Effect of Covid-19 lockdown/ compulsory work from home (WFH) situation on musculoskeletal disorders in India.
J Bodyw Mov Ther
; 33: 39-45, 2023 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2241191
ABSTRACT
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.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Bodyw Mov Ther
Journal subject:
Physical Medicine
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Therapeutics
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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