Musculoskeletal disorders in university professors who telework due to COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: Teaching virtually can cause symptoms related to muscle pain due to bad postures when working with computers. Objective: To determine the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in university professors who telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study in professors from health programs at a northeastern Colombian university. The validated Spanish version of the Nordic Kuorinka questionnaire was used (Cronbach’s alpha 0.8-0.9). Using non-probabilistic sampling and an instrument applied virtually, 68 professors were included in the study. The dependent variable was presence of musculoskeletal disorder, whereas the independent ones were the sociodemographic conditions related to telework. The Fisher or were used for qualitative variables. Comparison of means were carried out through Student’s t test. p<0.05 values were interpreted as statistical association. Results: 67.7% of participants reported musculoskeletal disorder in at least one anatomical site, being the neck the one mostly affected. Female gender and seniority in teaching practice showed an association with the disorder (p<0.05). Conclusion: Working conditions triggered by teleworking during the pandemic are associated with the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in professors.

Trabalho Remoto E as Desordens Musculoesqueléticas: Uma Revisão Integrativa Da Literatura

“…Sendo 13 destes artigos submetidos a análise qualitativa sobre a questão de pesquisa. A tabela Domínguez, 2022;Fadel et al, 2023;Guimarães et al, 2022;Lunde et al, 2022;Radulovic et al, 2021;Saes-Silva et al, 2022;Tellez et al, 2022;Tezuka et al, 2022). Sob esta nova realidade, o teletrabalho, veio junto a uma gama de problemas ergonômicos, caracterizados por movimentos repetitivos, posturas inadequadas em período extenso, esforço físico, aumentando o risco de problemas musculoesqueléticos, isso pode ser evidenciado nos estudos de (Batista, Melcher e Carvalho, 2022;Fadel et al, 2023;Guimarães et al, 2022;Saes-Silva et al, 2022;Tellez et al, 2022).…”

“…Foram mencionados problemas em termos profissionais e pessoais, como implicações para a saúde e para a vida familiar dos trabalhadores, além de terem sido expostos contrapontos positivos para os mesmos âmbitos. FADEL et al, 2023;GUIMARÃES et al, 2022;LUNDE et al, 2022;RADULOVIC et al, 2021;SAES-SILVA et al, 2022;TELLEZ et al, 2022;TEZUKA et al, 2022) Alfaia et al, 2022;Cristancho et al, 2022;Fadel et al, 2023;Fernandes et al, 2022;Gomez et al, 2022;Guimaraes et al, 2022;Minoura et al, 2019;Papalia et al, 2022;Saes-Silva et al, 2022;Santos et al, 2021;Tellez et al, 2022;Tezuka et Tabela 3 -Síntese dos fatores de riscos ergonômicos descritos nos estudos analisados na tabela 1.…”

“…Mobiliário e equipamentos inadequados (Alfaia et al, 2022;Barros e Silva., 2010;Chim e Chen, 2023;Guimarães et al,2022;Radulovic et al, 2021). Falta de espaço físico (Barros e Silva., 2010;Chim et al, 2023;Cristancho et al, 2022;Radulovic et al, 2021;Rafalski e Andrade, 2015;).…”

“…Sedentarismo (Batista et al, 2022;Guimaraes et al, 2022;Tellez et al, 2022). Sobrecarga mental (Alfaia et al, 2022;Cristancho et al, 2022;Guimaraes et al, 2022;Tellez et al, 2022). Isolamento social (Cristancho et al, 2022;Rafalski e Andrade, 2015;Tellez et al, 2022).…”

“…Sobrecarga mental (Alfaia et al, 2022;Cristancho et al, 2022;Guimaraes et al, 2022;Tellez et al, 2022). Isolamento social (Cristancho et al, 2022;Rafalski e Andrade, 2015;Tellez et al, 2022). Conflito trabalho-vida pessoal (Barros e Silva, 2010;Cristancho, Barrera e Castellano-Domínguez, 2022;Rafalski e Andrade, 2015).…”