The aim of our work was to study the physical symptoms of upper- and lower-level white-collar workers using a questionnaire. The study was cross-sectional with a questionnaire posted to 15 000 working-age persons. The responses (6121) included 970 upper- and 1150 lower-level white-collar workers. In the upper- and lower-level white-collar worker groups, 45.7 and 56.0%, respectively, had experienced pain, numbness and aches in the neck either pretty often or more frequently. When comparing daily computer users and nonusers, there were significant differences in pain, numbness and aches in the neck or in the shoulders. In addition, age and gender influenced some physical symptoms. In the future, it is essential to take into account that working with computers can be especially associated with physical symptoms in the neck and in the shoulders when workers use computers daily.

White-Collar Workers’ Self-Reported Physical Symptoms Associated With Using Computers / L., Korpinen; R., Pääkkönen; Gobba, Fabriziomaria. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS. - ISSN 1080-3548. - STAMPA. - 18:(2012), pp. 137-147. [10.1080/10803548.2012.11076921]

White-Collar Workers’ Self-Reported Physical Symptoms Associated With Using Computers

GOBBA, Fabriziomaria
2012

Abstract

The aim of our work was to study the physical symptoms of upper- and lower-level white-collar workers using a questionnaire. The study was cross-sectional with a questionnaire posted to 15 000 working-age persons. The responses (6121) included 970 upper- and 1150 lower-level white-collar workers. In the upper- and lower-level white-collar worker groups, 45.7 and 56.0%, respectively, had experienced pain, numbness and aches in the neck either pretty often or more frequently. When comparing daily computer users and nonusers, there were significant differences in pain, numbness and aches in the neck or in the shoulders. In addition, age and gender influenced some physical symptoms. In the future, it is essential to take into account that working with computers can be especially associated with physical symptoms in the neck and in the shoulders when workers use computers daily.
2012
18
137
147
White-Collar Workers’ Self-Reported Physical Symptoms Associated With Using Computers / L., Korpinen; R., Pääkkönen; Gobba, Fabriziomaria. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS. - ISSN 1080-3548. - STAMPA. - 18:(2012), pp. 137-147. [10.1080/10803548.2012.11076921]
L., Korpinen; R., Pääkkönen; Gobba, Fabriziomaria
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