From the College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, Active Living research Group, Hunter Medical Research Institute, NSW, Australia (Dr Snodgrass, Dr James)School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia (Dr Weerasekara); Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Dr Weerasekara); Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW Australia (Dr Edwards); School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Dr Heneghan); and Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Dr Puentedura).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Nov 1;64(11):e782-e791. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002698. Epub 2022 Sep 7.
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.
An e-survey determined the extent of workplace changes and MSD, and the relationships between them using descriptive-statistics and chi-squared tests.
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).
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.
了解 COVID-19 大流行期间的灵活工作方式及其对频繁使用计算机者的与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）和抑郁的影响。
通过电子调查确定了工作场所变化的程度以及 MSD，并使用描述性统计和卡方检验来确定它们之间的关系。
在开始调查的 700 人中，有 511 人进行了分析。自大流行开始以来，80%的受访者报告说他们在家工作的时间更多；89%的人报告有一些肌肉骨骼疼痛。与大流行前相比，更多的人在非人体工程学环境、计算机配置和身体姿势中工作。工作地点与上背痛（P = 0.011）有关；身体姿势与头痛（P = 0.027）和下背痛（P = 0.003）有关。
COVID-19 期间频繁使用计算机者的非人体工程学工作环境与上背痛有关，而非人体工程学姿势与头痛和下背痛有关。
