-кишкового тракту (гастрит, виразка шлунка і 12-палої кишки, хронічний коліт). 7. Захворювання дихальної системи: бронхіальна астма, бронхіт, пневмонія, простудні захворювання. 8. Геморой і тріщини прямої кишки, хронічні запальні захворювання органів малого тазу (хронічний простатит у чоловіків, хронічний ендометрит, сальпінгоофорит у жінок). 9. Ожиріння. 10. Варикозне розширення вен нижніх кінцівок, тромбофлебіт. Один із найбільш частих клінічних симптомів -головний біль м'язової напруги (далі -ГБН). Поширеність ГБН протягом життя в загальній популяції, за даними різних досліджень, варіює від 30 до 78%, що значно перевищує поширеність мігрені (8-20%) 2 . За даними наших попередніх досліджень частота ГБН може становити до 44% 3 .

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Body Posture in Relation with Musculoskeletal Symptoms amongst Computer Operators

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Prevalence and associated factors related to arm, neck and shoulder complaints in a selected sample of computer office workers

Prevalence and associated factors related to arm, neck and shoulder complaints in a selected sample of computer office workers

The Relation Between Psychosocial Work Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Computer Workers

Features of Headache Diagnosis in Office Workers

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