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The objective of the study was to identify the occurrence and outcome of low back ache amongst computer users and their relation to age, gender, occupation and duration of computer use. A self reported questionnaire tailored from Occupational Health and Safety Act of the Ministry of Labor, Ontario,...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-10, Vol.8 (10), p.e71891
Main Authors: Rehman, Rehana, Khan, Rakhshaan, Surti, Ambreen, Khan, Hira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Back pain
Chairs
Computer terminals
Computers
Cross-Sectional Studies
Design standards
Ergonomics
Female
Females
Health education
Humans
Kinematics
Low back pain
Low Back Pain - epidemiology
Male
Males
Materials selection
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational health
Occupational Health & Safety Act-Ontario
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Pain
Public health
Questionnaires
Risk reduction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:The objective of the study was to identify the occurrence and outcome of low back ache amongst computer users and their relation to age, gender, occupation and duration of computer use. A self reported questionnaire tailored from Occupational Health and Safety Act of the Ministry of Labor, Ontario, Canada was used. 416 participants 55.5% males and 45% females using computers for a minimum of five years with age range 22 to 59 years belonged to different occupational groups. Consecutive hours of computer work was found to be associated with work related backache or discomfort in 27.4% (n = 114) participants (16.1% male, 11.3% female). Frequent short breaks improved backache (p value
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0071891