Journal of Ergonomics
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7556
ISSN: 2165-7556
Desai FA
South Africa
Research Article
The Association of Unsound Sitting Posture and Vertebral Musculoskeletal Pain among University Administrators
Author(s): Ellapen TJ, Narsigan S, Abrahams S and Desai FAEllapen TJ, Narsigan S, Abrahams S and Desai FA
Background: This study documented the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal pain of University of Kwa- Zulu Natal staff members who operate a computer for a minimum of 5 hours daily.
Method: Subjects completed a self-report musculoskeletal pain questionnaire, which gathered their demographical and work related musculoskeletal pain over the last 12 months. The following descriptive statistics mode, mean, frequency, percentages and inferential statistics, chi-square (p< 0.05) were employed to analyse the data.
Results: One hundred and two (68.00%) of the cohort complained of musculoskeletal pain within the last 12 months (X2 (1, N = 150) = 1.03E-05, p.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7556.S4-001