A cross sectional study on work related musculoskeletal disorders among software professionals.

dc.contributor.authorSaleem, M
dc.contributor.authorPriya, S
dc.contributor.authorGovindarajan, R
dc.contributor.authorBalaji, E
dc.contributor.authorAnguraj, Diwahar J
dc.contributor.authorShylendraBabu, P G
dc.contributor.authorDhivyapriya, S
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T04:46:25Z
dc.date.available2016-03-10T04:46:25Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study has been carried out to determine the prevalence and pattern of Musculo Skeletal Disorders (MSD) among software professionals and to evaluate the association between socio-demographic factors, computer work related factors and MSD. Methods: The study design was cross sectional with software professionals working in information technology (IT) companies in Chennai, Tamilnadu as the study population. The sampling method used for the survey is the non-probabilistic purposive sampling. Data was collected using a questionnaire which includes personal data, job details and standardized Nordic questionnaire. Results: Prevalence of work related MSD during last 12 months, during last 7 days and annual disability were 69%, 49.2% and 16.6% respectively. The common prevalence of work related MSD reported during last 12 months based on their body region were neck (29.56%), lower back (22.89%), shoulders (12.17%) and knees (9.56%). There was a statistically significant difference in terms of gender, regular exercise, more than 5 working days per week, more than eight hours of work per day and habit of taking lesser breaks during work hours at regular intervals. There were no statistically significant difference in terms of age, BMI and years of employment. Conclusions: The study has concluded that MSD is widely reported among software professionals working in the IT field in India. Hence, an appropriate prevention strategy needs to be carried out in order to enable them work comfortably.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaleem M, Priya S, Govindarajan R, Balaji E, Anguraj Diwahar J, ShylendraBabu P G, Dhivyapriya S. A cross sectional study on work related musculoskeletal disorders among software professionals. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2015 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 367-372.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/175574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijcmph.com/?mno=204612en_US
dc.subjectMusculo skeletal disordersen_US
dc.subjectSoftware professionalsen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.titleA cross sectional study on work related musculoskeletal disorders among software professionals.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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