Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, 37663University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The University Rehabilitation Institute Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Inquiry. 2021 Jan-Dec;58:469580211060256. doi: 10.1177/00469580211060256.
The role of a teacher in the Faculty of Health Sciences involves teaching students, preparing lessons, and participating in other activities such as research projects and management processes. Professional participation is part of their involvement in daily occupations, which are taking place in teachers' socio-cultural context and are necessary for their well-being. Teachers' work performance can be enabled or constrained by their professional habits, including habits while using computers. We investigated awareness of and adherence to recommendations on ergonomics and preventive measures for back pain among the Faculty of Health Sciences employees. This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between the influence of their habits during computer use and back pain. An online questionnaire was sent to the teaching staff of the Faculty of Health Sciences ( = 115). 73% of the staff opened the online questionnaire, 43% fully completed the questionnaire. Data were processed using SPSS statistical program, version 20.0. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and factor analysis were calculated. Analysis of the results showed a significant statistical association between the professional habits and roles [daily computer use ( = .443, < .01); position of different body parts during computer use [head ( = .669, < .001), shoulder ( = .446, < .01), legs and feet ( = .483, P < .01), screen inclination ( = .577, < .01), adjusting chair settings ( = .608, < .01), distance between eyes and screen (r = .766, < .01)]; physical activities break at work [ = .758, < .01], and back pain. Considering ergonomic principles when designing the work environment can have a major impact on employees' health and quality of work. As experts in the field of health sciences, faculty members are not sufficiently aware of the impact of an improperly designed work environment on employee health, which affects work habits.
健康科学学院教师的角色包括教授学生、备课以及参与其他活动，如研究项目和管理流程。专业参与是他们参与日常工作的一部分，这些工作发生在教师的社会文化背景中，是他们福祉的必要条件。教师的工作表现可以通过他们的职业习惯（包括使用计算机时的习惯）得到促进或限制。我们调查了健康科学学院员工对人体工程学和预防背痛建议的认识和遵守情况。这项研究旨在调查他们在使用计算机时的习惯对背痛的影响。我们向健康科学学院的教职员工发送了一份在线问卷（n = 115）。73%的员工打开了在线问卷，43%的员工完整地填写了问卷。使用 SPSS 统计程序，版本 20.0 处理数据。计算了描述性统计、皮尔逊相关系数和因子分析。结果分析表明，专业习惯和角色之间存在显著的统计学关联[日常计算机使用（ =.443， <.01）；在使用计算机时身体不同部位的位置[头部（ =.669， <.001），肩部（ =.446， <.01），腿部和脚部（ =.483，P <.01），屏幕倾斜度（ =.577， <.01），调整椅子设置（ =.608， <.01），眼睛与屏幕之间的距离（r =.766， <.01）]；工作时的体育活动休息[ =.758， <.01]和背痛。在设计工作环境时考虑人体工程学原则可以对员工的健康和工作质量产生重大影响。作为健康科学领域的专家，教师对设计不当的工作环境对员工健康的影响认识不足，这影响了他们的工作习惯。
