Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan (Tezuka, Saeki, Dr Tsuboi); BackTech Inc., Kyoto, Japan (Tezuka, Saeki, Dr Tsuboi, Dr Fukutani); Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Nagata); Department of Physical Therapy, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Dr Fukutani).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Jan 1;64(1):1-5. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002367.
We investigated the association between telework frequency and the presence of non-COVID-19-related physical symptoms during the COVID-19 emergency declaration among workers in Japan.
Data were collected from 1648 workers via web-based self-reported questionnaires. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between telework frequency per week (0, 1-2, 3-4, and ≥5 days/week) and the presence of stiff shoulders, eyestrain, and low back pain.
Among 917 participants, telework frequency was significantly associated with stiff shoulders (≥5 days: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.37-7.06), eyestrain (≥5 days: aOR 5.31, 95% CI 2.09-13.44), and low back pain (≥5 days: aOR 5.57, 95% CI 2.22-14.00), compared with non-teleworkers.
Workers who abruptly began telework experienced more physical symptoms than non-teleworkers during the emergency declaration.
在日本宣布 COVID-19 紧急状态期间,我们调查了每周远程办公频率与非 COVID-19 相关身体症状之间的关系。
通过网络自填问卷收集了 1648 名工人的数据。使用多变量逻辑回归模型调查了每周远程办公频率(0、1-2、3-4 和≥5 天/周)与肩部僵硬、眼疲劳和下腰痛之间的关系。
在 917 名参与者中,与非远程办公者相比,远程办公频率与肩部僵硬(≥5 天:调整后的优势比[aOR]3.02,95%置信区间[CI]1.37-7.06)、眼疲劳(≥5 天:aOR 5.31,95% CI 2.09-13.44)和下腰痛(≥5 天:aOR 5.57,95% CI 2.22-14.00)显著相关。
在宣布紧急状态期间,突然开始远程办公的工人比非远程办公者经历了更多的身体症状。