- Title
- Relationships Between the Physical Work Environment, Postures and Musculoskeletal Pain During COVID-19: A Survey of Frequent Computer Users
- Creator
- Snodgrass, Suzanne J.; Weerasekara, Ishanka; Edwards, Suzi; Heneghan, Nicola R.; Puentedura, Emilio J.; James, Carole
- Relation
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vol. 64, Issue 11, p. E782-E791
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002698
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Objective To understand the flexible work practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and depression in frequent computer users. Methods An e-survey determined the extent of workplace changes and MSD, and the relationships between them using descriptive-statistics and chi-squared tests. Results Of 700 who commenced the survey, 511 were analyzed. Since the pandemic commenced, 80% of respondents reported they were working more from home; and 89% reported some musculoskeletal pain. Compared with prepandemic, more people worked in nonergonomic environments, computer configurations and body postures. Work location was associated with upper back pain (P = 0.011); body posture with headache (P = 0.027) and low back pain (P = 0.003). Conclusion Nonergonomic work environments of frequent computer users during COVID-19 are related to having upper back pain, whereas nonergonomic postures are related to having headache and low back pain.
- Subject
- musculoskeletal pain; working From home; computer user; SARS-2; corona virus; ergonomics; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1489806
- Identifier
- uon:52772
- Identifier
- ISSN:1076-2752
- Language
- eng
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