Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086, Australia.
Unit of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Nov;95(9):1891-1901. doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01885-1. Epub 2022 Jun 8.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid public health response which included mandatory working from home (WFH) for many employees. This study aimed to identify different trajectories of multisite musculoskeletal pain (MSP) amongst employees WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic and examined the influence of work and non-work factors.
Data from 488 participants (113 males, 372 females and 3 other) involved in the Employees Working from Home (EWFH) study, collected in October 2020, April and November 2021 were analysed. Age was categorised as 18-35 years (n = 121), 36-55 years (n = 289) and 56 years and over (n = 78). Growth Mixture Modelling (GMM) was used to identify latent classes with different growth trajectories of MSP. Age, gender, working hours, domestic living arrangements, workstation comfort and location, and psychosocial working conditions were considered predictors of MSP. Multivariate multinomial logistic regression was used to identify work and non-work variables associated with group membership.
Four trajectories of MSP emerged: high stable (36.5%), mid-decrease (29.7%), low stable (22.3%) and rapid increase (11.5%). Decreased workstation comfort (OR 1.98, CI 1.02, 3.85), quantitative demands (OR 1.68, CI 1.09, 2.58), and influence over work (OR 0.78, CI 0.54, 0.98) was associated with being in the high stable trajectory group compared to low stable. Workstation location (OR 3.86, CI 1.19, 12.52) and quantitative work demands (OR 1.44, CI 1.01, 2.47) was associated with the rapid increase group.
Findings from this study offer insights into considerations for reducing MSP in employees WFH. Key considerations include the need for a dedicated workstation, attention to workstation comfort, quantitative work demands, and ensuring employees have influence over their work.
2020 年 3 月，COVID-19 大流行需要迅速采取公共卫生应对措施，包括许多员工强制在家工作（WFH）。本研究旨在确定 COVID-19 大流行期间在家工作的员工多发性部位肌肉骨骼疼痛（MSP）的不同轨迹，并研究工作和非工作因素的影响。
2020 年 10 月、2021 年 4 月和 11 月收集了参与“员工在家工作（EWFH）”研究的 488 名参与者（113 名男性、372 名女性和 3 名其他性别）的数据。年龄分为 18-35 岁（n=121）、36-55 岁（n=289）和 56 岁及以上（n=78）。采用增长混合模型（GMM）来识别 MSP 不同增长轨迹的潜在类别。年龄、性别、工作时间、家庭生活安排、工作站舒适度和位置以及心理社会工作条件被视为 MSP 的预测因素。采用多变量多项逻辑回归来确定与群体成员身份相关的工作和非工作变量。
出现了四种 MSP 轨迹：高稳定（36.5%）、中期下降（29.7%）、低稳定（22.3%）和快速增加（11.5%）。工作站舒适度降低（OR 1.98，CI 1.02，3.85）、量化需求（OR 1.68，CI 1.09，2.58）和对工作的影响（OR 0.78，CI 0.54，0.98）与低稳定组相比，与高稳定轨迹组相关。工作站位置（OR 3.86，CI 1.19，12.52）和量化工作需求（OR 1.44，CI 1.01，2.47）与快速增加组相关。
本研究结果为减少在家工作员工的 MSP 提供了思路。关键考虑因素包括需要专用工作站、关注工作站舒适度、量化工作需求以及确保员工对工作有影响力。
