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Ergonomics and Neuromusculoskeletal Discomfort among Office Workers


 
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1. Title Title of document Ergonomics and Neuromusculoskeletal Discomfort among Office Workers
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Denise O. Orong; Orcid No. 0000-0002-2518-7866. Liceo de Cagayan University, Cagayan de Oro City; Philippines
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Dick Herly R. Carskit; Orcid No. 0000-0002-8820-5590. Liceo de Cagayan University, Cagayan de Oro City; Philippines
 
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4. Description Abstract

The progress and development in the 21st century has made technology to surround almost every aspect of our lives. The use of computers has made office works much easier but on the other hand it has also created an influx of new physical ailments in part of the workers. Because of this, the practice of office ergonomics has become an essential component of an organization to maintain the health of the workforce. This study aimed to determine the relationship between workplace ergonomics and occupational-related neuromusculoskeletal discomfort among office workers in Cagayan de Oro City. It utilized an observational analytic cross-sectional design. An actual interview and observation of workplace ergonomics and occupational-related neuromusculoskeletal discomfort among office workers. The indicators for workplace ergonomics are practiced among office workers on their individual workstation and implemented among office environment and organization. The office workers experienced occupationalrelated neuromusculoskeletal discomfort affecting the neck, shoulder, and the back characterized by aching/cramp, pain, and numbness/tingling type of discomfort, but was bearable in terms of intensity of discomfort, and majority of the respondents experienced the discomfort for 1 hour to 1 day which can be considered as quite of short duration. Among the workplace ergonomics indicators, workspace and organization has a significant bearing on the body area affected and type of discomfort respectively.

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Keywords - office ergonomics, office workers, occupational-related neuromusculoskeletal discomforts, individual workstation

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5. Publisher Organizing agency, location Liceo de Cagayan University
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2013-12-17
 
8. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
 
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9. Format File format PDF
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier http://asianscientificjournals.com/publication/index.php/ljher/article/view/645
 
10. Identifier Digital Object Identifier 10.7828/ljher.v9i1.645
 
11. Source Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) Liceo Journal of Higher Education Research; Vol 9, No 1 (2013): December
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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