TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Covid-19 lockdown/ compulsory work from home (WFH) situation on musculoskeletal disorders in India
AU - Gupta, Garima
AU - Jadhav, Radhika Aditya
AU - Nataraj, Megha
AU - Maiya, G. Arun
N1 - Funding Information:
Although WFH prevents the spread of the COVID-19 virus, it poses a lot of barriers. For instance, the flexibility of convenient work from home timings modifies the discipline in a daily work routine(Heathfield, 2020). Prolonged working hours restrict joint mobility and contribute to postural discomforts owing to a lack of ergonomically optimal workstations at home. A cross-sectional study found that an inadequate home environment had a significant impact on perceived job satisfaction, productivity level, work-related stress, and musculoskeletal issues among COVID-19 work from home participants (Moretti et al., 2020). The latest evidence focuses on the detrimental impact of WFH, which contributes to decreased physical activity, increased screen time, a decline in cognitive functioning, and an overall loss in quality of life among adults due to COVID-19 (Brink et al., 2018) (Hammami et al., 2020)(Shariat et al., 2020) (Sharma and Vaish, 2020). There is a lack of major infrastructure support for the sustainable application of WFH in developing countries such as India (Sanchez et al., 2020). Furthermore, the possible health consequences of WFH given required infrastructure demands are largely unknown in the Indian context. The present study aimed to estimate self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among the Indian population in work from home COVID-19 lockdown and its association with various socio-demographic and occupational factors.
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PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Objective: To estimate self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among Indian population in work from home COVID-19 lockdown and its association on various socio-demographic and occupational factors among them. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on working Indian professionals, through an online self-reported survey during the COVID-19 work from the home situation. Details about the perceived musculoskeletal discomforts, weight gain or loss, physical activity profile, number of working hours, total sedentary time, and satisfaction perceived with working from home were recorded from the participant responses and thereafter analyzed. Results: A total of 281 responses were analyzed. 47.6% of respondents reported musculoskeletal disorders before lockdown, whereas 53.6% reported them during the lockdown period. 10% of respondents reported declination in physical activity. Finding of the chi-square for association and Spearman's rho correlation analysis suggested that gender, pre-existing musculoskeletal discomforts, current sedentary time, and long working hours are significantly associated with musculoskeletal discomforts during work from home COVID-19 lockdown. Conclusion: This study concluded the increment in the self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among working Indian professionals during work from home COVID-19 lockdown. The study also found the significant association between MSD and gender, working hours, sedentary time and pre-existing musculoskeletal discomforts.
AB - Objective: To estimate self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among Indian population in work from home COVID-19 lockdown and its association on various socio-demographic and occupational factors among them. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on working Indian professionals, through an online self-reported survey during the COVID-19 work from the home situation. Details about the perceived musculoskeletal discomforts, weight gain or loss, physical activity profile, number of working hours, total sedentary time, and satisfaction perceived with working from home were recorded from the participant responses and thereafter analyzed. Results: A total of 281 responses were analyzed. 47.6% of respondents reported musculoskeletal disorders before lockdown, whereas 53.6% reported them during the lockdown period. 10% of respondents reported declination in physical activity. Finding of the chi-square for association and Spearman's rho correlation analysis suggested that gender, pre-existing musculoskeletal discomforts, current sedentary time, and long working hours are significantly associated with musculoskeletal discomforts during work from home COVID-19 lockdown. Conclusion: This study concluded the increment in the self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among working Indian professionals during work from home COVID-19 lockdown. The study also found the significant association between MSD and gender, working hours, sedentary time and pre-existing musculoskeletal discomforts.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.09.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.09.019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142411925
VL - 33
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
JF - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
SN - 1360-8592
ER -