Ergonomic Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers Turkish Version, Validity and Reliability Study

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ergonomic Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers Turkish Version, Validity and Reliability Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06108700
• Other study ID #: GaziosmanpasaU_Erol_08
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 25, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Today, there is a relationship between the increase in the use of electronic devices such as smartphones or tablets and musculoskeletal disorders. Different usage styles of various electronic devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets affect the risk factors that may be related to musculoskeletal disorders in office workers. In addition to the use of electronic devices, the posture of the office worker's head, waist and hands while sitting are among the risk factors. Parameters such as the features of the chair he is sitting on, the height and distance of the table affect the person's posture. Evaluation of these factors is important in preventing musculoskeletal disorders.

The Ergonomic Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers was developed by Kluay-On et al. in 2022 and its validity and reliability were established. The aim of our study is to culturally adapt the Ergonomic Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers into Turkish and to examine its validity and reliability.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being an employee of Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

• Being an office worker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being an office worker

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy
• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University	Tokat

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Ergonomics Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers	Ergonomics Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers consists of a total of 10 questions and 3 subsections. The first part includes 3 items related to health status, such as history of neck and low back pain and electronic device behaviors, which evaluate individual factors. In the second section, the physical factors section, there are 5 items related to working posture. In the last section, psychosocial factors, there are 2 items related to mental fatigue.	Baseline
Primary	Ergonomics Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers	Ergonomics Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers consists of a total of 10 questions and 3 subsections. The first part includes 3 items related to health status, such as history of neck and low back pain and electronic device behaviors, which evaluate individual factors. In the second section, the physical factors section, there are 5 items related to working posture. In the last section, psychosocial factors, there are 2 items related to mental fatigue.	After 1 week (retest)
Primary	New York Posture Rating Chart	In the evaluation, five (5) points are given if the person's posture is correct, three (3) points are given if the posture is moderately impaired, and one (1) point is given if the posture is seriously impaired. The total maximum score obtained as a result of the test is 65 and the minimum score is 13.	Baseline
Primary	Short Form 36	The subscales of the scale are: physical function (10 items), social function (2 items), role limitations due to physical functions (4 items), role limitations due to emotional problems 31 (3 items), mental health (5 items), energy (4 items). item), pain (2 items) and general perception of health (5 items). Subscales evaluate health between 0 and 100, with 0 indicating the lowest quality of life and 100 indicating the highest quality of life.	Baseline